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New Orleans Wi-Fi September 1 - Earthlink prepares to
flip the switch, Broadband Reports, 7/18/2006 
The Times Picayune has a good overview of the wireless
network being planned for post Katrina New Orleans.
Since Katrina, the city has been relying on a 512kbps
mesh network designed for surveillance cameras.
BellSouth was none too pleased, considering the
network violated a law BellSouth lobbied to pass that
prevented any city in the state from offering anything
greater than 128kbps.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/76440
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

HNS bridging digital divide in southern Oregon,
Bizjournals, 7/18/2006 
Many communities across Oregon are unable to receive
high-speed Internet access through cable or a digital
subscriber line. Broadband satellite is a viable
alternative, and under a new deal Hughes Network
Systems is delivering that service to consumers and
small business owners throughout southern Oregon.
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2006/07/17/daily2.html?from_rss=1
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/satellite.htm

Tubes, Pipes, Whatever: Sen. Stevens Knows the Net,
Ecommerce Times, 7/18/2006 
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, is enduring no end of
ridicule in the blogosphere for his recent
explanation, in a Commerce Committee debate, of how
the Internet works. Snorting loudest are bloggers who
are angry at Stevens for not adding a
nondiscrimination provision -- known as "net
neutrality" -- to the communications bill that he
wants Congress to pass this year. "The Internet is not
something you just dump something on. It's not a
truck. It's a series of tubes," Stevens said during a
June 28 committee session.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/51816.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Net Neutrality Advocates Face Off, eWeek, 7/18/2006 
Two legends of the Internet discuss their slightly
different views of Internet access and net neutrality
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1990357,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Neutrality "Hits" Slam Senate Science Leader, Internet
Week, 7/18/2006 
Tech-savvy players on both sides are using the Web to
spread their views on the issue, but neutrality
supporters seem to be having the most fun this week.
http://internetweek.cmp.com/190500467?cid=rssfeed_pl_inw
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Internet Pioneers Debate Net Neutrality, PC World,
7/18/2006 
Existing antitrust laws are enough to keep broadband
providers in line, one expert says
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20060718/tc_pcworld/126452
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/CI/neutral.htm

Taking Stevens Seriously, Ed Felton, 7/18/2006 
>From the lowliest blogger to Jon Stewart, everybody is
laughing at Sen. Ted Stevens and his remarks (1.2MB
mp3) on net neutrality. The sound bite about the
Internet being “a series of tubes” has come in for for
the most ridicule.
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1042
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

FTC Calls for Openness, Accessibility in Whois
Database System, FTC, 7/18/2006 
The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. House
of Representatives that access to Whois databases –
the directories that contain information about Web
site operators – are "critical to the agency’s
consumer protection mission, to other law enforcement
agencies around the world, and to consumers.”
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/07/whoisdb.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/

NTIA  WHOIS Testimony:, NTIA, 7/18/2006 
Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and
Information John M. R. Kneuer testified before the
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer
Credit of the House Committee on Financial Services
regarding recent developments related to WHOIS
databases on Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/congress/2006/Kneuer_Whois_07182006.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/

Proposed Global Policy for Allocation of IPv6 Address
Space - Final Call for Comments and Background Report,
ICANN, 7/18/2006 
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-14jul06.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

BetonSports CEO Detained by Federal Authorities,
Ecommerce Times, 7/18/2006 
BetonSports' CEO David Carruthers has been detained by
U.S. federal authorities while changing flights in the
U.S. en route from the UK to Costa Rica, sending
shares in online gaming stocks tumbling. The company,
which is one of the largest U.S. and Asia-facing
online gaming companies, said it is seeking
clarification as to the basis of the detention, adding
that a further announcement will be made "when
appropriate." A spokesperson for BetonSports was
unable to give further details.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/51839.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/econ/gambling.htm

11 People, 4 Firms Charged In Internet Gambling Sting,
Wash Post, 7/18/2006 
Federal officials charged 11 people, including the
chief executive of an Internet gambling company, with
conspiracy, racketeering and fraud in taking sports
bets from U.S. residents.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/17/AR2006071701599.html?nav=rss_technology
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/econ/gambling.htm

Service Provides Emergency Alerts to Cell Phones and
Pagers, GT News, 7/18/2006 
The IPN system sends out thousands of emergency alerts
each week to cell phones, pagers, PDAs and e-mail
addresses in real time
http://www.govtech.net/rss/news_rss.php?id=100227&ti=Service+Provides+Emergency+Alerts+to+Cell+Phones+and+Pagers
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/emergency/eas.htm

Blogger Trades Red Paper Clip for Home, BWO, 7/18/2006

How Kyle MacDonald used Craigslist, savvy marketing,
and a little help from aging rock stars to parlay a
paper clip into a new house
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/07/redpaperclip/index_01.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/

Microsoft and Yahoo to link up messaging, FT,
7/18/2006 
Microsoft and Yahoo's Messenger users will now be able
to chat to each other across their networks, creating
the world's largest consumer instant messaging
community, with nearly 350m accounts.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/dcdb891e-11fc-11db-b1ff-0000779e2340,_i_rssPage=81cea682-52a8-11da-8d05-0000779e2340.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/im.htm

Chinese Engineers Reportedly Crack Skype's Code,
Ecommerce Times, 7/18/2006 
The blogsphere is buzzing with a report made by a
Skype competitor -- who also helpfully provided
screenshots illustrating the event -- that Skype's
protocol has been cracked by a Chinese engineering
team.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/51835.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/skype.htm

iTunes Movie Rentals - Jobs to unveil at WWDC,
Broadband Reports, 7/18/2006 
Think Secret scoops the big Apple news once again,
reporting that the company will be announcing movie
rentals via iTunes at the upcoming Apple's Worldwide
Developers Conference. "Apple is said to have ironed
out agreements with Walt Disney, Universal Studios,
Paramount Pictures, and Warner Bros., and is currently
in talks with other major movie studios as well,"
reports the website.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/76459
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ipv.htm

Maine's Digital Divide - State Legislature Seeks More
Rural Access, Broadband Reports, 7/18/2006 
The Bangor Daily News examines Maine's efforts to
expand broadband access to rural and under-served
areas. The state legislature has proposed "An Act To
Accelerate Private Investment in Maine's Wireless and
Broadband Infrastructure." (LD 2080, HP 1471).
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/76458
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/mn.htm

Customers give cable-phone service thumbs-up,
MarketWatch, 7/18/2006 
Although cable-TV subscribers have complained for
years about customer service, they evidently are more
upbeat about the phone-calling plans that their cable
providers now offer.
http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/6S7SmZClBt1Z1ffCJDfJgtK?siteid=google&dist=TNMostMailed
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

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