[Cybertel-Ann] 5.25.7 :: Net Taxes :: Not so Obvious :: GENI :: Waging War on Cybercrime :: SPAM SPAM SPAM ::

Fri May 25 09:20:49 PDT 2007

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I hold it that a little rebellion, now and then, is a
good thing, and as necessary in the political world as
storms are in the physical
 An observation of this
truth should render honest republican governors so
mild in their punishment of rebellions, as not to
discourage them too much.  It is medicine necessary
for the sound health of government.  Thomas Jefferson

Inouye, Stevens Introduce Communications R&D Bill,
Senate, 5/25/2007 
Bill Establishes Research Program within NSF,
Accelerates Spectrum Pilot Program
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=248823
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

Inouye Introduces Broadband Data Improvement Act,
Senate, 5/25/2007 
introduced today the Broadband Data Improvement Act,
S. 1492, which seeks to improve the quality of federal
broadband data collection and encourages state
initiatives that promote broadband deployment.
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=248822
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/706.htm

Public Interest Groups Want FCC To Create Wireless
Broadband Competition, PK, 5/25/2007 
The comments were due yesterday at the FCC on the
proposals for how the auction of the valuable 700 MHz
spectrum should be conducted. PK was part of a group
of public-interest organizations that made
recommendations on how the spectrum should be used
best to try to...
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/119298414/962
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm

Dot Asia: First TLD Awarded to a Transnational Entity
Without Formal Government Structure, CircleID,
5/25/2007 
In a story at SFGate, Jeff Yang has written a report
on the upcoming role out of the recently approved
top-level domain name .asia. The ceremony of .asia's
approval by ICANN last year in Brazil was largely
ignored. But Jeff points out that as the...
http://www.circleid.com/posts/dot_asia_first_tld_transnational/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/

Gambling Site Pleads Guilty in U.S. Case, NYT,
5/25/2007 
BetonSports pleaded guilty to racketeering charges and
agreed to cooperate in a case against the company’s
founder and other defendants.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/25/technology/25gamble.html?ex=1337745600&en=7833140a98f60f54&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/gambling.htm

Internet Access Tax Moratorium:  Revenue Impacts Will
Vary by State, GAO, 5/25/2007 
by James R. White, Director, Strategic Issues, before
the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.  GAO-07-896T, May 23.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-896T
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/tax.htm

Extension of Internet Tax Moratorium Called For,
SITNEWS, 5/25/2007 
Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee, on Wednesday called for the Internet...
http://www.sitnews.us/0507news/052407/052407_internet_tax.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/tax.htm

Net taxes could arrive by this fall, CNET, 5/25/2007 
Congress is weighing whether to lift a prohibition on
Internet taxes, and one senator warns an e-mail tax
could happen by this fall.
http://news.com.com/Net+taxes+could+arrive+by+this+fall/2100-1028_3-6186193.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/tax.htm

Net Tax Moritorium and DSL, Cybertelecom, 5/25/2007 
Recently we heard about a locality that was attempting
to tax the DSL part of Internet Service - and the
question arose concerning whether the Internet Tax
Freedom Act prevented this sort of thing. Well,
interestingly enuf, the GAO just released a...
http://cybertelecom.blogspot.com/2007/05/net-tax-moritorium-and-dsl.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/tax.htm

Stevens Calls for Internet Tax Moratorium to Be
Extended, Senate, 5/25/2007 
The law prevents states and localities from taxing
Internet access.  Without Congressional action, the
moratorium on state and local taxes will expire on
November 1, 2007, at which time states and localities
would be able to start taxing consumer’s access to the
Internet
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=248820
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/tax.htm

Verizon Claims Vonage's Appeal Isn't So Obvious,
Internet News, 5/25/2007 
Telecom giant says recent Supreme Court decision on
obviousness shouldn't be a factor before appeals
court.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/119280294/3679581
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/vonage.htm

U.S. Government to Spend Up To US$10M on Internet
Redesign, aka GENI, CircleID, 5/25/2007 
As reported by the Associated Press this week, the
National Science Foundation has announced that BBN
Technologies Inc. will receive up to $10 million over
four years to oversee the planning and design of the
Global Environment for Network...
http://www.circleid.com/posts/internet_global_environment_network_innovations_geni/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/internet.htm

US House Moves to Squelch Spyware, Ecommerce Times,
5/25/2007 
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an
antispyware bill that would impose specific penalties
for scammers accessing computers without authorization
while attempting to commit other federal crimes. The
bill, sponsored by both...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/57528.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/spy.htm

EU wages war on cybercrime, CNET, 5/25/2007 
As part of the targeted legislation, the Commission
will consider laws for tackling ID theft later this
year.
http://news.com.com/EU+wages+war+on+cybercrime/2100-7348_3-6186464.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/crime.htm

Brussels to Wage War on Cybercrime, Business Week,
5/25/2007 
The European Commission has tabled a proposal
suggesting how to win the war against high-tech crimes
such as online fraud, child pornography and hacking
...Brussels to wage war on...
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/may2007/gb20070523_811592.htm?chan=globalbiz_europe+index+page_top+stories
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/crime.htm

Estonian Premier Says Internet Attacks Not Acceptable,
Bloomberg, 5/25/2007 
Street clashes between Estonians and Russian speakers
broke out and the Internet sites of the president's
office, parliament, ministries, newspapers and...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=a9C66FjyCFBk&refer=europe
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/cyberwar.htm

Spam 2007, Pew, 5/25/2007 
37% of email users said spam had increased in their
personal email accounts, up from 28% of email users
who said that two years ago.
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/214/source/rss/report_display.asp
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/

Standards Group OKs E-Mail Validation Spec, Internet
News, 5/25/2007 
Domains can validate each other with a private key,
which will hopefully increase trust and reduce
phishing and scammers.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/119606243/3679971
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/

Philadelphia Wireless Internet Project Advances,
eweek, 5/25/2007 
Philadelphia has finished testing its wireless
Internet project, setting the stage for America's
biggest citywide Wi-Fi network that will also offer
access to low-income households.
http://feeds.ziffdavis.com/~r/ziffdavis/eweek/tech/~3/119602117/0,1759,2136419,00.asp
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/pa.htm

EarthLink gets green light to build Philadelphia Wi-Fi
network, CW, 5/25/2007 
Wireless Philadelphia, a nonprofit group formed by the
city of Philadelphia, has okayed a Wi-Fi test network,
opening the door for Earthlink to complete a
135-square-mile network that covers the city.
http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/119594163/article.do
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/pa.htm

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