[Cybertel-Ann] 1.9.7 :: FCC to Investigate Comcast :: ATT to Filter Net :: WiMax to Grow . . . Fast! :: A Shot in the Dark :: Prezidates & Tech Issues :: Net Neutrality? Is that a fishing net that will catch any fish? ::

Wed Jan 9 08:21:54 PST 2008

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"You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very
long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head
is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And
radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals
here, they receive them there. The only difference is
that there is no cat." - Albert Einstein, explaining
radio

We Interrupt This CES Convention For A Breaking 700
MHz News Item, Tales from the Sausage Factory
I'm out here at the Consumer electronic Show with
actual blogger credentials (primarily so I can get the
free back pack and use the blogger lounge). So, of
course, we get major 700 MHz Auction news today before
I can even start to do CES blogging...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/985
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

WiMax to Grow Fast Globally in Next 2 years: Intel,
eweek
An emerging long-range, high-speed wireless technology
is expected to spread quickly and be available
globally within two years, a key backer of the
so-called WiMax technology said.
http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com/~r/RSS/tech/~3/213304851/0,1397,2246761,00.asp
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

F.C.C. to Look at Complaints Comcast Interferes With
Net, NYT
The Federal Communications Commission will investigate
whether Comcast is interfering with its subscribers’
attempts to use a popular online file-sharing program.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/business/media/09fcc.html?ex=1357621200&en=562a72548c43b932&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

FCC to Probe P2P Complaint. What Does This Mean?, IP
Democracy
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin made a bit of news at CES
today by saying the Commission will investigate a
complaint filed at the agency last fall regarding
Comcast's policies to interfere with its customers'
ability to upload files via P2P technology. Here's
what Martin said when asked by the Consumer
Electronics Association's CEO Gary Shapiro if the
agency plans to investigate the complaint: "Sure,
we're going to investigate and make sure that no
consumer is going to be blocked."
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2008/01/08/#002832
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

FCC To Investigate Comcast Filtering; Questions Why
Comcast Wasn't Forthcoming, Techdirt
The FCC hasn't appeared to have much of an issue with
the various telcos spouting off about how they need to
block certain kinds of traffic. In fact, even when
AT&T agreed to keep its network neutral (sort of, but
not really), FCC chair Kevin Martin made it clear that
he wouldn't hold AT&T to its concessions on network
neutrality. However, when a cable company, such as
Comcast, starts doing some traffic shaping... well,
that's a different story
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080108/151810.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

GNSO Council Invites Recommendations for Future
Studies on WHOIS, ICANN
No description
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-08jan08.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/whois.htm

Santa's delivered the Open Government Act, CNET
Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why he
thinks the newly signed law ensures government
accountability in the Digital Age.
http://www.news.com/Santas-delivered-the-Open-Government-Act/2010-1028_3-6225291.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/egov/foia.htm

Verizon & AT&T Defend 'Anti-Tech' Positions - Telco
policy men point fingers elsewhere
, dslreports
PC World columnist Mark Sullivan last month penned a
column in which he listed the five most "anti-tech"
industries in America. On that list twice were the
folks at AT&T and Verizon, not only for their
positions against network neutrality, but also for
their history of shirking rural Americans when it
comes to broadband penetration. Sullivan says he got
to meet up with AT&T and Verizon's top lobbyists at
CES, who tried to correct his perceptions.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-ATT-Defend-AntiTech-Positions-90796
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/att.htm

AT&T chief spooks Wall Street, CNET
CEO tells investors that the company saw some weakness
in the consumer market in the fourth quarter; the
remarks pushed down the company's stock 4.5 percent.
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9846691-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/att.htm

AT&T Pushes Internet Piracy Filters At CES - 'We've
got to figure out a friendly way to do it...',
dslreports
AT&T this year will voluntarily put mechanisms in
place that will filter pirated material from the
company's network. No specific technology has been
announced, but insiders say that AT&T has been testing
a solution from Vobile since last Spring. Yesterday at
CES AT&T's chief lobbyist met with NBC, Microsoft and
others to discuss the company's filtering plans.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Pushes-Internet-Piracy-Filters-At-CES-90827
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/att.htm

AT&T ‘Ready to Filter’ the Web, Save the Internet
During a panel discussion at the Las Vegas Consumer
Electronics Show, AT&T’s top lobbyist said the company
was ready to implement new technologies that would
allow it to inspect and filter Web traffic.
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2008/01/09/att-ready-to-filter-the-web/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/att.htm

A Shot in the Dark :: eBay Long Arm Jurisdiction,
Cybertelecom
Marschke v Wratislaw, No. 24218 (SD Sup Ct Dec. 5,
2007) is yet another in a long series of eBay
jurisdiction cases. In this case, the court asks the
eternal question, does a “one shot deal” create
sufficient contacts with a forum to sustain a finding
of jurisdiction. Plaintiff clearly thought so and
therefore took a Shot in the Dark and sued defendant.
Somehow this court’s use of the phrase “
http://cybertelecom.blogspot.com/2008/01/shot-in-dark-ebay-long-arm-jurisdiction.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/juris.htm

U.S. Man Gets Record Sentence for Computer Sabotage,
NYT
A computer systems administrator was sentenced to 30
months in prison for trying to sabotage his company’s
servers out of fear he was about to lose his job,
prosecutors said.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-usa-crime-computers.html?ex=1357534800&en=7a85b27b270b378c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/crime.htm

Critical TCP/IP Worm Hole Dings Windows Vista, eweek
Microsoft has issued a high-priority security update
to fix a pair of "critical" flaws that expose Windows
users to remote code execution attacks.
http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com/~r/RSS/tech/~3/213362372/0,1759,2246830,00.asp
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/vulnerable.htm

New iPhone Trojan Spreading, US Cert
No description
http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#new_iphone_trojan_spreading
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/worms.htm

Comcast is Now Fourth Biggest Home Phone Provider, IP
Democracy
Comcast is really pulling out all the stops at CES
this year. On top of its big announcement regarding
its Project Infinity, the top cable operator is also
touting the fact that it's now the fourth biggest
residential phone service provider in the U.S.
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2008/01/08/#002831
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

Presidential Candidates & Tech Issues, Future of Music
www.techblog.com is tracking 2008 Presidential
candidates' stances on various tech issues, including
net neutrality.
http://futureofmusiccoalition.blogspot.com/2008/01/presidential-candidates-tech-issues.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/vote/

New Hampshire voters: Net neutrality? Huh?, CNET
Despite our best efforts to unearth tech-inclined
voters, Net neutrality doesn't ring a bell with most
residents we interviewed in the Granite State.
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9843623-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/vote/

Obama: No warrantless wiretaps if you elect me, CNET
The front-running Democrat in the New Hampshire
primary makes the promise in one last stump speech at
an election day rally with the Facebook generation.
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9845595-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/vote/

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