[Cybertel-Ann] 6.8.7 :: Hey Neighbor, Can You Spare so Wifi :: Good Samaritans gone Bad :: Fishing for Copper :: Making Money on SPAM ::

Fri Jun 8 14:08:30 PDT 2007

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Boucher Wants to Improve America's Broadband, PK,
6/8/2007 
Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) gave the opening keynote at
the Broadband Policy Summit today in Arlington. He
noted that America is the home of the Internet and
remains its technological and economic leader, and
that in terms of raw numbers, America is the world
leader in...
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/123048366/995
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

QWEST PETITION FOR FORBEARANCE UNDER 47 U.S.C. ?
160(C) FROM TITLE II AND COMPUTER INQUIRY RULES WITH
RESPECT TO BROADBAND SERVICES, FCC, 6/8/2007 
In this Order, pursuant to section 10(c) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), we
extend by 90 days the date by which the petition
requesting forbearance, filed by Qwest Inc. (Qwest),
shall be deemed granted. (Dkt No. 06-125). Action by:
Associate Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted:
06/08/2007 by ORDER. (DA No. 07-2399). WCB
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-2399A1.doc
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/forbearance.htm

Boston airport open WiFi network is NOT open,
MuniWireless, 6/8/2007 
I am heading back to Amsterdam from Boston after the
Muniwireless New England conference. After two days of
discussions about the quality of citywide WiFi
services, I am confronted with Logan Airport's absurd
WiFi portal which is the epitome of bad...
http://www.muniwireless.com/article/view/6092/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm

Slurpr! Slurpr! For Fun Legal Questions, It's A
Wonderful Toy., Tales from the Sausage Factory,
6/8/2007 
Numerous websites that follow wireless news have
reported about a new wireless box called Slurpr, which
allows someone to aggregate up to six open wifi access
points at once. In just about the next sentence, of
each of these reports warns of the ...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/816
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm

More Defendants Lose 230 Defense, Technology &
Marketing Law Blog, 6/8/2007 
By Eric Goldman On the heels of the Roommates.com
train wreck, two more defendants have had their 47 USC
230...
http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2007/06/more_defendants.htm
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/samaritan.htm

Customer Proprietary Network Information, Fed Reg,
6/8/2007 
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission)
adopted a further notice of proposed rulemaking
(Further NPRM) seeking comment on what steps the
Commission should take, if any, to implement section
222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as...
http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-06-08-E7-10734
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/cpni.htm

Time Warner Cable Implements Packet Shaping?,
Broadband Reports, 6/8/2007 
A Rochester, New York, Time Warner Cable/Roadrunner
customer in our forums says he's received an e-mail
telling him the company has begun implementing traffic
shaping technology to help deal with bandwidth hogs.
>From the e-mail:"Time Warner today...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/84627
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

53% Of US Homes Broadband Connected - 72% of Internet
users broadband connected, Broadband Reports, 6/8/2007

Broadcasting Cable says that 53% of all US households
now subscribe to broadband, according to a new study
from Leichtman Research Group. According to the study,
72% of Internet users are now connected via broadband,
up from 60% just last year. The...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/84604
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/broadband.htm

Is the U.S. Ready For The IPv6 Challenge?, Internet
News, 6/8/2007 
The U.S. government is facing a deadline to migrate,
but there is a chance it might not be ready, according
to Juniper Networks.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/122962768/3682051
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

Minister will tell Congress about Internet gambling
son, WTOL, 6/8/2007 
An Ohio minister gets the chance today to tell
Congress about problems associated with Internet
gambling.More Speakers Named For Frank's...
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=6630612
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/gambling.htm

Internet Gambling Regulation and Taxation Enforcement
Act Introduced, Cappers Mall, 6/8/2007 
The Internet Gambling Regulation and Taxation
Enforcement Act would in fact amend the Unlawful
Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) by...
http://www.cappersmall.com/sportscenter/Headline/Internet-Gambling-Regulation-and-Taxation-Enforcement-Act8216.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/gambling.htm

Environmentalists warm to Google Earth, USA Today,
6/8/2007 
The mapping app has become a powerful tool for
non-profits with global messages about saving
forestsand lives.
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-TechTopStories/~3/123219145/2007-06-08-dogooders-google-earth_N.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/environment/

Fishermen pull the plug on Vietnam's Web, steal cable
for scrap, CW, 6/8/2007 
Vietnam's connection to the Internet was hit when
fishermen damaged an undersea data cable.
http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/122982106/article.do
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/asia.htm

Larger Webcasters Lament Royalty System - Say they're
forced to pay billions in new 'administrative fees',
Broadband Reports, 6/8/2007 
As previously discussed, a new royalty rate scheme
lobbied for by the RIAA will potentially put small and
mid-size webcasters out of business. Larger webcasters
are annoyed as well, pointing out that the new system
also has them doling out billions...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/84614
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/carp.htm

New Webcast Royalty Rules Will Line SoundExchange's
Pockets With Billions In 'Administrative Fees',
Techdirt, 6/8/2007 
There's been plenty of backlash against the new
royalty rates for webcasters, set by the Copyright
Royalty Board at the suggestion of SoundExchange, a
group spun out from the RIAA to handle royalty
collection. The royalty rates themselves were...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070607/092053.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/carp.htm

Could the U.S. repel a cyberattack?, USA Today,
6/8/2007 
Evidence is mounting that cyberwarfare tactics are
part of the 21st-century arsenals of powers like
Russia and China, yet the ...
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-TechTopStories/~3/122976229/2007-06-07-us-cyberattack-preparation_N.htm
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/cyberwar.htm

Denial-of-Service Attack Targets Windows XP, eweek,
6/8/2007 
DoS attack could allow hackers to trigger an event
with image files.
http://feeds.ziffdavis.com/~r/ziffdavis/eweek/tech/~3/123228851/0,1759,2143242,00.asp
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/vulnerable.htm

Four More ISPs To Make Marketers Pay Up Because Their
Spam Filters Don't Work, Techdirt, 6/8/2007 
A little more than a year ago, AOL and Yahoo said
they'd start using a service from a company called
Goodmail, which would let marketers pay a fee to
bypass their spam filters. The idea wasn't to allow
spammers to get through by paying, but rather...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070606/113820.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/

Wireless Spammer Target Of Legal Action By Verizon
Wireless, Webwire, 6/8/2007 
Wireless spam impairs the delivery of legitimate
messages, and because spam is often sent in high
volume over short periods of time, it can place a...
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=38643
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/enforce.htm

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