[Cybertel-Ann] 5.30.7 :: Ending Up in Jail for Stealing WiFi Just Got Easier :: Taking Numbers Seriously :: GoDaddy Adopts :: dot Gone ::

[Robert Cannon]

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FCC Chairman Speaks - An interview with Kevin Martin,
Broadband Reports, 5/30/2007 
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin always has something to say,
whether it s on rural broadband deployment or creating
cable ownership caps, but he doesn t often give his
opinions on everything in one spot. He does just that
in this interview with Inside Bay...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/84235
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

Slurp! Stealing Broadband Just Got Easier - Hungry to
get your hands on your neighbor's internet?, Broadband
Reports, 5/30/2007 
Check out this new tech toy posted today over at
Gadget Lab. It s called Slurpr, and it makes use of 6
wireless interfaces to slurp up open networks in your
area and aggregate them into one large broadband
connection, obviously increasing download...
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/84270
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm

Michigan man dodges prison in theft of Wi-Fi, CNET,
5/30/2007 
A Michigan man who used a coffee shop's unsecured
Wi-Fi to check his e-mail from his car could have
faced up to five years in prison, according to local
TV station WOOD.
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9722006-7.html?tag=tb
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm

Wireless Bureau Extends Reply Comment Period to June
4, 2007 in 700 MHz Band Service Rules Proceeding.,
FCC, 5/30/2007 
In the present instance, we grant in part RTG’s motion
for extension of time by extending the deadline to
file reply comments to June 4, 2007.  While we find
that providing the limited extension serves the public
interest, we will not grant any further extensions of
time in these proceedings in light of the time
exigencies of this proceeding
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-2226A1.doc
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm

Interference Temperature Operation, Fed Reg, 5/30/2007

This document terminates the ``Interference
Temperature Model for Quantifying and Managing
Interference'' proceeding. While there was some
support in the record for adopting an interference
temperature approach, no parties provided
information...
http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-05-30-E7-10337
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm

'Net Neutrality is Completely Unnecessary' - The ACU
writes to the FCC, Broadband Reports, 5/30/2007 
On April 16th, the FCC launched a 'Notice of Inquiry'
requesting comments on the issue of net neutrality. In
response, the American Conservative Union has filed a
statement saying that there are so many problems with
net neutrality that one can..
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/84282
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Making Network Neutrality Sustainable: SMART Letter
#100, Isen, 5/30/2007 
Ten years ago on Memorial Day weekend, I wrote "The
Rise of The Stupid Network." It was a fortunate
crystallization of why this new Internet thingy was so
much better than previous networks.
http://isen.com/blog/2007/05/making-network-neutrality-sustainable.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

How is the OECD Different From the FCC? OECD Takes
It's Number Seriously., Tales from the Sausage
Factory, 5/30/2007 
I must laugh at the recent back and forth on the
recent national broadband rankings by the Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Back
in December, OECD released its latest set of
statistics for broadband penetration for it...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/811
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/broadband.htm

GoDaddy to Adopt 850K Orphaned Domains, Ecommerce
Times, 5/30/2007 
Domain name registrar and Web site hosting firm
GoDaddy has reached an agreement to take over tens of
thousands of domain names maintained by a rival firm
that is about to lose its accreditation to register
and host Web addresses....
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/57591.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/

FTC Seeks More Data on Google-DoubleClick Deal, eweek,
5/30/2007 
Antitrust authorities will conduct an extended
investigation into Google's proposed acquisition of
Web ad supplier DoubleClick, Google says.
http://feeds.ziffdavis.com/~r/ziffdavis/eweek/tech/~3/120663601/0,1759,2138344,00.asp
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/google.htm

VeriSign CEO suddenly leaves post, America's Network,
5/30/2007 
VeriSign, which manages the ".com" and ".net" domain
names registry, said that CEO Stratton Sclavos has
resigned for undisclosed reasons. Analysts were
startled by the abrupt departure, an Associated Press
report said.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=430068&ref=25
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/verisign.htm

YouTube site 'blocked' in Morocco, BBC, 5/30/2007 
Moroccan internet users unable to access YouTube say
they fear it is being blocked by the authorities.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/6702973.stm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/africa.htm

Hip Hop May Not Be Dead - But Internet Radio May Soon
Be, TLA-PROnline, 5/30/2007 
Thanks to the DMCA, Internet radio was forbidden to do
this unless they got special permission from the
labels which was damn near impossible for most ...
http://www.tla-pronline.com/news/?id=3682
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/carp.htm

Internet Radio Equality Act gets support from 100th
House membe, Geek, 5/30/2007 
Such large increases in royalty fees are expected to
cause many Internet Radio service providers to go out
of business. As a result, a coalition called...
http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2007May/gee20070529005551.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/carp.htm

When cyberattacks are politically motivated, CNET,
5/30/2007 
Arbor Networks' Jose Nazario sounds off on the wider
implications of denial-of-service attack against
Estonia's government.
http://news.com.com/When+cyberattacks+are+politically+motivated/2008-7349_3-6186751.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/cyberwar.htm

Feds take 'cyber Pearl Harbor' seriously, FCW,
5/30/2007 
Will launching a counter-counterattack mean I’m
violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act? The most
defenseless common Joe will take the brunt of any ..
http://www.fcw.com/article102825-05-28-07-Print
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/cyberwar.htm

Phishing URLs Skyrocket, Overwhelming Browser
Blacklists, CircleID, 5/30/2007 
Computerworld reports that the number of phishing
related URLs have nearly tripled from March to April
as cybercriminals returned to a late-2006 tactic
designed to do an end run around browser-based
antiphishing filters. From the report: "In one...
http://www.circleid.com/posts/phishing_urls_browser_blacklists/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/phish.htm

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