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Tue May 8 14:47:43 PDT 2007

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"Somebody has to do something, and it's just
incredibly pathetic that it has to be us."
Jerry Garcia

Mobile WiMax breakthrough seen this year, America's
Network, 5/8/2007 
Deployment of compliant equipment by carriers around
the world is giving mobile WiMAX a shot in the arm
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=425063&ref=25
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

The 700 MHz Auction as the Next Front In the
Cable/Telco War., Tales from the Sausage Factory,
5/8/2007 
There are many ways to parse the fights in the 700 MHz
auction: incumbents v. new entrants, rural v. large
incumbents, public safety v. commercial use, and the
occassional suggestion by us in the public interest
community. But, as I recently indi...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/789
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm

Vint Cerf Speaking Candidly as ICANN Chairmanship
Ends, CircleID, 5/8/2007 
Internet pioneer and founder Vint Cerf has spoken
candidly for the first time about the end of his
chairmanship, as reported by ICANN. Cerf has put out a
call for people to join the organization to help the
Internet's "continued evolution". In an.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/vint_cerf_speaking_candidly_icann_chairmanship/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/icann.htm

IPv6 Headers Problem Revealed, eWeek, 5/8/2007 
A well-known security issue that was shut down long
ago in IPv4 resurfaces in IPv6.
http://feeds.ziffdavis.com/~r/ziffdavis/eweek/tech/~3/114198545/0,1759,2126099,00.asp
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

Don't Buy the Keyword - Buy the Domain, Ecommerce
Times, 5/8/2007 
Marketers assume that Googling for information is an
automatic response the instant a Web surfer opens a
browser. For many Internet users, the theory is true.
However, many people bypass search engines altogether
in favor of a technique...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/57262.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/advertising.htm

Bill seeks to legalize Internet wagering, Orlando
Sentinel, 5/8/2007 
Frank, D-Mass., introduced a bill April 26 in the
House that would overturn the 1961 Wire Act and last
year's anti-Internet gambling law, and permit
Americans to wager on...
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/technology/orl-gambling0807may08,0,7701143.story?coll=orl-technology-headlines
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/gambling.htm

Internet Gambling: United States continues ban despite
WTO Ruling, Point Spreads, 5/8/2007 
The United States Trade Representative's office
announced that despite a ruling by the World Trade
Organization they would retain...
http://www.point-spreads.com/content/view/1749/2/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/gambling.htm

Green tech powers forward, CNET, 5/8/2007 
Researchers are making great strides in energy
technology, and investors are paying attention.
http://news.com.com/2009-1008_3-6106533.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/environment/

Comcast To Demo DOCSIS 3.0 This Week - NTCA show
arrives in Las Vegas, vendors push capacity solutions,
Broadband Reports, 5/8/2007 
Cable industry bandwidth capacity and DOCSIS 3.0 are
going to be hot topics this week as the the National
Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) show
hits Las Vegas. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts will
demonstrate 100Mbps DOCSIS 3.0. Expect even...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/83609
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/comcast.htm

Thailand set to sue YouTube over 'insulting' clips,
America's Network, 5/8/2007 
Thailand's army-backed government plans to sue
Internet video-sharing site YouTube over clips it
deemed insulting to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, an AFP
report said.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=425253&ref=25
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/asia.htm

New Net radio fee collections delayed, CNET, 5/8/2007 
Webcasters will have two extra months--until July
15--to prepare to hand over steeper royalty fees. Some
are vowing to get Congress involved
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9714931-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/carp.htm

YouTube Sued Again--Football Association Premier
League v. YouTube, Tech & Marketing Law, 5/8/2007 
The Football Association Premier League Ltd v.
YouTube, Inc., 1:07-cv-03582-UA (SDNY complaint filed
May 4, 2007) Hot...
http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2007/05/youtube_sued_ag.htm
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm

