[Cybertel-Ann] 5.1.7 :: BPL for Real? :: WiMax Wait :: CP80 :: Those Vonage Ads in WSJ :: Immoral SMS :: Be Careful of Canada ::

Tue May 1 14:12:29 PDT 2007

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"Mission Accomplished" May 1, 2003
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Accomplished

Los Angeles based broadband over powerline (BPL)
network provider Utility.net says they're going to be
expanding their BPL deployments (via GigaOM) in the
Grand Ledge, Michigan area. 10,000 customers will
initially be able to order the service,

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/83454
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/power.htm

Broadband Over Power Lines - Is It for Real?,
Ecommerce Times, 5/1/2007 
The use of power lines as a medium for communication
services has been widely discussed for many years.
Similar to the characteristics that led to the
development of DSL, the use of surplus frequency space
on power lines for communication is a...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/57152.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/power.htm

The WiMAX wait, America's Network, 5/1/2007 
Carriers are investing billions, and dozens of
deployments are underway worldwide, but the technology
still has a number of serious obstacles to overcome
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=423027&ref=25
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

NIST Advises on RFID Security Risks, eweek, 5/1/2007 
The National Institute of Standards and Technology
describes some potential dangers of implementing RFID
and offers guidelines and best practices for
mitigating the risks.
http://feeds.ziffdavis.com/~r/ziffdavis/eweek/tech/~3/113186172/0,1759,2124014,00.asp
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm

EFF: Utah Porn Push Like China's Firewall - And will
be equally as ineffective, group insists, Broadband
Reports, 5/1/2007 
The EFF has more to say on a recently mentioned
proposal in Utah that would hold ISPs (or hotspot
owners) liable if minors view "offensive content"
across their network. The idea, being pushed by SCO
Chairman Ralph Yarro and the CP80 group, also...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/83430
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/firsta.htm

Oh yeah, the Skype Petition . . ., Tales from the
Sausage Factory, 5/1/2007 
In addition to my pleas to save the 700 MHz auction,
save postal rates, save internet radio, save the last
dance, etc., etc., I almost completely forgot about
supporting the Skype Petition. Comments are due
Monday, April 30. You can file comment...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/784
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/cpe.htm

ICANN Publishes Fourth Annual Update on the InterNIC
Whois Data Problem Report System and Announces Whois
Data Accuracy and Availability Audits, ICANN, 5/1/2007

Whois
http://www.icann.org/whois/whois-data-accuracy-program-27apr07.pdf
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/whois.htm

Google Helps Make Public Records Available, Wyoming,
5/1/2007 
The Internet search company hopes to eventually
persuade federal agencies to employ the same tools _
an effort that excites advocates of open government...
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/05/01/ap/hitech/d8oqoe8g0.txt
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/egov/

Verizon FiOS TV Hits 11% Penetration, IP Democracy,
5/1/2007 
The nation’s number two telco, Verizon Communications,
issued its Q1 07 earnings report this morning showing
mild growth in revenue and an 8% drop in profits but
continued strong gains in high-speed Internet service,
IPTV video service and...
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2007/04/30/#002464
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/verizon.htm

WSJ censoring Vonage’s Ads?, Gigaom, 5/1/2007 
When we looked at the back page of Friday’s
Marketplace section of the Wall Street Journal, it
looked like the delivery person had perhaps taken
offense with the Vonage ad campaign about its patent
case with Verizon, with what looked like some
black-pen editing, the kind you might...
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/112564018/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/vonage.htm

Iran to Filter 'Immoral' Mobile Messages, eweek,
5/1/2007 
Iran's Telecommunications Ministry will start
filtering "immoral" video and audio messages sent via
mobile phones.
http://feeds.ziffdavis.com/~r/ziffdavis/eweek/tech/~3/112871602/0,1759,2123668,00.asp
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/me.htm

S.D.N.Y. Jury: Yahoo!’s Personalized Webcasts Not
“Interactive”, Joe Gratz, 5/1/2007 
A federal jury in the Southern District of New York on
Friday handed down its verdict in Sony v. Launch
Media, finding that Yahoo!’s LaunchCast service was
not an “interactive service” under the Copyright Act.
Billboard.biz has an...
http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2007/04/30/sdny-jury-yahoos-personalized-webcasts-not-interactive/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/carp.htm

U.S. puts Canada on piracy watch list, Globe and Mail,
5/1/2007 
Under scrutiny by Washington for failing to ratify
Internet treaties and poorly policing movie pirates
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/113279627/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm

Google denies Viacom copyright charges, CNET, 5/1/2007

Search giant says it is protected by the 1998 Digital
Millennium Copyright Act and says Viacom suit
threatens video-sharing sites.
http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-6180387.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm

Cryptome shut by ISP, Inquirer, 5/1/2007 
Most of the complaints are being made under the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the
complainers are saying that by publishing the
information it ...
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39271
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/dmca.htm

BBC gets TV on-demand OK, BBC, 5/1/2007 
TV shows such as Doctor Who will be made available
on-demand as the green light is given to the BBC's
iPlayer.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/6607083.stm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Oklahoma Spammer Fighter Loses Even Worse, CircleID,
5/1/2007 
Last December I wrote about Mark Mumma, who runs a
small web hosting company in Oklahoma City and his
battle with Omega World Travel a/k/a cruise.com. Mumma
lost his CAN SPAM suit agains them in December, but
Omega's countersuit for defamation went...
http://www.circleid.com/posts/oklahoma_spammer_fighter_loses/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/enforce.htm

West Virginia: A Broadband Black Hole - Governor
vetoes proposal, says Cisco has plan, Broadband
Reports, 5/1/2007 
West Virginia is one of the least saturated markets
when it comes to broadband access (45th). It's a state
where many residents still only have access to dial-up
and satellite. In 2005, a bill was proposed that would
have enabled municipal broadband...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/83448
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/wv.htm

AT&T gives Net phone service a new push, USA Today,
5/1/2007 
AT&T is breaking the long cease-fire among big local
phone companies with a renewed push for its Internet
phone service in two ...
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-TechTopStories/~3/113246693/2007-04-30-att-voip-usat_N.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

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