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Fri Feb 9 09:46:56 PST 2007

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"Many that live deserve death.  And some that die
deserve life.  Can you give it to them?  Then be not
too eager to deal out death in the name of justice,
fearing for your own safety.  Even the wise cannot see
all ends." - Gandalf
J.R.R. Tokien, The Lord of the Rings, Book Four,
Chapter One

Wireless Broadband As Information Service: Brand X Is
Not Enough, Tales from the Sausage Factory, 2/9/2007 
According to this story, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin
told the Senate he has circulated a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking to classify broadband via wireless as an
“information service.” This might at first seem no big
deal. After all, i...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/722
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm

Senator to propose surveillance of illegal images,
CNET, 2/9/2007 
A forthcoming bill in the U.S. Senate lays the
groundwork for a national database of illegal images
that Internet service providers would use to
automatically flag and report suspicious content to
police.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6156976.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/cppa1.htm

A Call To Let Your Phone Loose, Wash Post, 2/9/2007 
Until federal regulators issued a landmark ruling in
1968, Americans could not own the telephones in their
homes, nor attach answering machines or other devices
to them. Now, a growing number of academics and
consumer activists say it's time to...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/08/AR2007020802169.html?nav=rss_technology
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/cpe.htm

Government documents suggest Tories not nervous about
ISPs interfering with Net, CBC, 2/9/2007 
Internal documents suggest the Tory government is
reluctant to impose consumer safeguards for the web
because it wants to protect the competitive position
of businesses that offer Internet access.
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/business/070206/b0206149A.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

The Quest to Neuter the Net, Ecommerce Times, 2/9/2007

What do liberal House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the
Christian Coalition have in common? No, it's not a
penchant for government-funded jet rides -- it's a
misguided belief about Net neutrality. The net
neutrality debate is basically a question of...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/55660.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

A non-remedy for Net Neutrality Violations, Isen,
2/9/2007 
One of the motives behind the pro-Network Neutrality
movement is the fear of anti-competitive behavior.
"Suppose," they say, "Bellco-X has its own VOIP
offering, wouldn't it want to block Skype?" And in
fact, the most blatant NN violation was of...
http://isen.com/blog/2007/02/non-remedy-for-net-neutrality.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Country star sues over rights to keithurban.com, City
Paper, 2/9/2007 
The Keith Urban you have likely heard of – the country
music star also married to superstar actress Nicole
Kidman – last week filed a federal lawsuit against a
New Jersey man named Keith D. Urban over the use of
the Internet domain name www.keithurban.com.
http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=9&screen=news&news_id=54493
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/acpa.htm

Protection of Personal Names in Domain Names,
CircleID, 2/9/2007 
David Pecker is the chairman of American Media, Inc.,
publisher of, among others, National Enquirer and
Weekly World News. 'Mr. Ferris' registered the domain
name DAVIDPECKER.COM, had a PPC company host it, where
it was keyed to ads for porn,...
http://www.circleid.com/posts/protection_personal_name_domain/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/acpa.htm

Dot-XXX and Tiered/Differential Pricing: Permitted?,
CircleID, 2/9/2007 
As folks will recall, there was a big debate about
tiered/differential pricing in the .biz/info/org
contracts. Eventually those contracts were amended to
prevent that. However, if folks read the .XXX proposed
contractv [PDF], Appendix S, Part 2,...
http://www.circleid.com/posts/dot_xxx_tiered_differential_pricing_permitted/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ntia.htm

Hackers overwhelm some key Internet traffic computers,
Silicon, 2/9/2007 
Hackers briefly overwhelmed at least three of the 13
computers that help manage global computer traffic
Tuesday in one of the most significant attacks against
the Internet since 2002.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16637127.htm
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/security.htm

VeriSign Tackles Growing Internet Security Threats,
Internet News, 2/9/2007 
VeriSign CEO Stratton Sclavos pledges to pump more
than a billion dollars over the next three years to
build new Web infrastructure that will keep the
Internet safe and reliable.
http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3658906
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/security.htm

Hackers overwhelm some key Internet traffic computers,
Globe and Mail, 2/9/2007 
Hackers briefly overwhelmed at least three of the 13
computers that help manage global computer traffic
Tuesday in one of the most significant attacks against
the Internet since 2002.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070206.gthackers0206/BNStory/Technology/home
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/security.htm

