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Verizon offering speedy DSL to more customers, CNET
Verizon has expanded its 7 Mbps DSL service to more than 3 million customers in parts of 20 states, proving it hasn't forgotten about DSL.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9967418-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/dsl.htm

MetroFi Shuttering Citywide Wi-Fi Networks - Still looking for buyers ahead of June 20 D-day...., dslreports
MetroFi found that ad-driven free citywide Wi-Fi wasn't profitable, so they're shuttering deployed networks. The company has told the majority of the nine towns and cities they service (including California and Illinois) that they're shutting down the networks on June 20. From the California report, it appears that MetroFi's selling the networks for about $150 per node, if anybody's interested. "The angel lady will be happy," jokes article submittor Jon, in reference to one Illinois woman who is both an angel guidance consultant and warrior against the unproven health hazards of Wi-Fi. Portland's network is also on the market if you're interested in acquiring an unprofitable business.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/MetroFi-Shuttering-Citywide-WiFi-Networks-95194
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

Glenn Strachan on America’s wrong view of municipal Wi-Fi, Muni
Glenn Strachan has written an article about what he thinks is wrong with the US view of municipal Wi-Fi. While the title of his piece seems to focus on wireless, the article itself deals with America’s failings in broadband:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/309812625/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

Lack of fiber backhaul delays Sprint’s WiMAX launch, Muni
If only US cities and regions had deployed fiber optic networks that were open to all providers, Sprint’s WiMAX deployment wouldn’t be in the pickle it’s in today. Fierce Broadband Wireless says: “Sprint, which was supposed to launch its Xohm network in April, is having difficulty finding high-capacity transport links to connect cell sites as typical T-1 lines that feed today’s mobile networks are inefficient for high-speed wireless broadband data. The problem is that the majority of Sprint’s sites today are T-1 lines, and there just isn’t a lot of fiber and microwave options available across the country. The link between the local area network and local fiber ring is still challenged by older technology and poor coverage, offering limited access to high-capacity connections.”
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/310516673/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

U.S. eyes updating 1998 Web porn law, Globe and Mail
Free speech groups say Child Online Protection Act does not cover chat rooms, You Tube, other interactive sites that have emerged in past decade.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/309676363/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/copa.htm

ISPs: We're limiting our own Usenet groups, not blocking others, CNET
New York state attorney general said he successfully pressured ISPs to limit the Usenet newsgroups they would offer. That doesn't mean they're blocking access to third-party services.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-9967004-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/cppa.htm

Meet the newest Internet Governance Body, Isen
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children will now determine what we can and can't access on the Internet, thanks to Verizon, Sprint, Time Warner Cable and New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo. [link to New York Times article]
http://isen.com/blog/2008/06/meet-newest-internet-governance-body.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/firsta.htm

Rural Carriers File “Skype-Lite,” or “Wireless Carterfone, it's not just for de…, Tales from the Sausage Factory
Today, the FCC will most likely dismiss the the Skype Petition. I've already written why I think this is a phenomenally bad idea and, while I continue to respect Kevin Martin and understand why he is doing this, he is totally wrong here. Once ag...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1200
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/cpe.htm

Boy, Those Corn Farmers Sure Are Interested In Internet Politics, Techdirt
You may recall last summer, an NBC Universal exec tried to convince Congress that corn farmers were very, very concerned about movie piracy, coming up with an obviously laughable theory that more piracy would hurt corn farmers by having fewer people buy popcorn in the theaters (forgetting, of course, that people eat popcorn at home too -- and that popcorn isn't exactly a significant portion of corn farmer revenue these days). Anyway, it appears those "corn farmers" sure are busy when it comes
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080611/1735371380.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Copps Introduces Plan for Internet Freedom, Save the Internet
As hard as it may be for some to believe, last Saturday night an FCC commissioner was transformed into an Internet superstar.
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2008/06/12/copps-introduces-plan-for-internet-freedom/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Cable Corn Farmer Sock Puppets Attack Google - Weirdest headline of the year award...., dslreports
Both cable and phone companies hire outside lobbying firms to make up completely bogus consumer groups to support their political positions. But they also frequently donate cash to minority, disability and other advocacy organizations in exchange for vocal political support for policies that, more often than not, aren't in constituents' best interest. The combined tactics make it appear to lawmakers and an uncritical press as if anti-consumer positions have broad consumer support.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Cable-Corn-Farmer-Sock-Puppets-Attack-Google-95199
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

AT&T may charge heavy Net users extra, Globe and Mail
A form of usage-based pricing for those customers who have abnormally high usage patterns is inevitable, company says
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/310730066/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

No, The Internet Doesn't End In 2012, dslreports
I've had roughly a dozen people submit this report (slow to load) that claims Canadian phone companies Telus and Bell Canada are planning to start charging customers extra to access certain websites by 2012. Given Telus's previous history of blocking their customers from accessing websites Telus didn't agree with, and the fact their wireless service already essentially does this, it almost sounds plausible. However, despite making the front page of both digg (11,000 diggs at last count) and Reddit, I've seen nothing to substantiate any of the claims made by the report. In the report's own words:
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/No-The-Internet-Doesnt-End-In-2012-95227
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

ARIN's Annual Report 2007 Now Available, ARIN
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http://www.arin.net/announcements/20080611.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ip.htm

