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The history of American freedom is, in no small
measure, the history of procedure. – US Supreme Court
Justice Felix Frankfurter

AT&T Hints At FCC Lawsuit - ... if FCC tries to attach
conditions to 700Mhz spectrum, DSLreports, 7/18/2007 
Last week, FCC chief Kevin Martin leaked the fact that
he was considering attaching what he called "open
access" conditions to 700Mhz spectrum that's to be
auctioned off next January. Consumer advocates argue
the spectrum represents the last major...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATampT-Hints-At-FCC-Lawsuit-85784
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

700 MHz Endgame: Has AT&T Asked Bush to Put Thumb On
Scale?, Tales from the Sausage Factory, 7/18/2007 
Unsurprisingly, in the swirl of folks around this
week's House Commerce “iPhone” Hearing, rumors and
gossip about the 700 MHz Endgame abounded. In the
nasty-but-sadly-believable category comes a rumor that
the Bells have asked (through...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/850
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

Duke reports Wi-Fi trouble with the iPhone, CNET,
7/18/2007 
A report has surfaced that iPhones are apparently
knocking out Duke University's Wi-Fi network with an
abnormally high number of requests to connect.
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9746383-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm

Top Operators in WiMAX, ITU, 7/18/2007 
WiMAXCounts.com provides data on the top operators in
terms of BWA/WiMAX subscriber numbers as of Q1 2007.
According to WiMAXCounts.com, three of the top nine
operators originate in the United States (Clearwire,
Mobile ...
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Top+Operators+In+WiMAX.aspx
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

Dangerous Ruling Puts Interactive Web Services at
Risk, AGIPNEWS, 7/18/2007 
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) announced in
a Tuesday press release that it has filed a brief
urging the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals to
reconsider a recent ruling that endangers features
like search customization and user feedback on
interactive web services.
http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4658&lang=en
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/samaritan.htm

Dangerous Ruling Puts Interactive Web Services at
Risk, EFF, 7/18/2007 
EFF Urges Appeals Court to Protect Innovation San
Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
has filed a brief urging the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals to reconsider a recent ruling that endangers
features like search customization...
http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2007_07.php#005361
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/samaritan.htm

Fair Housing Council Responds to Roommates.com's En
Banc Hearing Request, Technology & Marketing Law Blog,
7/18/2007 
The Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley has
submitted its response to Roommates.com's request for
an..
http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2007/07/fair_housing_co.htm
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/samaritan.htm

Senators Push FCC on Network Neutrality, Internet
News, 7/18/2007 
Dorgan, Snowe urge agency to move from inquiries to
concrete proposals.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/134631357/3689261
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Don't Break the Internet: NBC's Bad Idea Gets Worse
When You Look at It, PK, 7/18/2007 
A few weeks ago, NBC Universal filed comments in the
FCC’s proceeding on “Broadband Industry Practices.” It
asked that the FCC require that Internet Service
Providers institute “bandwidth management tools”—its
code for network...
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/134644006/1096
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Thousands Weigh in on Net Neutrality and So Do We, IP
Democracy, 7/18/2007 
PC World’s Grant Gross has this piece about the
thousands of commenters who have weighed in on net
neutrality at the FCC. The deadline for reply comments
in this proceeding was yesterday, and 670 parties
filed such comments. The Commission...
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2007/07/17/#002580
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Dorgan and Snowe File with FCC, PK, 7/18/2007 
Under normal circumstances, U.S. Senators don’t file
comments in proceedings at the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC). And filing reply comments is unheard
of. But Net Neutrality champions Sens. Byron Dorgan
(D-ND) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) did just...
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/134582027/1094
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

CDT Responds to Arguments in FCC Neutrality Inquiry,
CDT, 7/18/2007 
In reply comments submitted to the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) today, CDT emphasized
that certain types of discriminatory practices by
network operators could undermine the Internet's
openness to innovation and hence warrant close...
http://www.cdt.org/headlines/1023
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