Qwest Records Quarterly Profit and Rise in Internet
Subscribers, NYT, 2/9/2007 
The phone company reported a fourth-quarter profit,
helped by a gain tied to the sale of real estate and
an increase in high-speed Internet subscribers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/09/technology/09qwest.html?ex=1328677200&en=25e906a7b9fffa3b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/qwest.htm

Warrant Issued For Verizon's Arrest - They can,
apparently, hear him now..., Broadband Reports,
2/9/2007 
According to the Consumerist, one man successfully
sued Verizon Wireless after they "double-billed him,
ruined his credit, lied about not receiving his
letters, and refused to fix their mistake." When
Verizon didn't appear for the follow up payment...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/81544
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/verizon.htm

Floridians Lament FiOS Dig Mishaps - Some don't get
service because of consistent line breaks...,
Broadband Reports, 2/9/2007 
Florida news outlets lament the volume of utility
lines that Verizon contractors are cutting while
digging to deploy FiOS. "To put the damage to sewer
and water lines into perspective, excavation usually
leads to about 10 cut sewer and water lines...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/81539
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/verizon.htm

China shuts 205 Web sites in piracy crackdown, CNET,
2/9/2007 
China, often criticized by the West for failing to
tackle rampant illegal downloading of music and films,
said Thursday it had closed 205 Web sites in a
crackdown on Internet piracy.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6157422.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/enforcement.htm

Will The New York Times stop printing?, CNET, 2/9/2007

Is the publisher of The New York Times getting ready
to close up shop? ...
http://news.com.com/2061-11199_3-6157500.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Internet Not Designed for TV, Google Warns, PC Mag,
2/9/2007 
New Internet TV services such as Joost and YouTube may
bring the global network to its knees, Internet
companies said on Wednesday, adding they are already
investing heavily just to keep data flowing.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20070208/tc_zd/200661
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ipv.htm

New cybersecurity chief lays out guidance, CW,
2/9/2007 
Gregory Garcia, the newly appointed assistant
secretary for cybersecurity and telecommunications at
the Department of Homeland Security, says there are a
lot of cybersecurity plans afloat in Washington, but
the latest one "is going to stick."
http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/88454078/article.do
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/dhs.htm

Homeland Security sees cyberthreats on the rise, CNET,
2/9/2007 
Globalization and increased reliance on the Internet
continue to raise the risk of cyberattacks, a U.S.
security official warns.
http://news.com.com/2100-7355_3-6157809.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/dns.htm

GOP revives ISP-tracking legislation, CNET, 2/9/2007 
All Internet service providers would need to track
their customers' online activities to aid police in
future investigations under legislation introduced
Tuesday as part of a Republican "law and order
agenda."
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6156948.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/records.htm

ACLU wants more privacy protections in San Francisco,
MuniWireless, 2/9/2007 
ACLU wants more privacy protections in San Francisco
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern
California has written to the San Francisco Board of
Supervisors, saying there aren’t enough privacy
protections and First Amendment free speech rights in
city’s proposed contract with EarthLink.
http://www.muniwireless.com/article/view/5634/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/ca.htm

Fcc Expands Eligibility To Include National
Lambdarail’s Backbone In Rural Health Care Pilot, FCC,
2/9/2007 
FCC Commission today expanded eligibility in its new
rural health care pilot program to include connections
to National LambdaRail, Inc. (NLR), in addition to
Internet2.  NLR is a non-profit backbone provider
that, like Internet2, serves government research and
academic institutions, as well as public and private
health care institutions.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-270344A1.doc
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/telemedicine.htm

Feds defend oversight of e-voting testing, CNET,
2/9/2007 
Election Assistance Commission takes issue with
reports about its oversight of sites charged with
ensuring secure electronic voting systems.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6157718.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/vote/

Congress Looks To Outlaw E-Voting Machines Without An
Audit Trail, Techdirt, 2/9/2007 
Over the past few years, it seems that more and more
people have realized the problems with e-voting
systems. Amusingly, in the comments to our last post
about the limits Florida was trying to put on
researchers testing the e-voting machines for...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070207/183432.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/vote/

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