A Step Towards IPv6, CISCO
A step forward has been taken in the transition to the larger internet address space, IPv6, this week with news that computers can now find each other without having to use the old IPv4 addressing system at all.
http://blogs.cisco.com/gov/comments/a_step_towards_ipv6/#When:12:43:13Z
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

Will a Global TAR make DNSSEC stick?, IGP
Two US Government contractors and the National Institute of Science and Technology have released a white paper, "Statement of Needed Internet Capability," detailing possible alternatives and considerations for a Trust Anchor Repository (TAR) to support DNSSEC deployment. Importantly, the document highlights policy choices, and raises interesting questions about a Global TAR as a solution for helping secure the DNS and the role of national security interests.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IGPBlog/~3/310659213/3739812.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/security.htm

Verizon offers details of Usenet deletion: alt.* groups, others gone, CNET
N.Y. state attorney general says he found child porn on 88 Usenet newsgroups. As a result, Verizon is deleting tens of thousands of them.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-9967119-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/verizon.htm

Iran - Nine women, including five journalists, arrested in latest attempt to intimidate cyber-feminists - 13.06.2008, rsf
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http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=27472
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/me.htm

Rodeo cowboys lassoed for DMCA misuse over cruelty videos, Ars Technica
After an animal rights group started posting YouTube videos of alleged animal mistreatment at rodeo events, the organization running those rodeos had them pulled by filing a DMCA claim. The rights group has since had them reinstated, and is now being joined by the EFF in seeking a permanent injunction.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080612-rodeo-cowboys-lassoed-for-dmca-misuse-over-cruelty-videos.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/dmca.htm

Judge Shoots Down Universal's Bogus Infringement Allegations, EFF
A federal judge has shot down bogus copyright infringement allegations from Universal Music Group (UMG), affirming an eBay seller's right to resell promotional CDs that he buys from secondhand stores.
http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/06/11
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/dmca.htm

Yes, DMCA Safe Harbors Apply To Websites, Techdirt
Every once in a while, when discussing the DMCA's "safe harbors" someone shows up in the comments to insist that the safe harbors were never intended to apply to websites, but merely to ISPs. Tim Lee does a nice bit of work absolutely destroying that assertion, by pointing out how it doesn't make sense given the language of the law which clearly is designed to apply to websites as well as network providers (otherwise, as he notes, why would they ever suggest content would have to be "removed" rather than just "blocked").
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080603/0131121297.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/dmca.htm

RIAA doubles settlement cost for students fighting subpoenas, Ars Technica
Ars has the details on an RIAA strategy to double the cost of settling copyright infringement suits for students who try to quash the group's subpoenas in court. In a nutshell: settle early, pay $3,000; try to quash the subpoena and the settlement cost rises to $8,000.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080611-riaa-doubles-settlement-cost-for-students-fighting-subpoenas.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/p2p.htm

PBS to join the Hulu parade, Lost Remote
Right on the heels of the Viacom deal - Hulu is also adding PBS shows. The PBS programs, including Nova, Wired Science and others will have a 30-second pre-roll (gasp… a commercial before a PBS show?!). PBS and Hulu will split the spoils.
http://www.lostremote.com/2008/06/11/pbs-to-join-the-hulu-parade/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Are High School Newspapers Obsolete?, Techdirt
When I was in high school years ago, I was both an editor for the school newspaper and a co-founder/editor of an "underground" newspaper that a group of friends put together to compete with the official school newspaper (it probably won't surprise folks to find out my first article for the underground paper was an examination of why an underground newspaper is perfectly legal and can't be prevented by a school administration). Both experiences were quite useful (and fun), but with so much talk these days of the challenges facing the normal newspaper industry, is it worth it for high schools to still publish newspapers? After all, these days, students who want to report on what's going on in a school no longer need the "sanctioned" press, thanks to the internet.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080611/0139151374.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Google Says It Will Support Creation of U.S. Internet Privacy Law, CircleID
In a letter, copy of which was obtained by Reuters yesterday, Google Inc. has told a senior U.S. Republican lawmaker concerned about privacy that the Internet search and advertising company supports a federal privacy law
http://www.circleid.com/posts/google_us_internet_privacy_law/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/

Commerce Committee to Explore Privacy Implications of Online Advertising, Senate
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http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=45cd4380-572f-470d-b0c9-9269851c8859
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/spy.htm

FTC Testifies on Spyware, FTC
The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that "legislation authorizing the Commission to seek civil penalties in spyware cases could add a potent remedy to those otherwise available to the Commission."
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/06/spyware.shtm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/spy.htm

Child Safety on the Internet, CISCO
A substantial report called ‘Safer Children in a Digital World’ was published today by the Byron Review which set up by the British Government last autumn. The report looks at child safety in respect of video games and their use of the internet.
http://blogs.cisco.com/gov/comments/child_safety_on_the_internet/#When:14:25:11Z
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/crime.htm

Statement of the Honorable Frank R. Wolf (R-10th) on House Resolution 1263, Privileged Resolution on Cyber Attacks against House Computer Systems, references the CIP Program, CIP
The CIP Program at George Mason and James Madison  Universities was cited in a press release issued by Congressman Frank Wolf (R-10th) in which he announced his intention to introduce a privileged resolution on the House floor calling for increased protection of congressional computer and information systems.
http://cipp.gmu.edu/news/story.php?id=175
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/cyberwar.htm

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