FCC Comments Show Overwhelming Support for Net
Neutrality, Save the Internet, 7/18/2007 
Public comments flooded the Federal Communications
Commission on Monday, the final day for the agency’s
Net Neutrality “Inquiry.” With very few exceptions the
public voiced overwhelming support for rules to ensure
that the Internet remain...
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2007/07/16/last-day-tell-the-fcc-to-protect-internet-choice/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Senators renew quest for Net neutrality rules, CNET,
7/18/2007 
Pair of politicos who pushed last year for strict
nondiscrimination requirements for broadband operators
are looking to federal regulators to help revive their
cause.
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9746172-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Net Neutrality--A Content Take, Tech Lib Front,
7/18/2007 
The MPAA comments in the FCC's Net Neutrality
proceeding cautions against taking steps that would
interfere with the deployment of watermarking,
filtering, deep packet inspection, and so on. What's
the connection exactly? Part of it is unknown--since
the technologies are...
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techliberation/~3/134909549/042574.php
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Is U.S. broadband access truly lagging?, CNET,
7/18/2007 
Policymakers like to boo-hoo statistics showing the
nation trails many foreign counterparts in per capita
Net subscribers. A Washington think tank calls for
measuring the situation in a new way.
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9745926-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/broadband.htm

Active Home Internet Users by Country, May 2007,
Clickz, 7/18/2007 
The number of active home Internet users in 10
countries worldwide.
http://feeds.clickz.com/~r/clickzstats/~3/134694513/showPage.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/subscribers.htm

NIST Special Publication 800-54 Border Gateway
Protocol (BGP),, NIST, 7/18/2007 
NIST Special Publication 800-54 introduces the Border
Gateway Protocol (BGP), explains its importance to the
Internet, and provides a set of best practices that
can help in protecting BGP. Best practices described
in the publication are intended to be implementable on
nearly all currently available BGP routers without the
installation of additional hardware or software.
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-54/SP800-54.pdf
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/bgp.htm

Scarcity of IPv4 Addresses, CircleID, 7/18/2007 
My friend Kurtis writes in his blog some points he has
been thinking of while discussing "when we run out of
IPv4 addresses". In reality, as he points out so well,
we will not run out. It will be harder to get
addresses. It is also the case that...
http://www.circleid.com/posts/scarcity_ipv4_addresses/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

Businesses Losing Battle Against DNS Attack, Says New
Study, CircleID, 7/18/2007 
According to a new research study, companies are in
struggle to keep their DNS (Domain Name Systems)
protected from malicious attackers. Many businesses
remain vulnerable, as over half the respondents
reported having fallen victim to some form of

http://www.circleid.com/posts/losing_battle_against_dns_attack/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/security.htm

OECD urges government and industry to overhaul
consumer protection for Internet and other shoppers,
OECD, 7/18/2007 
OECD countries have agreed a new approach to better
protect the rights of consumers and make online
shopping safer. They call on national authorities and
business to make it easier, cheaper and quicker for
people to resolve complaints and get...
http://www.oecd.org/document/45/0,3343,en_2649_34223_38967917_1_1_1_1,00.html?rssChId=34223
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/

Unlimited use Internet isn't always unlimited,
Minneapolis Star, 7/18/2007 
A company official told him that he'd gone over the
"limit" for using Comcast's high-speed Internet
service.
http://www.startribune.com/154/story/1308305.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/comcast.htm

At least eleven African countries now have Internet
Exchange Points (IXPs), ITU, 7/18/2007 
At least eleven African countries, including Ghana,
Nigeria and South Africa, now have Internet Exchange
Points (IXPs). These countries can benefit from more
efficient peering arrangements and cheaper
international...
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/At+Least+Eleven+African+Countries+Now+Have+Internet+Exchange+Points+IXPs.aspx
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/africa.htm

Progress seen on Internet radio talks, USA Today,
7/18/2007 
Internet radio broadcasters and the music industry
appeared to be moving closer to resolving a dispute
over a new system mandating ...
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-TechTopStories/~3/134593224/2007-07-17-internet-radio-progress_N.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/carp.htm

