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Our High Speed Internet Service Gets Even Faster, Verizon
With all the talk about Verizon FiOS, we’ve also been revving up the speed of our copper-based High Speed Internet service.  And we’ve been aggressively expanding it across our service territory. Since January of this year, Verizon has offered consumer broadband service with a download connection speed of up to 7 megabits per second, and we’ve been deploying this faster broadband to more and more customers.  That 7 Mbps download High Speed Internet service is now available to more than 3.4 milli
http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog//487/Our-High-Speed-Internet-Service-Gets-Even-Faster.aspx#When:17:03:23
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/dsl.htm

Philly Wi-Fi network gets stay of execution, CNET
Local investors plan to complete and improve the city's wireless network, which was abandoned last week by EarthLink.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9971461-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

HughesNet Offers Faster Speeds - New 2Mbps & 3Mbps tiers (plus 500MB daily caps) announced, dslreports
For those unfortunate enough to be outside the range of anything else, HughesNet unveiled two new satellite tiers today. The company is now offering a 2Mbps/300kbps "Elite" tier for $119.99 a month, and a 3Mbps/300kbps "Elite Plus" tier for $189.99 a month. Both of those prices are only if you pay a $300 up-front installation and equipment charge, otherwise they're $139.99 and $209.99, respectively. The order page fine print reminds you:
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/HughesNet-Offers-Faster-Speeds-95364
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/satellite.htm

Mobile WiMAX Powers Up in Amsterdam, InternetNews
Worldmax launches first mobile WiMAX network in Europe.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/313918502/3753451
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

AT&T and Verizon say FCC Net Neutrality principles work, CNET
Executives from AT&T and Verizon Communications say the FCC needs to show that its Net Neutrality principles can be enforced to keep future Net Neutrality legislation at bay.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9971480-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Bit caps, consolidation, and Clearwire, PK
The news that Comcast, Time Warner, and AT&T are all considering capping use of their networks — so that “overuse” would trigger a charge — has prompted intense discussion of just why these network operators are moving in this direction. One camp suggests that these operators have to do something to manage congestion, and because any protocol-specific discrimination plan raises howls of protest from the Net Neutrality side of the fence adopting bit-usage discrimination schemes is inevitable. It’s the least-bad approach, following this view.
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/313891474/1616
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

CRTC Raises Prospect of Major Net Neutrality Consultation, Michael Geist
One year ago, the telecommunications companies were seeking to downplay the importance of net neutrality.  It would appear that the CRTC is not buying that anymore.  In a speech to the 2008 Canadian Telecom Summit, CRTC Chair Konrad von Finckenstein had the following to say about the issue:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MichaelGeistsBlog/~3/314306025/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Regional Internet Registries Appeal for IPv6 Investment at OECD Conference, CircleID
Ministers from more than 40 countries are discussing the future of Internet economy at OECD meeting in Seol, Korea, 17-18 Jun. Discussions include security, competition, and strengthening the role of the Internet economy in enhancing social and economic development as well as agreement on new ways to improve global co-ordination and co-operation. The Number Resource Organization (NRO) today issued an appeal for investment in IPv6 infrastructure. More...
http://www.circleid.com/posts/86179_rir_appeal_ipv6_investment_oecd/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

Verizon: Offering FiOS In AT&T Turf 'Logical' - 'I wouldn't call this a major attack on AT&T or anything like that...', dslreports
Last week I noted that for the first time ever, Verizon would be competing directly with AT&T by deploying FiOS into a portion of Texas already wired with U-Verse. The Dallas Morning News has more detail. "This is a logical thing for us," Verizon spokesman Eric Rabe says of installing FiOS in 60,000 homes in AT&T territory. "I wouldn't call this a major attack on AT&T or anything like that -- this is just taking advantage of an opportunity to sell to the rest of the town." I'd think Qwest is probably watching this with great interest.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Offering-FiOS-In-ATT-Turf-Logical-95349
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/verizon.htm

Ten signs Jerry Yang made the right move, Globe and Mail
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http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/314045077/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/yahoo.htm

