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Wed Jan 16 07:10:01 PST 2008

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Only one thing is impossible for God: to find any
sense in any copyright law on the planet.
- Mark Twain's Notebook, 1902-1903

FCC Warns Of IP Relay (TRS) Fraud - Fraud that the FCC
never seems to crack down on...., dslreports
The Federal Communications Commission is warning
businesses that people posing as hearing-impaired
consumers have been misusing the Internet-based
telecommunications relay service (TRS) to commit
fraudulent business transactions, reports the
Baltimore Sun. Of course the abuse of this system has
been going on for a long time (we mentioned it back in
2004).
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Warns-Of-IP-Relay-TRS-Fraud-90961
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ada/fcc.htm

Dave Sez: AT&T Are [Bleep!], Tales from the Sausage
Factory
My friend “Dave” recently moved from San Francisco to
Sacramento. Being of the modern mobile generation that
has “cut the cord” and lives by the cell phone, Dave
wanted to get “naked DSL.” i.e., DSL (or other b...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1000
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/dsl.htm

Ordering New 7Mbps Verizon DSL Not So Easy - Users
finding that Verizon systems are somewhat confused
,
dslreports
Verizon last week announced that the company has
started offering a 7.1Mbps/768kbps DSL tier in four
hundred communities. According to posts in our Verizon
forum, finding out if you're in one of those
communities is a bit tricky. Verizon isn't actually
releasing a list of what those communities are, and
according to forum posters, customer support reps (and
Verizon's systems) seem to be a little bit confused by
the new tier.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Ordering-New-7Mbps-Verizon-DSL-Not-So-Easy-91009
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/dsl.htm

Regulators OK Google For Wireless Auction, Internet
News
The Web search giant gets the go-ahead in the
upcoming, multibillion-dollar 700MHz spectrum auction.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/217168948/3721721
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

FCC Releases Details of the Upcoming 700Mhz Auction,
CircleID
Document detailing the upcoming 700Mhz auction has
been released by FCC. The FCC has identified the
applicants who are qualified to bid in the 700-MHz
band auction, set to begin Jan. 24. The bidding
itself, for about 1,200 licenses, will be conducted
over the Internet and phone. The approved applicants
include some expected names, such as Google (called
Google Airwaves in the list), AT&T, Cox Wireless,
Qualcomm and Verizon Wireless.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/fcc_releases_details_700mhz_auction/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

NBC Universal Explains Why ISPs Should Filter
Copyrighted Works, Techdirt
The NY Times "debate" between law professor Tim Wu and
NBC Universal General Counsel Rick Cotton that began
Monday now continues. It's actually not much of a
"debate" because each are simply answering the
questions posed by the moderator, Saul Hansell.
However, the latest concerns whether it makes sense to
require third party companies, such as ISPs or
consumer electronics firms to filter or block content
in an effort to protect copyright holders from
unauthorized use of their content. Wu's answer focuses
on a slightly different question: whether it makes
sense for the government to step in and mandate such
solutions, and provides a reasonable answer
questioning why the government should be protecting
one industry's business model at the expense of
others'.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080115/153752.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Net Neutrality Summit to be Held on Jan 26 by
University of San Francisco, CircleID
The University of San Francisco Intellectual Property
Law Bulletin will be hosting "The Toll Roads? The
Legal and Political Debate Over Net Neutrality" to be
held on January 26, 2008, at the Fromm Institute on
the University of San Francisco main campus. The
Symposium will be a gathering where the legal
community will join together with political
scientists, economists, communications experts and
students to engage in a day of presentation and
discussion of the issues surrounding Network
Neutrality
http://www.circleid.com/posts/81142_net_neutrality_university_san_francisco/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

FCC Investigates Net Neutrality Violations, FreePress
Today, the Federal Communications Commission launched
an investigation in response to the petition and
complaint filed by members of the SavetheInternet.com
Coalition calling for an immediate end to the blocking
of legal peer-to-peer file-sharing services by Comcast
and other Internet service providers.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fp_whats_new/~3/216734522/release.php
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

FCC Starts Triple Investigation of Carrier Internet
Practices, PK
The Federal Communications Commission this evening
formally began to examine three controversial
practices of telecommunications carriers.
http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1348
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Petition For Declaratory Ruling Regarding Internet
Management Policies, FCC
The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a
petition[1] filed by Free Press et al. (Petitioners),
seeking a declaratory ruling “that the practice by
broadband service providers of degrading peer-to-peer
traffic violates the FCC’s Internet Policy Statement”
and that such practices do not meet the Commission’s
exception for reasonable network management.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-91A1.doc
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

