[Cybertel-Ann] 2.15.7 :: Can We All Just Get Neutrally Along? :: WiMAX There not Here :: Y2K Comes Early This Year ::

[Robert Cannon]

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"An economist is someone who sees something working in
practice and wonders if it will work in theory."
-Ronald Reagan 

WiMax: Great For the Third World - So far largely a no
show in the first...., Broadband Reports, 2/15/2007 
While a recent report may have suggested that WiMax
will remain a 'niche' technology for the time being,
Motorola (a key financial supporter of the technology)
insists it can help bridge the broadband divide in
developing nations. "DSL just does...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/81662
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

FTC Urged To Boost Internet Oversight, Top Tech News,
2/15/2007 
Network neutrality has been the focus on an
increasingly heated debate. Supporters of network
neutrality argue that such differences in pricing
could hinder Internet access for smaller, upstart
companies by making it more expensive. Opponents,
meanwhile, argue that barring telecom companies from
charging more for providing additional services will
reduce their incentive to invest more in their
networks.
http://www.toptechnews.com/story.xhtml?story_id=03300316GBOC
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

FTC: Can't We All Just Get Along? - Workshop on
broadband tackles network neutrality, Broadband
Reports, 2/15/2007 
Speaking at the first day of an FTC workshop on
broadband competition (you can catch the webcast
here), FTC Commissioner Jon Leibowitz lamented the
lack of quality discussion on the issue of network
neutrality. "It seems to me that each side...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/81650
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

Network Neutrality Foes Square Off For FTC, Internet
News, 2/15/2007 
Opening session finds panelists sticking to their
talking points.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/90404953/3659741
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

Feds seek middle ground in Net neutrality feud, CNET,
2/15/2007 
FTC officials say they're trying to get past nightmare
scenarios described by fans and foes and may pursue a
compromise plan.
http://news.com.com/2100-1034_3-6159104.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

Daylight Savings Change Could Spell Doom For The World
(Well, For An Hour, Anyway), Techdirt, 2/15/2007 
As predicted a few weeks ago, stories of
doom-and-gloom about the forthcoming Daylight Savings
Time changes causing all sorts of computer chaos are
starting to pile up. All the stories compare the
potential for damage to the Y2K bug, which turned...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070214/073530.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/

Cuban Official Defends Country's Internet Controls,
Ecommerce Times, 2/15/2007 
A senior Cuban official has defended the country's
Internet restrictions as a response to U.S. aggression
and called for controlling "the wild colt of new
technologies." Communications Minister Ramiro Valdes
opened an international...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/55731.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/

Cuban official defends Internet restrictions, blames
U.S. for low number of Internet users, OpenNet,
2/15/2007 
On Monday, Feb. 12, Cuban Communications Minister
Ramiro Valdes spoke in defense of Internet
restrictions and blamed the U.S. embargo for the low
number of Internet users in the country. Reporters
Without Borders has issued a statement disputing...
http://www.opennetinitiative.net/blog/?p=146
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/

Korea Shifting From DSL to FTTH - 5.4 million DSL
customers, 3.3 million FTTH customers, Broadband
Reports, 2/15/2007 
The Korean Herald reports that KT, South Korea's
largest ISP, says they're going to invest 1 trillion
won ($1.06 billion) to connect every home with FTTH
(for scale, Verizon says they're going to spend $23
billion on FiOS). "ADSL service will no...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/81661
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/asia.htm

Chairman's Report on 'What Rules for IP-enabled
NGNs?', ITU, 2/15/2007 
The Chairman’s Report from the ITU New
Initiatives Programme workshop on "What Rules for
IP-enabled NGNs?", held in March 2006 in the ITU
Headquarter, is available on the event's web-page.
To...
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Chairmans+Report+On+What+Rules+For+IPenabled+NGNs+.aspx
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/ngn.htm

DHS Brews Up Cyber Storm 2, eweek, 2/15/2007 
The Department of Homeland Security's second
cyber-attack simulation, Cyber Storm 2, will test the
responses of both the private and public sectors to a
major online threat.
http://feeds.ziffdavis.com/~r/ziffdavis/eweek/tech/~3/90447252/0,1759,2094729,00.asp
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/cyberwar.htm

Bill Proposes Mandatory Data Retention for ISPs, CDT,
2/15/2007 
A senior Congressman has introduced legislation that
would require Internet Service Providers to retain
records on all their subscribers. H.R. 837, introduced
by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), would grant the Attorney
General broad authority to require...
http://www.cdt.org/headlines/969
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/records.htm

Los Angeles Citywide Wi-Fi - Largest network in terms
of people served, Broadband Reports, 2/15/2007 
The city of Los Angeles this week announced (also see
MuniWireless) their plans to offer citywide Wi-Fi. Few
details are available at this point, as the city has
only hired an expert to determine the best course of
action, with early rough...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/81657
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/ca.htm

EarthLink To Build 600-Square-Mile Wi-Fi Net In
Houston, TechWeb, 2/15/2007 
Similar deals with San Francisco and Pasadena are
pending.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070215/tc_cmp/197006141
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/tx.htm

Corpus Christi shares its Wi-Fi experience in new
report, MuniWireless, 2/15/2007 
Officials in Corpus Christi, Texas, have learned a lot
from the applications they deployed in their municipal
network, one of the largest in the world. Now they're
sharing that knowledge.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/90385624/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/tx.htm

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