[Cybertel-Ann] 6.11 :: 1.2M Jobs :: Craigslist Advances :: Everybody Chines in on BB Plan :: Where's My Winnings?? :: Struck Out in France ::

Thu Jun 11 08:27:41 PDT 2009

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Public Interest Groups Urge Quick FCC Action on Special Access, PK
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should act quickly to regulate the market for telecommunications services used by big businesses, competitive carriers and Internet Service Providers, three public interest groups told the Commission.
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/Z8WEgpG9GK0/2353
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

Study: Internet economy has created 1.2M jobs, CW
As the automobile industry sheds jobs, it comes as good news that over the last decade or so the Internet has created 1.2 million jobs, many paying higher salaries than average, a new study finds.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134231&source=rss_news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

Broadband Mapping, Connectivity, the Five Freedoms, and Prosperity, Cook's Collaborative Edge
A Conversation With Sara Wedeman About the  Route from ‘Here’ to ‘There’
http://gordoncook.net/wp/?p=307
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

Annual Global IP Traffic Will Exceed Two-Third of a Zettabyte in 4 Years, CircleID
Annual global IP traffic will pass two-thirds of a zettabyte in four years according the Cisco's Visual Networking Index report. The economic downturn has only slightly tempered traffic growth and the global IP traffic is expected to quintuple from 2008 to 2013. Cisco predicts IP traffic to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40%.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/global_ip_traffic_exceed_two_third_zettabyte_4_years/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/backbone.htm

The FCC Gets Bombarded With Broadband Opinions - Everybody, at once, chimes in on new broadband plan..., dslreports
Uncle Sam this week opened the door to public comment on the government's new national broadband policy, and has quickly piled up more than three hundred of them from all manner of corporations, consumer advocates, corporate policy front organizations, random ninnies, and consumers. As you might expect, the responses range from a desire to see the United States government deploy a massive wholesale fiber
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/The-FCC-Gets-Bombarded-With-Broadband-Opinions-102861
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

Mobile Internet Users to Reach 134 Million by 2013, CircleID
The total number of mobile internet users are expected to reach 134 million by 2013 as a result of increasing rise in smartphone popularity according to the research firm, eMerketer. Additionally Piper Jaffray, one of few organizations to project the extent of the growth, estimates that
http://www.circleid.com/posts/mobile_internet_users_to_reach_134_million_by_2013/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/broadband.htm

Verizon Mandates IPv6 Support for Next-Gen Cell Phones, CircleID
Cell phone carriers have seen a huge growth in wireless data usage. The iPhone is selling like hotcakes, and its users generate large amounts of traffic. Not surprisingly, as cellular providers deploy faster network technologies, users generate even more data.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090609_verizon_mandates_ipv6_support_for_next_gen_cell_phones/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

Web’s Poker Winners Face Delays in Collecting, NYT
About 27,000 players using offshore poker sites will not receive $33 million in winnings until problems with companies that process payments are solved.
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=19d3964247ca1d43c1c864a38a843b86
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/gambling.htm

Feds Show Their Cards On Online Poker: Freeze Funds, Techdirt
For years, the federal government has insisted that online poker in the US is illegal, and reinforced it by tacking on punishment for payment processors who process gambling payments onto a totally unrelated bill about harbor safety. Poker players, on the other hand, have insisted for years that there are no laws against online poker -- in part because the laws are all against games of chance, whereas poker is a game of skill.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090609/1816315181.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/gambling.htm

Feds Freeze Accounts Holding Online Poker Winnings, Ecommerce Times
It looks as though the Southern District of New York has opened a new front in the war on Internet gambling. Federal prosecutors have asked Citibank, Wells Fargo and two smaller banks to freeze funds in accounts belonging to two companies that process payouts on behalf of four offshore poker sites, according to the
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/67299.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/gambling.htm

Enhancing Citizen Participation in Decision-Making, OSTP
Transparency, a concept we have discussed a lot in the Open Government Initiative, is a means to an end.  One of the important roles that transparency plays is to facilitate public participation in government decision-making.  As President Obama has said: “Our commitment to openness means more than simply informing the American people about how decisions are made. It means recognizing that government does not have all the answers and that public officials need to draw on what citizens know. ”
http://blog.ostp.gov/2009/06/10/enhancing-citizen-participation-in-decision-making/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/egov/

Sprint, Level 3 Consider Joint Venture - To help carriers battle AT&T, Verizon..., dslreports
According to Marketwatch, Sprint and Level3 are considering a joint venture that could combine the company's long distance businesses. Level3 posted a net loss of $290 million on revenue of $4.3 billion last quarter, and continues to struggle with $6 billion in debt. Sprint continues
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Sprint-Level-3-Consider-Joint-Venture-102880
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/sprint.htm

China Faces Criticism Over Computer Filtering Plan, NYT
Manufacturers and ordinary computer users cite concerns about censorship, damage to PCs and state spying.
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cb123ebcc6eef822d70dfc881df6c4e1
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/china.htm

French court savages "three-strikes" law, tosses it out, Ars Technica
The French Constitutional Council has ripped into the new Création et Internet law which would disconnect repeat online copyright infringers, calling the basic premise unconstitutional. "Innocent until proven guilty" remains a central principle of French law, and it cannot be bypassed simply by
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/french-court-savages-3-strikes-law-tosses-it-out.ars
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/europe.htm

France Declares Three Strikes Unconstitutional, EFF
Before legislation becomes law in France, it must pass the muster of the Conseil Constitutionnel: a group of jurists who determine whether each new law is consistent with the principles and rules of France's constitution.
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/06/three-strikes-dead-in-france
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/europe.htm

Public Knowledge Pleased With French Decision To Strike Out ‘3 Strikes’, PK
“The decision of France’s Constitutional Court striking down the country’s law allowing Internet users to be disconnected on the accusation of a copyright violation is a clear and persuasive signal to media moguls around the world that this type of policy is unacceptable. Coming after New Zealand declined to adopt their version of “three strikes,” the message is unmistakeable.
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/o9-US6alJNs/2354
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm

Craigslist on a Tear as Newspaper Classifieds Wither, Ecommerce Times
Craigslist, one of the Internet's top sites for classified ads, is thriving while newspapers and other marketing-driven media are reeling from huge revenue losses, according to a report released Wednesday. Launched as an e-mail list in 1995, Craigslist's revenue is on pace to rise 23 percent this year to reach $100 million for the
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/67296.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

Craigslist thrives while newspaper classifieds fade, Globe and Mail
Listings site to see revenue bump of 23% to $100-million, study finds
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/VZuGhMTjZvQ/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

Apparently If You Work For The AP, You're Not Allowed To Criticize Newspaper Management, Techdirt
Want yet another example of the Associated Press' out-of-date approach to things (as if there weren't enough already)? The organization apparently officially reprimanded a reporter, Richard Richtmyer, who made an offhand comment on his Facebook page, mildly criticizing the management of McClatchy, a large newspaper chain (and, of course, an AP member). On the whole, the comment (about trouble at McClatchy)
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090609/1837405183.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

Online Classifieds, Pew Internet
The number of online adults who use classified ads websites, such as Craigslist, more than doubled from 2005 to 2009.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/7--Online-Classifieds.aspx
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

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