Petition For Rulemaking To Establish Rules Governing
Network Management Practices By Broadband Network
Operators, FCC
On November 14, 2007, Vuze, Inc. filed a Petition for
Rulemaking requesting that the Commission initiate a
rulemaking proceeding to clarify what constitutes
“‘reasonable network management,’ by broadband network
operators and to establish that such network
management does not permit network operators to block,
degrade or unreasonably discriminate against lawful
Internet applications, content or technologies”[1] as
used in the Commission’s Internet Policy Statement.[
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-92A1.doc
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

F.C.C. Asks Comcast About Internet Filter, NYT
Comcast said it has received letters of inquiry from
the F.C.C. regarding complaints that the company
actively interferes with its subscribers’ Internet
traffic.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Comcast-Data-Discrimination.html?ex=1358139600&en=be383889c808854b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

FCC wants to know: Is degrading P2P traffic
'reasonable'?, CNET
Agency seeks public comment as first step in deciding
how far Internet service providers can go before they
transcend "reasonable network management" and run
afoul of federal policy.
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9850611-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

Global Policy Proposal for Autonomous System Numbers -
Background Report, ICANN
No description
http://www.icann.org/announcements/proposal-asn-report-29nov07.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

Global Policy Proposal for Remaining IPv4 Address
Space - Background Report, ICANN
No description
http://www.icann.org/announcements/proposal-ipv4-report-29nov07.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

FiOS Nets Consumer Reports Top Honors - Charter once
again comes in last place
, dslreports
The February issue of Consumer Reports ranks the top
ten triple play operators, and the results shouldn't
surprise regular site visitors. The study gives
Verizon FiOS top honors as the best triple-play
provider with a score of 250. Charter shows up in last
place with a score of 188. Satellite providers fare
will in the TV rankings, but show up as poor
performers in the broadband rankings.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FiOS-Nets-Consumer-Reports-Top-Honors-90971
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/verizon.htm

EFF Joins Arizona Man's Fight Against RIAA - Unclear
thus far whether RIAA has a case, dslreports
At the end of last month an Arizona lawsuit by RIAA
got the attention of the media. It originally appeared
that the man being sued was accused of copyright
violations solely because he had copied his own
legally-purchased CDs onto his computer. Further
investigation revealed that this information wasn t
entirely correct and that RIAA was pursuing its usual
legal action for copyright violations resulting from
file-sharing. However, the case managed to capture
national attention.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/EFF-Joins-Arizona-Mans-Fight-Against-RIAA-90947
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/p2p.htm

Why Steve Jobs has pulled one over on the entire movie
rental industry, CNET
With iTunes movie rentals now available, Don Reisinger
thinks Steve Jobs pulled a fast one on the online
rental industry. Is he right?
http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13506_1-9850927-17.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Video Podcasts: The Sleeping Giant on AppleTV, NYT
The ability of the AppleTV to play video podcasts
opens a path for free, ad-supported programs from many
sources to get onto televisions.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/video-podcasts-the-sleeping-giant-on-appletv/index.html?ex=1358226000&en=632ccc0e920838b1&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Petition For Declaratory Ruling That Text Messages And
Short Codes Are Title Ii Services Or Are Ti, FCC
On December 11, 2007, Public Knowledge, Free Press,
Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union,
EDUCAUSE, Media Access Project, New America
Foundation, and U.S. PIRG (Petitioners) filed a joint
petition for declaratory ruling (Petition).[1] The
Petitioners ask the Commission to clarify the
regulatory status of text messaging services,
including short-code based services sent from and
received by mobile phones, and declare that these
services are governed by the anti-discrimination
provisions of Title II of the Communications Act.[2] 
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau seeks comment
on the Petition.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-78A1.doc
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/emailpro.htm

Petition Of The Embarq Local Operating Companies For
Forbearance From Enforcement Of Section 69.5(A) Of The
Commission’, FCC
we seek comment on a petition filed January 11, 2008
by the Embarq Local Operating Companies (Embarq)
asking the Commission to forbear pursuant to section
160(c) of the Communications Act (Act), as amended,
from “enforcing the ESP exemption, as adopted by
Commission orders” and from “applying section 69.5(a)
of its rules to IP-originated voice traffic that
terminates on the PSTN.”[1] In addition, Embarq
requests that the Commission “forbear from enforcing
47 U.S.C. section 251(b)(5) of the Act” on “non-local
traffic terminated as voice traffic on the PSTN.”[2]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-94A1.doc
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/fcc.htm

Clinton’s Digital Policy, Freedom to Tinker
Hillary has a platform plank on innovation. Much of it
will be welcome news to the research community: She
wants to up funding for basic research, and increase
the number and size of NSF fellowships for graduate
students in the sciences. Beyond urging more spending
(which is, arguably, all too easy at this point in the
process) she indicates her priorities by urging two
shifts in how science funds are allocated. First,
relative to their current slice of the federal
research funding pie, she wants a disproportionate
amount of the increase in funding to go the physical
sciences and engineering.
http://feeds.freedom-to-tinker.com/~r/freedom-to-tinker/~3/216397975/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/vote/

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