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Fri Jul 21 07:00:54 PDT 2006

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Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible,
but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy
necessary.
Reinhold Niebuhr

Google Enhances Search for Visually Impaired,
Ecommerce Times, 7/21/2006 
Google has launched a new service for the visually and
learning impaired designed to make search easier by
ranking search results according to how clean, or
easy-to-read the Web pages are.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/51922.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ada/

MetroFi to build Portland's wireless network,
Bizjournals, 7/21/2006 
Portland's City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to
approve a contract with Silicon Valley startup MetroFi
Inc. for a citywide wireless Internet network.
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2006/07/17/daily27.html?from_rss=1
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

Toronto Hydro nearing launch of wireless internet
access, 680 News, 7/21/2006 
Toronto Hydro Telecom now says its hi-speed internet
access will be ready to go September 7th. The utility
provider claims that the connection and speed will
rival anything on the market right now and that the
first six months will be free.
http://www.680news.com/news/local/article.jsp%3Fcontent%3D20060721_074008_676&cid=1108119188&ei=gM3ARN7GOZigogLfrZ2TAg
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

AT&T, start-up team in citywide Wi-Fi bid, CNET,
7/21/2006 
AT&T and MetroFi have drafted a joint proposal to bid
on the citywide Wi-Fi network being built in
Riverside, Calif.
http://news.com.com/2100-1037_3-6096822.html?part=rss&tag=6096822&subj=news
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

Amnesty Int'l Slams Tech Giants Over Censorship,
Internet News, 7/21/2006 
The group says Yahoo, Google and Microsoft help
Chinese censors.
http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3621486
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/firsta.htm

Amnesty International launches global campaign against
internet repression, AI, 7/21/2006 
Following the success of the launch of its internet
freedom campaign in the UK, Amnesty International is
today going global with irrepressible.info. The
campaign aims to claim back the web as a force for
change in the face of an increasing willingness on the
part of technology companies to aid censorship and
repression.
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGACT300162006
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/firsta.htm

Pleading Cycle Established For Comments On Qwest And
At&T Petitions For Forbearance Under 47 U.S.C Section
160(C) From Title Ii And Computer Inquiry Rules With
Respect To Broadband Services., FCC, 7/21/2006 
On June 13, 2006, and July 13, 2006, respectively,
Qwest Corporation and Qwest Communications Corporation
(jointly, Qwest), and AT&T Inc. (AT&T) filed petitions
for forbearance pursuant to section 10(c) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), 47
U.S.C. § 160(c).  In its petition, Qwest asks the
Commission to forbear from applying Title II and the
Computer Inquiry rules to any broadband services Qwest
does or may offer to the extent those services are not
offered as part of an Internet access service.   AT&T,
in its petition, asks the Commission to forbear from
applying Title II and the Computer Inquiry rules to
non-time division multiplex (non-TDM) based broadband
transmission services offered by AT&T and other Bell
Operating Companies.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1464A1.doc%3E
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/ciii.htm

Too bad this didn't happen last week (Comcast deleting
Nightline scenes), Tales from the Sausage Factory,
7/21/2006 
Apparently, Comcast's video on demand (VoD) version of
ABC's July 14 “Nightline” did not match the actual
show. According to this report, the Comcast version on
VoD eliminates a rather embarassing minute of film for
Comcast. Was it d...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/554
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Time to loosen your grip on the net, US is told,
Guardian, 7/21/2006 
One thing governments hate is being skewered by their
own public consultation. So there will be red faces in
Washington this week as officials from the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) go through the 632 emails they have received in
the past month.
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1823963,00.html?gusrc=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/icann.htm

Frist seeks swift action on Web gambling, Reuters,
7/21/2006 
A bill to ban Internet gambling faces opposition in
the U.S. Senate, but backers still hope to win passage
of it within a few weeks, a top aide to U.S. Senate
Majority Leader Bill Frist said on Thursday.
http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=12916835&src=rss/technologyNews
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/econ/gambling.htm#leg

AT&amp;T unveils sat TV, Internet combo service,
America's Network, 7/21/2006 
AT&amp;T has begun marketing its AT&amp;T Homezone, a
long-awaited service that combines high-speed Internet
and satellite television in one set-top box.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=359482&ref=25
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/att.htm

Covad Building Out ADSL2+ Network - Gears up to offer
8Mbps ADSL2+ in 8 additional cities, Broadband
Reports, 7/21/2006 
Covad today issued a press release claiming that once
their latest network upgrades are complete, the
company will operate the largest ADSL2+ network in the
nation. The latest buildout, predicted to be completed
before the end of the year, covers Atlanta, Chicago,
Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego
and Washington, DC.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/76556
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/covad.htm

EarthLink net income plunges 62% in Q2, Bizjournals,
7/21/2006 
EarthLink Inc.'s profit dropped in the second quarter,
as narrowband customers continued to decline,
operating costs spiked and it had an increase in
losses related to the HELIO wireless joint venture.
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2006/07/17/daily32.html?from_rss=1
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/earthlink.htm

