[Cybertel-Ann] 7.2.8 :: Obama Supports Faith Based FISA :: See, I WAS Right about Y2K! :: One Attorney Came in the Name of Royalties :: If the AF has AFCYBER, Does that mean the best Hackers are inthe Navy? ::

Wed Jul 2 08:41:05 PDT 2008

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Did I ask too much
More than a lot
You gave me nothing
Now it's all I got
- U2

Development of Nationwide Broadband Data to Evaluate Reasonable and Timely Deployment of Advanced Services to All, Fed Reg
In the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on modifications to the FCC Form 477 data collection to collect additional data on broadband service subscriptions. These changes will greatly improve the ability of the Commission to understand the extent of broadband deployment, and
http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-02-E8-14875
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/706.htm

DSL Fifteen Times Pricier Than Fiber - When looking at cost per megabit, per month -- across global markets…, dslreports
The latest data from broadband stat farm Point Topic suggests that for the first time ever, new fiber connections outpaced new cable broadband connection additions on a global scale during the first quarter of 2008. Given Verizon is the only major U.S. carrier embracing fiber to the home, most of fiber's popularity is coming out of China, Japan and South Korea. According to the press release, fiber's cost-per-megabit in those countries is the driving factor:
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/DSL-Fifteen-Times-Pricier-Than-Fiber-95732
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/dsl.htm

Lawmakers Ask FCC to Nix Free Internet Plan, Internet News
Two senior Republicans warn that proposed conditions for a new spectrum auction will drive away bidders.
http://www.internetnews.com/mobility/article.php/3756581
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/waws.htm

GAO-08-929R, Federal Communications Commission: Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Establishes Post-Reconfiguration 800 MHz Band Plan for the U.S.-Canada Border Regions, June 27, 2008, GAO
GAO reviewed the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) new rule on the establishment of the post-reconfiguration 800 MHz band plan for the U.S.-Canada border regions. GAO found that (1) the final rule establishes reconfigured 800 MHz band plans in the United States-Canada border regions in order to accomplish the Commission's goals for band reconfiguration; and (2) the Commission complied with the applicable requirements.
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/majrule/d08929r.htm?source=ra
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm

NebuAD Responds To ISP Backlash - After a number of potential clients suddenly back away...., dslreports
Behavioral advertising firm NebuAD has watched several ISP relationships (Charter, CenturyTel and Embarq) evaporate in a flash over the past few weeks after lawmakers and consumer advocates began to wonder whether NebuAD's broadband user browsing-tracking business model violates consumer privacy and wiretap laws. Despite the fairly damning recent report that suggests NebuAD uses a number of controversial techniques (browser hijacks, cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, man in the middle attacks), CEO Bob Dykes tells the Washington Post that the problem isn't NebuAD, it's an "education" issue:
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/NebuAD-Responds-To-ISP-Backlash-95718
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Net Neutrality Update: Al Franken and Wifi on Steroids, Open Left
I just got an email from Andy Barr at the Franken campaign.  Franken is strongly for net neutrality, having talked about it on his radio show, and he's putting up a position on his website to that effect.
http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6718
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Musicians Sing for Net Neutrality, Save the Internet
The fight for Network Neutrality is center stage this summer, literally. Nearly 1,000 bands have joined the Rock the Net campaign, bringing musicians together to work for an open Internet and spread the word at concerts across the nation.
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2008/07/01/musicians-sing-for-net-neutrality/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Bono Agrees With Manager: ISPs Are To Blame For The Downfall Of Music, Techdirt
About a month ago, we wrote about how Paul McGuinness, the manager of U2, was repeating an earlier rant blaming pretty much everyone but the recording industry for the recording industry's troubles. Basically, the rant could be summed up:
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080701/0241361562.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/copyright/p2p.htm

Air Force works to defend cyberspace, too, AFCC
In 2003, the White House published "The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace," a document that presents cyberspace security as a subset of Homeland Security and outlines a wide range of initiatives to "protect against the debilitating disruption of the operation of information systems for critical infrastructures and, thereby, help to protect the people, economy, and national security of the United States."
http://www.afcyber.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123104768
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/cyberwar.htm

Amnesty Foes 2.0: SenatorObama-PleaseVoteAgainstFISA, Peerflow
I've been waiting for this to hit the bigtime, and it has, it's been slashdotted:
http://riskman.typepad.com/peerflow/2008/07/amnesty-foes-20-senatorobama-pleasevoteagainstfisa.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/fisa.htm

Citibank ATM breach reveals PIN security problems, Globe and Mail
Hackers have found success skimming millions by attacking back-end computers responsible for approving the cash withdrawals
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/324904239/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/idtheft.com

FTC Will Study Experiences of Identity Theft Victims, FTC
The Federal Trade Commission plans to study the experiences of identity theft victims by conducting a survey of consumers who contacted the FTC after they were victimized.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/07/fcra.shtm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/idtheft.com

This Right Can’t Help the Wrong, CDT
On Monday, Missouri Governor Matt Blunt put his signature on a new law that targets stalking and harassment on the Internet, pulling the state’s harassment law into the 21st Century by including telephone and electronic communications in a statute traditionally reserved for in-person activities.
http://blog.cdt.org/2008/07/01/this-right-can%e2%80%99t-help-the-wrong/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/stalking.htm

Is this the end for Y2k?, CW
Systems support pilot fish starts getting reports that a special Y2k tool has stopped working -- in early 2008.
http://feeds.computerworld.com/~r/Computerworld/News/~3/324869989/sharktank.do
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/year2000.htm

McAfee reports on spam in the real world, CNET
For 30 days, volunteers worldwide surfed the Net using pristine laptops and a brand-new domain--and scooped up 100,000 pieces of spam in the process.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9981926-57.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/

Obama Voters Protest His Switch on Telecom Immunity, NYT
Thousands of Barack Obama’s backers are using the online organizing tools his campaign created to protest his recent support for expanding government surveillance powers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/02/us/politics/02fisa.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/vote/2008.htm

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