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convictions are in almost every case gotten at second
hand, and without examination. - Mark Twain

March 2007 update of wireless cities and counties in
the US, MuniWireless, 4/5/2007 
Here is the latest (31 March 2007) update of the list
of US cities and counties with wireless networks (as
well as those with networks in deployment or planning
stages). Download the PDF from here.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/106812005/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

Verizon Wireless Slowly, Quietly, Backing Away From
Misleading Claims Of Unlimited Service, Techdirt,
4/5/2007 
For years, Verizon Wireless has been pushing its EVDO
wireless internet service as "unlimited" -- but then
cutting off users if they passed some unknown,
unstated "cap." When pushed on this, a Verizon
Wireless rep actually said "It's unlimited...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070404/141145.shtml
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w3g.htm

Sprint moving forward with WiMAX client adapters,
MuniWireless, 4/5/2007 
Sprint-Nextel has been working hard deploying a
nationwide mobile WiMAX system in many cities within
the U.S. According to Sprint, this WiMAX network will
ultimately reach 100 million people across the country
by the end of 2008.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/106867101/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

The State of Broadband 2006: DSL rules for now,
Gigaom, 4/5/2007 
Three months after the clocks said goodbye to 2006,
the final polls are in: 2006 was a blockbuster of a
year for the broadband business worldwide, including
US, but from going forward, the gallop is going to
turn into a trot. At the end of 2006, there were 281
million broadband...
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/106866794/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/broadband.htm

Utah Tries To Ban Keyword Advertising On Trademarked
Terms, Techdirt, 4/5/2007 
For many years, companies have tried suing either
Google or various competitors over keyword advertising
on their trademarks. Say Coca-Cola decided to buy an
ad based on the word "Pepsi." There shouldn't be
anything wrong with that. The ads are..
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070402/204542.shtml
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/advertising.htm

Utah Bans Keyword Advertising, Technology & Marketing
Law Blog, 4/5/2007 
Utah SB 236 (the "Trademark Protection Act"), enacted
March 19, 2007 Legislators enact stupid laws all of...
http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2007/04/utah_bans_keywo.htm
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/advertising.htm

FBI Investigators Visit Second Life’s Internet
Casinos, Online Casino, 4/5/2007 
Although the US government is still undecided on the
legality of virtual gambling, FBI investigators visit
Second Life’s Internet casinos at the...
http://www.onlinecasino.org/news/fbi-investigators-visit-second-lifes-internet-casinos-1660.php
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/gambling.htm

Survey Shows E-Mail, Internet Boost Productivity on
Job, Primenewswire, 4/5/2007 
A new international workplace survey by leading
staffing company Kelly Services finds that 76
percent...
http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=116860
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/

Towns Fight AT&T Over Eminent Domain - And placement
of bulky VDSL cabinets, Broadband Reports, 4/5/2007 
Illinois locals continue to fight AT&T's "franchise
reform" push in that state, which would give AT&T
(among other things) "limited eminent domain power to
build a box on private property," reports area papers.
Several Illinois towns have placed...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/82764
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/att.htm

Google's new search challenge: Kaiser the python,
Globe and Mail, 4/5/2007 
Pet snake escapes into Google's New York office
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/106368096/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/search.htm

Vonage's lucky break?, CNET, 4/5/2007 
A deal with a VoIP wholesaler could save Vonage from
having to shut down its service due to an impending
injunction.
http://news.com.com/2100-1036_3-6172976.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/vonage.htm

Google Accuses Viacom of Abusing Copyright Act, SDA
Asia Mag, 4/5/2007 
YouTube, which is owned by Google now, has sought
shelter under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
(DMCA), said Viacom general counsel Michael Fricklas.
...
http://www.sda-asia.com/sda/news/psecom,id,15067,srn,4,nodeid,4,_language,Singapore.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/dmca.htm

Wikipedia today, Citizendium tomorrow, CNET, 4/5/2007 
Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger wants to create a
scholarly Wiki with a more credible pedigree.
http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-6173499.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Thailand blocks YouTube access, BBC, 4/5/2007 
Thailand's government bans access to the YouTube
website over material critical of the country's king.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6528303.stm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Feds Release Defiant Blogger After 7 Months in Jail,
Ecommerce Times, 4/5/2007 
Josh Wolf, an independent and freelance video blogger
who refused to turn over his footage of a San
Francisco street protest and testify about it to a
grand jury, is now out of jail after spending a
record-setting 226 days behind bars. Wolf...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/56703.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

IRS Found Lax in Protecting Taxpayer Data, Wash Post,
4/5/2007 
Thousands of taxpayers could be at risk of identity
theft or other financial fraud because the Internal
Revenue Service has failed to adequately protect
information on its 52,000 laptop computers and other
storage systems, a new government report...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040402603.html?nav=rss_technology
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/idtheft.htm

Federal Advisory Committee Act; Communications
Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council,
Fed Reg, 4/5/2007 
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
the purpose of this notice is to announce that a
Federal Advisory Committee, known as the
``Communications Security, Reliability and
Interoperability Council'' (hereinafter the
``Council'')...
http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-04-04-E7-6254
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/reliability.htm

Arlington County selects EarthLink, MuniWireless,
4/5/2007 
EarthLink has been selected to build, own and operate
Arlington County, Virginia€™s wireless
broadband network.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/106840046/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/va.htm

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