Google Profit Surges on Strong Search Advertising,
NYT, 7/21/2006 
Google said it continued to develop technology that
increases the revenue it earns from each search, while
Yahoo reported lower-than-expected revenue.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/21/business/21google.html?ex=1311134400&en=214b639888e00d5f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/google.htm

Some Answers on Skype's Growth, IP Democracy,
7/21/2006 
eBay issued its Q2 06 earnings report yesterday and
sparked a mini-controversy in the blogosphere
regarding the lack of visibility into the online
merchant’s prized “communications” arm, Skype.
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2006/07/20/index.php#001775
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/skype.htm

Yahoo shares plunge to 2-year low, Bizjournals,
7/21/2006 
Yahoo Inc. investors reacted negatively to Tuesday's
earnings report, sending the Internet company's shares
down about 22 percent Wednesday to a two-year low.
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2006/07/17/daily29.html?from_rss=1
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Bloggers Worldwide Blast India's Ban, Internet Week,
7/21/2006 
Bloggers are requesting that India's prime minister
lift a ban on Web sites and blogs.
http://internetweek.cmp.com/190900547?cid=rssfeed_pl_inw
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/asia.htm

India blocks political websites and blogs, FT,
7/21/2006 
Hundreds of thousands of Indian bloggers were left in
the lurch this week after the government blocked
access to about 17 websites and inadvertently shut
down popular services such as Google's Blogger and
Yahoo's Geocities.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/d362dbca-170c-11db-abad-0000779e2340,_i_rssPage=81cea682-52a8-11da-8d05-0000779e2340.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/asia.htm

Groups urge passage of online free speech law,
America's Network, 7/21/2006 
Fourteen human rights groups urged Congress to pass
legislation aimed at preventing technology companies
from cooperating with China or other countries in
stifling online free speech.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=359792&ref=25
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/china.htm

EFF Wins Preliminary Victory Over AT&T - Case Will Not
Be Dismissed, Broadband Reports, 7/21/2006 
The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports that a
federal Judge has denied AT&T and U.S. Government
efforts to dismiss the EFF's class action lawsuit
against AT&T. The EFF has filed a class action lawsuit
alleging AT&T divulged customer records wholesale to
the NSA without a court order. Both AT&T and Uncle Sam
had hoped to have the lawsuit dismissed under the
premise of national security protection. "The
compromise between liberty and security remains a
difficult one,'' Judge Walker wrote in his ruling,
available here in pdf format. "But dismissing this
case at the outset would sacrifice liberty for no
apparent enhancement of security.''
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/76557
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm

Judge Declines to Dismiss Lawsuit Against AT& T, Wash
Post, 7/21/2006 
A federal judge yesterday rejected the government's
effort to throw out a lawsuit about its warrantless
surveillance program, arguing that a dismissal of the
case would restrict civil liberties without
strengthening national security.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/20/AR2006072001792.html?nav=rss_technology
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm

EFF's Spying Case Moves Forward - Judge Denies
Government's Motion to Dismiss AT&T Case, EFF,
7/21/2006 
A federal judge today denied the government's motion
to dismiss the Electronic Frontier Foundation's
(EFF's) case against AT&T for collaborating with the
NSA in illegal spying of millions of ordinary
Americans. This allows the case to go forward in the
courts.
http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_07.php#004832
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm

MySpace faces security problems, BBc, 7/21/2006 
MySpace users are being warned about rogue adverts
that install spyware on victim's computers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/5202452.stm
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/vulnerable.htm

5 Steps to a Safer Wireless Network, BWO, 7/21/2006 
Use Wi-Fi at home or the coffee shop? Your computer
could be vulnerable to hackers. Here are some easy
ways to stay protected
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2006/tc20060615_290127.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/vulnerable.htm

The Plot to Hijack Your Computer, BWO, 7/21/2006 
Outfits like Direct Revenue track where you go on the
Web and clutter your PC with pop-up ads. Behind the
scenes at a Net nuisance that's big business
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_29/b3993001.htm?chan=tc&campaign_id=rss_tech
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/vulnerable.htm

Banner Ads Launch Security Attacks, Ed Felton,
7/21/2006 
So says Brian Krebs at the Washington Post’s Security
Fix blog. The ads, he says, contained a booby-trapped
image that exploited a Windows security flaw to
install malicious software
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1043
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/vulnerable.htm

Google-Fi Coverage Map - Mountain View, California,
Broadband Reports, 7/21/2006 
Wi-Fi Networking News points out that Google Maps has
mapped Google's Wi-Fi coverage (and coverage gaps) in
Mountain View, California, home-base to a massive new
Google headquarters.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/76551
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/ca.htm#mun

Utopia: Capped and Throttled?, Broadband Reports,
7/21/2006 
Utah's UTOPIA municipal fiber project is the largest
in the country, serving more than a dozen cities with
fiber, much to the dismay of incumbents Qwest and
Comcast. While the project does offer some incredible
speeds for relatively little coin, users in our forums
note that the ISPs offering service over the Utopia
network are allegedly employing throttles and caps,
limiting exactly how much users can enjoy these
services.
http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/76486
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/ut.htm

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