[Cybertel-Ann] 4.12.7 :: Faster WiFi :: Telcos Gone Badly :: .eu :: KGB :: Net Jurisdiction :: Vonage CEO Out ::

Thu Apr 12 09:00:25 PDT 2007

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Spending an evening on the World Wide Web is much like
sitting down to a dinner of Cheetos...  two hours
later your fingers are yellow and you're no longer
hungry, but you haven't been nourished.  ~Clifford
Stoll

Braille converter eases web use, BBC, 4/12/2007 
A free to use document conversion service that
produces Braille or audio files is proving an instant
web hit.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/6542441.stm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ada/

Verizon EVDO Wireless Routers - For Business, for
now...., Broadband Reports, 4/12/2007 
"Broadband access is designed for individual
customers," said Brenda Raney, a Verizon Wireless
spokeswoman, when asked last year about the variety of
3G EVDO routers making their way onto the market.
"When customers use unauthorized devices to share.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/82937
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w3g.htm

State of the Art: A Faster Wi-Fi World Is Coming, NYT,
4/12/2007 
Makers of Wi-Fi routers boast of 5 times the speed and
15 times the range, but be sure to read the footnotes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/technology/12pogue.html?ex=1334030400&en=192743845f3d4a72&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm

The death knell chimes for WEP, CW, 4/12/2007 
IT managers in Australia say they will never rely on
the WEP wireless security protocol after revelations
this week about how quickly it can be cracked.
http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/108519346/article.do
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm

Telephone Companies Behaving Badly -- A Net Neutrality
Warning, PK, 4/12/2007 
One of the most specious arguments in the debate over
an open Internet is the one in which telephone
companies say they have no intention of blocking or
degrading service. Because they said it, one assumes
their promises are true. It is certainly true the
Bells are..
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/108358265/908
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

.eu one year on: over 2.5 million have taken up a
European address on the web, Europa, 4/12/2007 
This April, Europe's internet domain .eu celebrates
its first year of being open to the public. Over 2.5
million domain names have been registered. This
enormous number of active users makes .eu Europe's
third most popular top level domain (TLD) and seventh
most popular worldwide. With a 17% increase of
registrations over the past five months, .eu is also
one of the fastest growing TLD names on the web.
http://www.europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/483&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/

White House E-Mail Lost in Private Accounts, Wash
Post, 4/12/2007 
The White House acknowledged yesterday that e-mails
dealing with official government business may have
been lost because they were improperly sent through
private accounts intended to be used for political
activities. Democrats have been seeking...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/11/AR2007041102167.html?nav=rss_technology
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/egov/foia.htm

Green is gold at Cool Product Expo, CNET, 4/12/2007 
Amid some of the most innovative new products around,
environmental sustainability is the guiding principle.
Photos: Green rules gadget expo
http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-6175385.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/environment/

Cingular, Qwest Shocked That People Don't Like It When
They Arbitrarily Block Calls; Lift FreeConference Ban,
Techdirt, 4/12/2007 
Well, it only took plenty of publicity and a lawsuit,
but FreeConference.com is saying that Cingular and
Qwest have backed down, and have started allowing
calls to go through to their service again after being
blocked for nearly a month. ...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070411/160457.shtml
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/att.htm

Vonage CEO out, CNET, 4/12/2007 
Vonage announced Thursday that Michael Snyder has
stepped down from his position as Chief Executive
Officer. He has also resigned...
http://news.com.com/2061-10785_3-6175418.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/vonage.htm

Vonage drops off radar of rural ILECs, Telephony,
4/12/2007 
Examining the state of competition at the NTCA’s IP
Possibilities conference in Minneapolis today, it was
clear that no one is afraid of Vonage anymore.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TelephonyNews/~3/108365797/vonage_rural_ilec_041107
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/vonage.htm

Bangladesh Cracks Down on VOIP - 80% of 140m using
illegal VoIP networks, Broadband Reports, 4/12/2007 
VoIP service is illegal in Bangladesh because the
government doesn't want the technology competing with
the state-owned telephone company, the Bangladesh
Telegraph and Telephone Board. That didn't stop a
number of illegal operations from springing...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/82922
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/

FCC Chief Plays Comedian - Nobody will mistake him for
Steve Martin..., Broadband Reports, 4/12/2007 
Kevin Martin this week made light of criticism that he
snuggles up to the baby bells while ignoring the
concerns of cable providers. At the annual FCC Bar
Association's chairman's dinner last night in
Washington, the FCC chief trotted out his...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/82926
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/fcc.htm

By the Muddy Waters of Internet Jurisdiction,
Cybertelecom, 4/12/2007 
As you may have heard, the Internet is an information
revolution. It is a global market place of ideas that
creates the opportunity for anyone anywhere to publish
to everyone everywhere. [ACLU v Reno] It also creates
the opportunity for anyone to...
http://cybertelecom.blogspot.com/2007/04/by-muddy-waters-of-internet.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/juris.htm

eBay auction not enough to confer personal
jurisdiction, Internet Cases, 4/12/2007 
Great Notions, Inc. v. Danyeur, No. 06-656, 2007 WL
944407 (N.D. Tex. March 28, 2007) Courts faced with
the question of personal jurisdiction involving eBay
transactions have consistently held that the typical
online auction process, in and of...
http://www.internetcases.com/archives/2007/04/conducting_ebay.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/juris.htm

Asia Pacific region plans for next-generation networks
(NGN): ITU/APT workshop makes key recommendations,
ITU, 4/12/2007 
ITU and the Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT) jointly
organized a workshop in Bangkok, Thailand to plan for
the implementation and development of Next-Generation
Networks (NGN) in the region.
http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2007/NP05.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/ngn.htm

Spam volumes predicted to make up 90% of email by end
of 2007, Arabian Business, 4/12/2007 
At least 90% of all e-mails are likely to be spam by
the end of 2007 if it continues to grow at its current
rate, e-mail content security firm Marshal has warned.
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10881
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/

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