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reaching most of the population with a ubiquitous,
reliable, and easy-to-use telecommunications
technology. But today's networking communications
technologies can empower scientists, researchers,
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Final Report (1995), p. 4.

700 MHz PreGame Show: Cable Cos Largely Pass — No
Surprise And A Win for Public, Tales from the Sausage
Factory, 12/4/2007 
Yesterday was the day for companies interested in
bidding in the 700 MHz auction to file their “Short
Form” applications with the FCC. While it will still
take a few days for the FCC to process the forms and
for companies that made er...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/955
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

Cable Giants Not Bidding At 700Mhz Auction - Time
Warner, Comcast aren't interested
, DSLreports,
12/4/2007 
With today being the deadline to announce your intent,
both Time Warner Cable and Comcast have confirmed that
neither one of them will bid in next year's 700Mhz
auction. Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt told
attendees of the UBS Global Media Week and
Communications Conference in New York this morning
that "We are not going to be in this particular
auction." At the moment it doesn't look like any of
the major cable operators will be participating.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Cable-Giants-Not-Bidding-At-700Mhz-Auction-89909
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

Gasp! 54% use Wi-Fi without permission, Muni,
12/4/2007 
Sophos, an IT security and control firm, reports that
"about 54% of computer users have admitted breaking
the law, by using someone else's wireless internet
access without permission." It's the end of
civilization.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/194454959/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm

There's trouble in WiMax land, CW, 12/4/2007 
Sprint's and Clearwire's decision to not co-create a
nationwide WiMax network surprised many, including
columnist Craig Mathias, who says the future of this
once-promising technology is now cloudy.
http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/184869878/article.do
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

Yeah, WiMax is DOA in the USA, IP Democracy, 12/4/2007

WiMax, once a promising technology heavily promoted by
Intel as the next big thing, is DOA in the USA. Sprint
Nextel, the biggest U.S. telecom proponent of the
broadband wireless technology, is quickly unraveling
its commitment to WiMax in the wake of former CEO and
big WiMax booster Gary Foresee's ouster.
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2007/12/04/#002795
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

Sprint Looks To Spin Off Its WiMax Service, Wash Post,
12/4/2007 
Sprint Nextel may spin off its planned high-speed
wireless service and seek investors to reduce the cost
of building the network.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/03/AR2007120301825.html?nav=rss_technology
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

Taiwan betting on WiMax to win hotspot status, FTC,
12/4/2007 
The island's government pushes a two-year plan to
invest $664m in the technology in a bid to have its
electronics makers define the next-generation wireless
standard
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9d2bd9aa-a1bf-11dc-a13b-0000779fd2ac.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

Verizon Embraces Google's Android, IP Democracy,
12/4/2007 
Business Week has this piece today that talks about
"another sudden shift" at Verizon Wireless: the mobile
carrier will support Google's open mobile software
platform Android. In fact, as I suspected, Verizon's
about-face on open access is not really as sudden as
you might think.
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2007/12/04/#002796
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm

Lawyer sues again over Web site he says defamed him -,
Pittsburgh, 12/4/2007 
"DontDateHimGirl.com's mission is to empower women
with the information and connections that help them
make better life decisions. DDHG.com is fully
protected [from defamation lawsuits] by the
Communication Decency Act. ... Any attack or lawsuit
put forth regarding DDHG.com will be dealt with
strongly, swiftly and in a manner which will seek to
end this type of erroneous, wasteful litigation."
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07338/838968-85.stm
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/samaritan.htm

Is DNS Redirection a Network Neutrality Violation? -
As usual, it depends who you ask...., DSLreports,
12/4/2007 
We've been talking a lot lately about DNS redirection
services, which eliminate the traditional page not
found error and replace it with an ad-laden search
portal, so that ISPs can make a buck off of mistyped
URLs. Already in use by Cox, Charter and Earthlink, we
were the first to report that Verizon, Time Warner
Cable, RCN, Embarq and Insight broadband have also
just started using the tactic.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Is-DNS-Redirection-a-Network-Neutrality-Violation-89469
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Comcast and “network management”, Susan Crawford,
12/4/2007 
EFF’s recent report on the Comcast Affair [pdf] is
worth paying attention to. It’s a thoughtful and
easy-to-understand exploration of Comcast’s injection
of “reset” packets into online communications. (I
wrote briefly about this here.) EFF is also letting us
know how we can see packet spoofing for ourselves -
here.
http://scrawford.net/blog/comcast-and-network-management/1060/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

The Impact of Comcast's BitTorrent Policy on Network
Neutrality, MTTLR, 12/4/2007 
Imagine buying a train ticket from Ann Arbor to
Chicago. Imagine, also, that, upon arriving at the
train station, an attendant notices that you are
carrying a wheeled suitcase, well within normal size
limits. Without examining the contents of the bag, the
station attendant politely informs you that your trip
to Chicago has a new stopover -- in Texas.
http://blog.mttlr.org/2007/12/impact-of-comcasts-bittorrent-policy-on.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

OECD broadband statistics, Telecom Industry and
Regulation, 12/4/2007 
The OECD recently published some updated broadband
statistics. This was picked up and visualized by the
San Jose Mercury News (as reported here -- the figure
is pretty cool, by the way).
http://telcom2935.blogspot.com/2007/11/oecd-broadband-statistics.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/broadband.htm

Global Policy Proposal for Remaining IPv4 Address
Space – Background Report`, ICANN, 12/4/2007 
No description
http://www.icann.org/announcements/proposal-ipv4-report-29nov07.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

Divorce pains the planet, CNET, 12/4/2007 
The family that stays together keeps its carbon
footprint low.
http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9828389-54.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/environment/

Hulu gets serious about HD video, CNET, 12/4/2007 
With the most recent release of Adobe's Flash Player,
Hulu has added an HD video section.
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9828752-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Inouye: Media Ownership Act Provides Transparency in
FCC Proceedings, Senate, 12/4/2007 
No description
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=249009
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

FCC Chairman Now Under Attack by Democrats, IP
Democracy, 12/4/2007 
However, this year Martin might have a more difficult
time mustering the bonhomie. Not only is he coming off
a brutal, botched and much-delayed Commission meeting
last week, his fellow Republicans are ticked off at
his attempts to regulate cable and now, it seems,
Democrats are angry about how Martin is running the
agency.
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2007/12/04/#002793
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/fcc.htm

Congress To Investigate FCC Boss - 'Breakdown in
proper procedure at the FCC', DSLreports, 12/4/2007 
Under fire for inappropriate agency leaks and a war on
the cable industry nobody can figure out, FCC boss
Kevin Martin is now the focus of a Congressional
investigation. At the heart of the inquiry is whether
Martin is abusing his authority and whether his
leadership has resulted in "a breakdown in proper
procedure at the FCC." From a letter sent to Martin by
Rep. Bart Stupak:
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Congress-To-Investigate-FCC-Boss-89939
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/fcc.htm

FBI Announces Results of Operation Bot Roast II, US
Cert, 12/4/2007 
No description
http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#fbi_announces_results_of_operation
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/worms.htm

Where the botnets are, CNET, 12/4/2007 
A leading security researcher identifies where in the
world botnets are most active.
http://www.news.com/8301-10789_3-9828926-57.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/worms.htm

Commercial SMS Text Messages and the Telephone
Consumer Protection Act, Tech Law Update, 12/4/2007 
We recently authored an article in the New York State
Bar Association NY Business Law Journal, "Commercial
SMS Text Messages and the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act," on the applicability of the Telephone
Consumer Protection Act to SMS text messages. The...
http://brownraysman.typepad.com/technology_law_update/2007/12/commercial-sms.html
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