[Cybertel-Ann] 4.24.7 :: 15th Place :: Good Net Laws?!?!? :: Soviet ICANN :: Marxist Internet :: Pulver Questions Patents ::

Tue Apr 24 09:43:10 PDT 2007

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uppity.  ~Clifford Stoll

Communications, Broadband and Competitiveness: How
Does the U.S. Measure Up? Senate Commerce Committee
Apr 24, 2007, Senate, 4/24/2007 
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=1853
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband.htm

Wi-fi? Why worry?, BBC, 4/24/2007 
Regular commentator Bill Thompson wonders about
stories questioning the safety of wi-fi networks.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/6583815.stm
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm

UK Watchdog Wants Wi-Fi Health Investigation - And the
fear surrounding Wi-Fi continues unabated...,
Broadband Reports, 4/24/2007 
A health official is demanding the British government
launch a "formal investigation" into the possible
health risks associated with Wi-Fi, reports the
Independent. There has been no scientific evidence
supporting the claim that there are health...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/83270
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm

Wait, There Are Good Internet Laws?, Techdirt,
4/24/2007 
Law professor Eric Goldman has written up an article
where he wanted to list out the best and worst
internet-related laws out there. Coming up with "good"
ones turned out to be a challenge, with just the law
banning new internet access taxes and...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070423/002025.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cyberlaw.htm

Best and Worst Internet Statutes, Tech & Marketing
Law, 4/24/2007 
At InformIT, I published an article ranking the best
and worst Internet laws. The abstract: "Over the...
http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2007/04/best_and_worst.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cyberlaw.htm

U.S. Search Engine Rankings, March 2007, Clickz,
4/24/2007 
The volume of queries increased by 14 percent over the
previous year with a total 7.3 billion searches
conducted in March.
http://feeds.clickz.com/~r/clickzstats/~3/111573254/showPage.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/

OECD Broadband Statistics to December 2006, OECD,
4/24/2007 
The United States has the largest total number of
broadband subscribers in the OECD at 58.1 million. US
broadband subscribers now represent 29% of all
broadband connections in the OECD. [US Ranked 15th]
http://www.oecd.org/document/7/0,2340,en_2649_34223_38446855_1_1_1_1,00.html?rssChId=34223
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/broadband.htm

U.S. Drops Further In Global Broadband Rankings - New
OECD data now puts U.S. 15th in broadband penetration,
Broadband Reports, 4/24/2007 
The OECD today released broadband statistics through
December 2006 that show the United States has dropped
further in the global rankings, though we still have
the most overall broadband subscribers among OECD
countries. Some key findings from the...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/83281
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/broadband.htm

ICANN is the USSR of the internet - Karl Auerbach
speaks out, Register, 4/24/2007 
Karl Auerbach, the last publicly elected board member
at ICANN, has been involved with internet development
almost since the inception of the internet...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/24/icann_auerbach_interview_lisbon/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/icann.htm

Internet Gambling Law Ranked Among Worst, Gambling
911, 4/24/2007 
The Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996, was
Congress’ first comprehensive attempt to regulate
Internet content. Not surprisingly, Congress made a ..
http://www.gambling911.com/Internet-Gambling-Law-042407.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/gambling.htm

E-Commerce Report: As Environmentalism Grows, Online
Publishers Go Green, NYT, 4/24/2007 
Online publishers are increasing their offerings of
“green” content, hoping to attract more readers and
advertising revenue.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/23/technology/23ecom.html?ex=1334980800&en=3538ac5ef290d2f1&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/environment/

Vonage Hopes Court Stays With Internet Phone Provider,
Internet News, 4/24/2007 
U.S. Court of Appeals to hear Vonage motion to block
order prohibiting VoIP provider from signing up new
customers.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/111466692/3673666
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/vonage.htm

Vonage continues legal fight to sign up new customers,
CNET, 4/24/2007 
Internet phone provider is asking for permanent stay
to an injunction while it fights an appeal in the
patent case it lost against Verizon.
http://news.com.com/2100-1036_3-6178548.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/vonage.htm

Pulver Questions Verizon's Patent Validity, IP
Democracy, 4/24/2007 
Vonage is going down the tubes in large part because
Verizon has crippled the company through a deadly
patent litigation lawsuit that centers on key VoIP
patents. Fears abound that, bolstered by its big
victory, Verizon will lob infringement...
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2007/04/23/#002447
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/vonage.htm

China to use Marxism to clean-up Internet, Focus News,
4/24/2007 
The government wants the Internet to "represent the
social progress and the splendid traditional culture
of China", the agency said, quoting a release from...
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n110841
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/china.htm

Chairman Inouye Introduces Identity Theft Prevention
Bill, Senate, 4/24/2007 
Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), along
with Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska),
Consumer Affairs, Insurance and Automotive Safety
Subcommittee Chairman Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), and Senator
Gordon H. Smith (R-Ore.) introduced the Identity Theft
Prevention Act of 2007 earlier today, which authorizes
the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to protect
consumers from identity theft and directly hold data
breachers accountable for their actions.
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=248790
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/idtheft.htm

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