RIAA Pre-Litigation Letters Sent to MIT, MIT Tech,
5/8/2007 
RIAA Pre-Litigation Letters Sent to MITThe MIT
Tech,MA- 7 hours agoFurthermore, the complexity of
some protocols such as BitTorrent has caused erroneous
DMCA notices to be sent. A discussion on the EDUCAUSE
Security ...
http://www-tech.mit.edu/V127/N24/riaa.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/dmca.htm

Roundup: The Web's first 'cyber-riot', Sci Fi Tech,
5/8/2007 
The DMCA does not require that a circumvention
technology be, itself, copyrightable to enjoy
protection." — Deep Links Blog, Electronic Frontier
Foundation...
http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/2007/05/06/roundup_the_web.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/dmca.htm

Press 'Asleep At The Wheel' On Astroturf - Allowing
baby bells a greased track for 'franchise reform',
Broadband Reports, 5/8/2007 
Nobody in the press seems to care that the baby bells
are using consumer groups (often fake ones) to
manipulate the public as part of their recent push for
video "franchise reform". Consumer advocates (real
ones) note the reform bills making their..
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/83624
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Does No One Remember That The NBA Tried And Failed To
Do Paid Internet Videos A Year Ago?, Techdirt,
5/8/2007 
Perhaps it's not surprising to find reporters who
can't remember events in the tech world from 10 years
ago when the same things are repeating themselves
today, but is it really so hard to expect a reporter
from a major publication (say, the NY...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070507/003357.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Newspapers Come Up With Data To Delude Themselves That
Their Web Efforts Are Going Well, Techdirt, 5/8/2007 
While newspapers, on the whole, continue to flounder
online, they've released some data at their trade
group's national convention which seems intended to
convince themselves that they're really doing a great
job with this whole web thing. They...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070507/115727.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Spreading the NGN word, America's Network, 5/8/2007 
After essentially creating the manual on NGN
transformations from its 21CN experience, BT's 21
Century Global Venture head Steve Johnson outlines its
strategy for sharing its insights with operators
worldwid
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=425049&ref=25
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/ngn.htm

Verizon: Spying On You a First Amendment Right -
Government working hard to have surveillance cases
dismissed..., Broadband Reports, 5/8/2007 
The Wired News Blog and Techdirt note that Verizon is
trying to have a case against it dismissed -- a case
that centers on Verizon's participation in the Bush
Administration's warrantless surveillance program.
Verizon's argument is that passing...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/83619
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm

Verizon Says It Has A First Amendment Right To
Illegally Give Your Call Records To The Government,
Techdirt, 5/8/2007 
The nation's biggest telcos are working hard to make
the lawsuits against them for passing customer call
records and other info to the government as part of
its program of warrantless wiretaps disappear. AT&T's
argument that it was just...
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070504/094845.shtml
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm

Safer Internet Forum 2007 - Safer Internet and online
technologies for children, Europa, 5/8/2007 
The Forum will be composed of three workshops and a
plenary session to discuss relevant issues with
stakeholders which, in addition to the public
consultation on Safer Internet and online technologies
for children, will give input for the Commission's
decision whether to propose a follow-up programme from
2009 to 2013.
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/index_en.htm
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/crime.htm

Is Verizon blocking VoIP on FiOS?, Gigaom, 5/8/2007 
Andy Abramson says Verizon is blocking VoIP on its
FiOS fiber-to-the-home service. He apparently got a
heads up from an AT&T user who said that his ActionTec
router that “connects to the FIOS Coax won’t allow him
to use AT&T’s CallVantage.” On the...
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/114234155/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/blocking.htm

ISP CALEA Compliance: May 14 - Providers scurrying to
comply or file extensions..., Broadband Reports,
5/8/2007 
ISP Planet reminds ISPs that May 14, 2007 is the
deadline for CALEA compliance. As previously
mentioned, the FCC is forcing universities and ISPs to
rewire their networks and provide backdoors to
facilitate wiretaps on their own dime (see previous...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/83607
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/fcccalea.htm

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