[Cybertel-Ann] 10.2.7 :: BPL United! (cause why not) :: More on Verizon Oops :: Net Tax Looms :: Skype Hype :: Sputnik = Internet ::

Tue Oct 2 04:59:42 PDT 2007

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Broadband Over Power Adversaries Unite on Standard,
Internet News, 10/2/2007 
New IEEE P1901 Work Group for BPL is formed to
accelerate adoption. Are the days of one plug for all
finally here?
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/163825024/3702646
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/power.htm

More 700MHz Auction Fun: Frontline Asks FCC To Ban
Verizon Wireless From Bidding, Techdirt, 10/2/2007 
For something as boring as a spectrum auction, the
upcoming 700MHz auction sure has its fair share of
excitement. There are the rumors of Google and even
Apple potentially bidding on the spectrum. Google
requested that the FCC attach some specific conditions
to the auction, which the FCC gave some lip service
to, but hardly a full endorsement.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070930/193328.shtml
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

Senators OK triple fines for ignoring Net child porn,
CNET, 10/2/2007 
U.S. Senate panel approves bill that ups penalties for
ISPs that fail to report those sightings. It also
wants a study of ISP record retention practices in
connection with Net crimes against kids.
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9787515-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/cppa.htm

Online censorship hurts us all - Guardian Unlimited,
Guardian, 10/2/2007 
In fact, the spam wars have some important lessons to
teach us here. Like copyrighted works, spams are
infinitely varied and more are being created every ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/oct/02/censorship?gusrc=rss&feed=technology
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/firsta.htm

Free Speech Souldn’t End at Verizon’s Door, Save the
Internet, 10/2/2007 
Verizon got caught blocking pro-choice text messages
on Wednesday. The phone company backpedaled on
Thursday and lifted the ban. It was a simple glitch a
Verizon spokesman declared, and they felt really,
really bad about it.
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2007/09/28/free-speech-shouldnt-end-at-verizons-door/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

The Verizon/NARAL Flap And Lessons for NARAL (and all
the rest of you advocacy orgs out there), Tales from
the Sausage Factory, 10/2/2007 
It seems like every time I go away, something fun
happens on Net Neutrality. I go on vacation and AT&T
accidentally censors Pearl Jam. I go away for Sukkot
and Verizon makes a major faux-pas by blocking NARAL's
text messaging campaign. As one...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/898
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Dot Name Domain Registry Charging for Whois Access,
Security Researchers Not Happy, CircleID, 10/2/2007 
The company that manages the .name top-level domain
registry is charging for access to domain registration
information (Whois data), a step that security
researchers say frustrates their ability to police the
Internet and creates a haven for hackers who run
internet scams
http://www.circleid.com/posts/dot_name_domain_whois_access/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/whois.htm

Senators Tussle Over Net Tax Ban as Deadline Looms,
Ecommerce Times, 10/2/2007 
With the current ban on Internet access taxes due to
expire on Nov. 1, tensions rose last week when a move
to extend the ban stalled in the Senate. The Internet
tax ban has been in place since 1998, having last been
renewed in 2004 for another three years.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/59595.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/tax.htm

Yup, Zennstrom is Out at Skype, IP Democracy,
10/2/2007 
Niklas Zennstrom, one of the co-founders of Skype, is
officially out of the company as CEO, an
all-but-certain outcome given the poor performance of
Skype within its eBay corporate home and the public
clucks of disapproval by eBay CEO Meg Whitman. Michael
van Swaaij, eBay's Chief Strategy Officer, will become
acting CEO.
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2007/10/01/#002683
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/skype.htm

Skype Co-founder Zennstrom Bows Out, eWeek, 10/2/2007 
Niklas Zennstrom is stepping down as CEO of Skype to
concentrate on video-over-the-Web startup Joost.
http://feeds.ziffdavis.com/~r/ziffdavis/eweek/tech/~3/163990626/0,1759,2191070,00.asp
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/skype.htm

Fios in Your Neighborhood? Don't Ask Verizon, Wash
Post, 10/2/2007 
You'd be a little crazy to shop for a home without
considering the Internet, phone and TV options
awaiting in a new neighborhood. But good luck finding
that out, especially when it comes to new services.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/26/AR2007092602468.html?nav=rss_technology
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/verizon.htm

Satellite Images May Show Myanmar Abuses, Wash Post,
10/2/2007 
While the government's bloody crackdown on street
demonstrations in Myanmar has drawn the world's
attention, newly released satellite photos provide
evidence that the military there has destroyed
villages and forcibly relocated people in the
countryside.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/28/AR2007092800926.html?nav=rss_technology
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/asia.htm

Three Cheers for the 'Sufficient' Internet, Internet
News, 10/2/2007 
Industry leaders and networking pioneers ding the
Net's reliability.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/162638605/3702451
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/internet.htm

>From Sputnik to the Internet, CW, 10/2/2007 
A timeline traces some of the key research that led
from the launch of Sputnik to the Internet.
http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/163538874/article.do
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/internet.htm

U.S. cybersecurity czar: Help us help you, CNET,
10/2/2007 
DHS assistant secretary says goal is to make America
"the most dangerous place in the real world for
cybercriminals to do business," and he wants the
public's help.
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9788635-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

Judge Voids Election Results Over E-Voting Results
That Couldn't Be Audited, Techdirt, 10/2/2007 
Apparently a judge in Alameda County, California, has
voided some election results after the e-voting
tallies from Diebold machines couldn't be audited. The
vote was on a controversial ballot measure, where the
end result was quite close.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20070930/001319.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/vote/

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