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Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be
tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends
that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has
been said that democracy is the worst form of
Government except all those others that have been. -
Winston Churchill

Stevens Cosponsors Bill to Make Broadband Access More
Affordable, Senate, 7/26/2007 
Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, today cosponsored legislation to
increase access to affordable broadband services for
cities and towns across America. Stevens joined
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Senator Gordon
Smith (R-Ore.), Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), Senator
John McCain (R-Ariz.), Senator Claire McCaskill
(D-Mo.) and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) as an
original cosponsor of the Community Broadband Act of
2007.
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=248889
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

We Promise Broadband For All! - but don't call our
bluff, DSLreports, 7/26/2007 
Last week Google announced they'll pony up $4.6
billion at the upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auction if the
FCC enacts broad open access guidelines for the
spectrum, including open access to competitors. Press
coverage calls this "bold" and "risky,"...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/We-Promise-Broadband-For-All-85994
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

Libraries should protect children from pornography,
Coshocton Tribune, 7/26/2007 
Libraries should purchase pornography-filtering
software that is in compliance with (CIPA) Children's
Internet Protection Act. The first three listed was
...
http://www.coshoctontribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070708/OPINION03/707080312/1014/OPINION
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/cipa.htm

Sen. Kerry wants to ban Internet images of dog
fighting, CNET, 7/26/2007 
That's in part because of his dogged support for other
censorial measures over the years, including the
unconstitutional Communications...
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9748685-7.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/firsta.htm

ISP Seen Breaking Internet Protocol to Fight Zombie
Computers, Wired, 7/26/2007 
Internet service provider Cox Communications is
reportedly diverting attempts to reach certain online
chat channels and redirecting them to a server that
attempts to remove spyware from the computer.  By
doing so the company seems to be attempting to cleanse
computers of malware that hijacks the computers
resources to send spam and participate in online
service attacks as part of a large network of
compromised computers known as a botnet.
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/07/isp-seen-breaki.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

AT&T Profit Gains on Wireless and Internet, NYT,
7/26/2007 
The top U.S. telecommunications service provider said
quarterly profit and revenue rose to $2.9 billion,
helped by growth in wireless and Internet subscribers.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/business/business-att-results.html?ex=1342929600&en=ae02fe13ce3214b9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/att.htm

What's the Best Broadband ISP?, CW, 7/26/2007 
We asked Computerworld readers to rate their
high-speed Internet providers on connection
reliability, speed, customer service and more. The
votes are in, and one service stands head and
shoulders above the rest.
http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/136721063/article.do
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/isp.htm

A DMCA Fix Needed To Eliminate Online Copyright
Loophole, Econtent, 7/26/2007 
However, content-filtering technology has evolved
since Congress passed the DMCA, which may in turn
affect how the law is interpreted and enforced. ...
http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=36809
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/dmca.htm

Joost Selects Level 3 to Support On Demand Internet
TV, CNN Money, 7/26/2007 
Under the terms of the agreement, Level 3 will provide
Joost with network solutions including high speed
Internet access and colocation services in North
America and...
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/LATU036A24072007-1.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Rootkits: What They Are and How to Fight Them, CW,
7/26/2007 
Rootkits are the latest IT security threat to make the
headlines. Anyone who has heard of rootkits knows
their nasty reputation: They cannot be removed, they
can live on a computer for years without being
discovered, and they can wreak havoc with the...
http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/136607400/whitepapers.do
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/worms.htm

VoIP Carrier Allo Also Folds - Another one bites the
dust...., DSLreports, 7/26/2007 
Lost amidst the SunRocket shuffle, users in our VoIP
forum say yet another VoIP provider is going under,
this time Allo. From an e-mail from the company to its
customers: bquote "We regret to inform you that
starting 1st of August of the current

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/VoIP-Carrier-Allo-Also-Folds-85995
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

SunRocket Leaves Void for Callers on Internet, NYT,
7/26/2007 
The collapse of SunRocket, an Internet telephone
company that went out of business without warning,
raises questions about what responsibility such
companies have to their customers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/23/technology/23sunrocket.html?ex=1342843200&en=860146d46e23c047&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

