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[Robert Cannon]

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"I’m a guy who doesn’t see anything good having come from the Internet. Period." - Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton (5/14/09)

New bill wants fiber conduit built into every road project, Ars Technica
Getting fiber to rural communities can be cost-prohibitive, but Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) has a plan: force the federal government to build fiber conduit into the sides of all new road projects, making it dirt cheap to string new fiber all interstates when necessary.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/new-bill-wants-fiber-conduit-built-into-every-road-project.ars
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/fiber.htm

HughesNet Sued For Poor Service - After our users have complained for years..., dslreports
When you've got a captive audience (like say, rural broadband customers with no other options), you can get away with a hell of a lot. Just ask Hughesnet, a satellite broadband company that's managed to stay in business despite offering consistently sub-par service to customers for much of the last few years. Not only does HughesNet service
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/HughesNet-Sued-For-Poor-Service-102542
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/satellite.htm

Pushed Into a Corner, Craigslist Bites Back, CDT
South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster learned an important lesson today: You don’t push Craigslist into a corner and then poke it with a sharp stick because Craigslist will bite back.
http://blog.cdt.org/2009/05/20/pushed-into-a-corner-craigslist-bites-back/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/firsta.htm

FTC Looks To Regulate Blogger Credibility, Techdirt
The Federal Trade Commission is mulling over guidelines that would require bloggers to disclose when they're writing about products they've been given, sponsor's products, or are getting paid to write about a particular product. The FTC says the new rules are necessary because people are increasingly turning to blogs for product
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090519/1030204931.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/firsta.htm

Reply Comments in FCC's "Child Safe Viewing Act" Notice of Inquiry, PFF
As I mentioned in a post last month, dozens of comments were filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as part of the agency's "Child Safe Viewing Act" Notice of Inquiry. Again, this proceeding was required under the "Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007," which Congress passed last year and President Bush signed last
http://blog.pff.org/archives/2009/05/reply_comments_in_fccs_child_safe_viewing_act_noti.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/reports.htm

CL Sues SC AG For Declaratory Relief, Craigslist
craigslist has filed suit against SC AG Henry McMaster in federal court in South Carolina, seeking declaratory relief and a restraining order with respect to criminal charges he has repeatedly threatened against craigslist and its executives
http://blog.craigslist.org/2009/05/cl-sues-sc-ag-for-declaratory-relief/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/samaritan.htm

SC AG Federal Court Filings, Craigslist
The COMPLAINT FOR IMMEDIATE INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER RELIEF filed last night in South Carolina federal court is available for review, here is an excerpt:
http://blog.craigslist.org/2009/05/sc-ag-federal-court-filings/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/samaritan.htm

A Closer Look at China's Call for an End to the Internet Governance Forum, CircleID
China as a nation with a population of 1.3 billion people, represents over a fifth of the whole world and for this reason, if not for any other, we need to sit up and listen to anything that China says, though a lot of what China says may be disagreeable.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090520_closer_look_china_call_to_end_internet_governance_forum/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/icann.htm

Cuba - Anyone can browse the Internet... unless they are Cuban -, RSF
On the anniversary of the Republic of Cuba's creation on 20 May 1902, Reporters Without Borders calls for continued diplomatic efforts that could help improve access to news and information on the island. But Cubans are still denied the Internet access enjoyed by foreign visitors and 24 journalists are still in prison.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=31386
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/

Extra! Extra! FTC Announces Workshop: 'Can News Media Survive the Internet Age? Competition, Consumer Protection, and First Amendment Perspectives', FTC
The Federal Trade Commission today announced it will hold a series of workshops titled "Can News Media Survive the Internet Age? Competition, Consumer Protection, and First Amendment Perspectives." The first workshop will be held on September 15, 2009.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/05/newspapers.shtm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

How Does FCC Compare with Other Agencies?, Spectrum Talk
Thus out of a total of 278 agencies and subcomponents that were rated, only 25 had a lower score than FCC.
http://spectrumtalk.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-does-fcc-compare-with-other.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/fcc.htm

Chopra, Strickling Ease Through Senate Hearing, Internet News
Senate panel weighs in on the nominations for federal CTO and the head of a key Commerce Department tech agency.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/5m-Jkt53MIA/3821171
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/ftc.htm

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