Webcasters' Fates Still Uncertain, Wash Post,
7/18/2007 
Sunday was the deadline for Internet radio stations to
pay higher fees set by a federal agency, but the
debate over when and how much they will pay has not
been decided.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601484.html?nav=rss_technology
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/carp.htm

RIAA ordered to cover suit target's legal fees, CNET,
7/18/2007 
In what appears to be the first such occurrence, the
recording industry must pay more than $68,000 in
attorneys fees to an Oklahoma woman whose case was
dismissed last summer.
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9745831-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/p2p.htm

RIAA Says It Shouldn't Have To Pay Legal Fees Because
Woman Didn't Settle; Judge Says Think Again, Techdirt,
7/18/2007 
Despite the RIAA's astounding legal gymnastics and its
questionable -- if not illegal -- investigative
techniques, it typically finds a way to wiggle out of
paying the legal bills of anybody it has sued in its
misguided legal campaign against...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070717/103522.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/p2p.htm

FBI remotely installs spyware to trace bomb threat,
CNET, 7/18/2007 
In what appears to be the first case of its kind,
federal agents sent spyware called "CIPAV" to the
owner of a MySpace account tied to e-mail bomb threats
against a high school.
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9746451-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm

Ransom-based malware attacks specific companies, CNET,
7/18/2007 
Low ransom request and a self-termination date on the
code suggest this is a test attack.
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9746130-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/crime.htm

Powerful earthquake disrupts Japan communications, CW,
7/18/2007 
A Monday-morning earthquake that registered 6.8 on the
Richter scale is causing trouble with communications
across Japan.
http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/134165850/article.do
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/reliability.htm

FBI launches probe of new Internet virus, Hindustan
Times, 7/18/2007 
The FBI has said it was launching a probe into the
MyDoom Internet virus that was spreading rapidly and
clogging computer networks...
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=5f3d1f96-262b-48af-80e1-28a19d6b3b14&ParentID=14887774-7fef-47dd-9042-15a2d485d9d2&&Headline=FBI+launches+investigation+into+new+Internet+virus
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/worms.htm

FBI Warns Public Of E-mail Scams, Ic3, 7/18/2007 
The FBI today warned the public against three separate
Internet scams that continue to flourish through spam
e-mails. The warning comes after the FBI's Internet
Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received a rising number
of complaints from citizens over the past few weeks.
http://www.ic3.gov/media/2007/070718.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/

Is The Collapse Of SunRocket Be Another Nail In
Vonage's Coffin?, Techdirt, 7/18/2007 
The slow death of SunRocket (which has now been
confirmed), has prompted a lot of discussion about how
to move to a new service if you're a SunRocket
customer. Obviously, any SunRocket customer is going
to have a few inconvenient days as they try..
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070717/073849.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

Sun Sets on SunRocket VoIP Provider, Ecommerce Times,
7/18/2007 
U.S. Internet phone service provider SunRocket has
ceased operations and is moving customers to other
companies, published reports said Monday. The No. 2
Web phone provider after Vonage Holdings shut down at
the close of business Monday,...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/58350.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

How To Flee SunRocket - Print out your statements and
port!, DSLreports, 7/18/2007 
As we've been mentioning for five days now, SunRocket
has terminated nearly all of their employees, and the
lobotomized network is now simply stumbling around
waiting for the inevitable end. Resident SunRocket
users have been abandoning ship to...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/How-To-Flee-SunRocket-85795
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

Antigua may move to enforce ban on Voice over Internet
Protocol, ITU, 7/18/2007 
Antigua may have only a small population of 70,000
people, but it is certainly facing some big issues. 
According to an article yesterday in the Antigua Sun
newspaper, the use of Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP)..
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Antigua+May+Move+To+Enforce+Ban+On+Voice+Over+Internet+Protocol+VoIP.aspx
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

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