YouTube video debate actually worked, CNET, 7/26/2007 
Posing questions to presidential candidates through
brief YouTube videos is unusual but proves successful.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6198405.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/vote/

Democrats, in fourth debate, struggle to answer
questions from Youtube, Sydney, 7/26/2007 
Democratic presidential hopefuls struggled Monday
night to answer questions posed by young,
Internet-savvy voters who challenged the...
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/Voters-in-online-form-challenge-Democrats-with-questions-on-gay-marriage-Iraq-war/2007/07/24/1185043066457.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/vote/

FCC: What Broadband Problem? - McDowell editorial...,
DSLreports, 7/26/2007 
Freshly appointed FCC Commissioner Michael McDowell
writes an editorial for the Wall Street Journal
(non-reg. version here), and breaks the news to us
(and rural America) that the country doesn't really
have a broadband problem. According to the..
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-What-Broadband-Problem-86061
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

What I told Senator Durbin, Part II, Isen, 7/26/2007 
See all the comments at OpenLeft!To get a neutral net,
we need structural separation!Senator Durbin,I agree
with you that Net Neutrality is essential to democracy
and a meritocratic marketplace in applications and
services, but I am concerned that...
http://isen.com/blog/2007/07/what-i-tond-senator-durbin-part-ii.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

Senate bill would reduce state prohibitions on muni
deployments, MuniWireless, 7/26/2007 
New Jersey Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg and a bi-partisan
group of senators yesterday introduced a bill designed
to promote universal and affordable broadband access
in the U.S. by prohibiting state legislatures from
denying local governments the right...
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/137235580/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

Is Verizon's flip-flop on the 700MHz auction rules for
real?, CNET, 7/26/2007 
Verizon Wireless says it will now go along with
proposed FCC rules for the 700MHz auction, but is this
concession really such a big deal after all?
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9750580-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

Verizon Gives Wink, Nod to Martin - FCC, incumbent
stage show continues..., DSLreports, 7/26/2007 
Verizon is now joining AT&T in saying they support FCC
chief Kevin Martin's plan to attach at least some
conditions to the upcoming auction of 700Mhz spectrum.
Verizon's press release says they oppose auction
conditions on principle, but the Wall...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Gives-Wink-Nod-to-Martin-86097
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

FCC to vote on 700MHz spectrum auction rules, CNET,
7/26/2007 
The FCC may finally get the rules for the upcoming
700MHz spectrum set next week.
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9750063-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

FCC Won't Sign Off On Google's Vision - Wholesale open
access just isn't happening..., DSLreports, 7/26/2007 
As we just got done predicting, it appears the FCC
will be rejecting Google's open access demands for the
upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auction. Google had promised
to invest $4.6 billion at auction if the FCC forced
auction winners to offer wholesale...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Wont-Sign-Off-On-Googles-Vision-86048
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

700MHz statement, Verizon, 7/26/2007 
Just in case anyone isn’t clear about Verizon’s
current stance on the 700MHZ spectrum, here is our
statement released Wednesday evening:  “Verizon’s
position is that the Federal Communications Commission
should not impose ‘open access’ conditions on...
http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/DavidFish9/337/700MHz-statement.aspx
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

700 MHz Endgame: Wholesale Open Access Down, But Not
Quite Out., Tales from the Sausage Factory, 7/26/2007 
Yesterday, the House Commerce Committee held its FCC
Oversight hearing. As expected, the 700 MHz auction
attracted a great deal of attention. As I wrote in
previous entries, this was make or break time for
wholesale open access. If Commerce Com...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/860
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

Sprint, Google Partner on WiMAX For Mobile Web,
Intetnet News, 7/26/2007 
Sprint taps search giant Google's communications
software for its WiMAX network.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/137674941/3691061
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

Opinion: It's time to unlock the cell phone, CW,
7/26/2007 
Locked mobile phones mean higher prices and fewer
choices, says columnist Craig Mathias. He says it's
time for a change.
http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/137256147/article.do
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/cpe.htm

Film Company Wins thesimpsonsmovie.com From
Cybersquatter. Doh!, IP Watch, 7/26/2007 
CADNA is seeking stronger penalties in the US
Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, a WIPO
anti-cybersquatting treaty, and...
http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=702&res=&res=1024_ff&print=0
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/acpa.htm