Live webcast of the OECD Ministerial on the Future of the Internet Economy, OECD
Ministers from more than 40 countries and over 2500 participants including global business leaders, technical experts and academics will meet in order to agree on new ways to improve global co-ordination and co-operation at the OECD Ministerial meeting on “Future of the Internet Economy” in Seoul, Korea, from Tuesday 17 to Wednesday 18 June 2008. This event will be webcast live on the Ministerial website at
http://www.oecd.org/department/0,3355,en_2649_34223_1_1_1_1_1,00.html?rssChId=34223#40849183
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/

OECD proposes roadmap for the future of the Internet economy, OECD
The Seoul Declaration came at the close of the OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy, held in Seoul, Korea, on 17-18 June 2008. Participants agreed on the need for governments to work closely with business, civil society and technical experts on policies that promote competition, empower and protect consumers, and expand Internet access and use worldwide.
http://www.oecd.org/topic/0,3373,en_2649_37441_1_1_1_1_37441,00.html?rssChId=37441#40862210
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/

Memorandum on the Future of the Internet in a Global Economy, ARIN
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http://www.arin.net/announcements/20080617.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/

Biting the Hand that Feeds (Traffic to) Them, EFF
Last week, the Associated Press sent the Drudge Retort seven DMCA takedown notices, demanding that the site remove excerpts of AP articles ranging from 33 to 79 words that were linked through to authorized copies of the AP stories.
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/06/biting-hand-feeds-traffic-them
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/link.htm

Mark Cuban: Hulu revenues will surpass YouTube's in 2009, CNET
Hulu is making more money per user and video than YouTube, according to media mogul and YouTube critic.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9970961-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

Woman Pleads Not Guilty in Internet Suicide, NYT
The Missouri woman accused of posing as a teenage boy on the Internet and harassing a 13-year-old girl who later committed suicide pleaded not guilty in a federal court.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/us/17plea.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/crime.htm

FTC Halts Cross Border Domain Name Con Artists, CircleID
A U.S. District Court Judge has ordered a halt to the illegal practices of Canadian operators who deceptively posed as domain name registrars and sent bogus bills to thousands of U.S. small businesses and nonprofit organizations for their annual "WEBSITE ADDRESS LISTING."
http://www.circleid.com/posts/ftc_halts_domain_name_con_artists/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/fraud.htm

Philadelphia revives Wi-Fi project, Globe and Mail
Project failed when installer EarthLink quit amid complaints about signal weakness
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/314123292/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/state/pa.htm

We’re not dead yet: local investors save Philadelphia Wi-Fi network?, muni
Nothing is official yet but Philly news sources are reporting that a group of local investors will be taking over EarthLink’s municipal wireless network in Philadelphia. EarthLink wanted to shut down the network after failing to find a buyer. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the investors will offer free Wi-Fi service supported by advertising and charge local institutions (universities, hospitals) for secure citywide Wi-Fi access at a price. Philadelphia’s mayor is expected to make an official announcement today.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/313643254/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/pa.htm

VoIP Trends Report, IP Convergence
Back in November of 2006 I posted on this blog some statistics about the our (Global Crossing’s) VoIP interconnections.  We conduct interoperability testing for all the VoIP Interconnections that we establish today.  This is similar to a "turn-up" procedure to ensure that our "voip stuff" talks nicely with our customer's "voip stuff".  I like to think of this process as a value-add.  We have a large and growing “SIP Trunking” suite of products.  As a guy that is interested in technology in general, and also interested in trends I, once again, mined data points from interconnection testing.
http://blogs.globalcrossing.com/voip_trends
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

VoIP providers to get full 911 access with bill's passage, Ars Technica
VoIP and 911 services haven't quite meshed in recent years. VoIP providers first had to work hard to bring 911 access to their services after gaining popularity, and now the Senate passed a bill that will require the telcos to stop blocking VoIP providers from their 911 networks.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080618-voip-providers-to-get-full-911-access-with-bills-passage.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/911.htm

Speeches: McCain and Obama, TV and the Internet, Peerflow
John McCain's speech in Kenner 3 June 2008 got truncated by the news media when they switched to Obama's speech that same night. The versions on YouTube reflect that problem, since they were made from TV. They also suffer from TV network labeling and chyrons chatting about the opposition.
http://riskman.typepad.com/peerflow/2008/06/speeches-mccain-and-obama-tv-and-the-internet.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/vote/2008.htm

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