IANA's DNSSEC testbed signs root zone, IGP, 7/26/2007 
Over the last few months much has been made of the
digitally signing the root as a critical step in
widely deploying DNSSEC. At our May Symposium on
Internet Governance and Security, one panelist
wondered aloud if ICANN/IANA would ever sign the...
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IGPBlog/~3/137345000/3118003.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/security.htm

OECD invites public comment on the Future of the
Internet Economy, OECD, 7/26/2007 
The OECD is inviting public comments on issues such as
convergence, innovation, trust, which will be
discussed at the Future of the Internet Economy
Ministerial meeting to be held in June 2008 in Seoul,
Korea
http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,3343,en_21571361_38415463_38985417_1_1_1_1,00.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/

Net access tax compromise: A short extension?, CNET,
7/26/2007 
A temporary extension of the Internet access tax
restrictions seems likely, but what about the idea of
making the tax ban permanent?
http://news.com.com/Net+access+tax+compromise+A+short+extension/2100-1028_3-6199043.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/tax.htm

Malaysia cracks down on bloggers, CNET, 7/26/2007 
Malaysia threatens to use anti-terrorism laws against
bloggers who insult Islam or the king.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6915002.stm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/asia.htm

Internet Radio Rates Face New Roadblock, NPR,
7/26/2007 
The kinds of digital locks the record industry wants
to put on Internet radio are either not feasible,
expensive or not reliable, according to Ken Fisher,
editor of the technology Web site...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12228259
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/carp.htm

YouTube User Puts Legal Lash to Universal, Internet
news, 7/26/2007 
EFF takes up mother's charge that Universal Music
violated her fair use rights over dancing toddler
video.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/137379667/3690876
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm

Is your ISP inserting ads in the pages you visit?,
Muni, 7/26/2007 
Last month, a story appeared on Slashdot about an ISP
in Texas that was generating revenue by inserting ads
into web pages accessed by its customers. This is
nothing new to readers of Muniwireless who know that
one of the ways that service providers support free
Wi-Fi is through advertising.
http://www.muniwireless.com/article/view/6252/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/link.htm

Cybercrime Costs US Economy at Least $117B Each Year,
Ecommerce Times, 7/26/2007 
Cybercrime has become a threat to the nation's
economic and security interests, according to a report
released Monday by a Congressional research and
investigation agency. Cybercrime in its various forms
-- computer crime, identity theft and...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/58517.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/crime.htm

July 26, 1989: First Indictment Under Computer Fraud
Act, Wired, 7/26/2007 
Robert Tappan Morris is prosecuted under the 1986
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for infecting computers
through the internet with the Morris worm. ...
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/07/dayintech_0726
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/crime.htm

Power Outage Hits SF Co-location Center, Web sites,
eWeek, 7/26/2007 
An underground explosion in downtown San Francisco
temporarily cuts power to a major hosting facility.
http://feeds.ziffdavis.com/~r/ziffdavis/eweek/tech/~3/137244589/0,1759,2162216,00.asp
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/reliability.htm

FTC Testifies on Potential Risks of Peer-to-Peer File
Sharing, FTC, 7/26/2007 
The Federal Trade Commission today told the House
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that
consumer use of peer-to-peer file-sharing technology
can be risky and discussed the work the FTC has done
to address these risks to consumers
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2007/07/p2p.shtm
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/vulnerable.htm

The CAN-SPAM Act can seem confusing. What are the keys
a marketer ..., B2B Magazine, 7/26/2007 
The actual CAN-SPAM Act looks daunting and confusing.
But when you boil it down, CAN-SPAM really is the bare
minimum best practices that any...
http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070726/FREE/70725010/1084/FREE
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/

N. Carolina shelves anti muni broadband bill,
MuniWireless, 7/26/2007 
In a major victory for muni broadband, the finance
committee of the North Carolina's House of
Representatives gave the language in anti muni HB 1587
an unfavorable report and rewrote it to instead
authorize a review of broadband coverage and...
http://www.muniwireless.com/article/view/6261/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/state/nc.htm

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