[Cybertel-Ann] 10.14 :: FCC Dives :: Public Missing :: Kick Him Off the Net :: Upset Fans :: Last Refuge of Scoundrels ::

Tue Oct 13 09:11:11 PDT 2009

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FCC Dives Deep on Broadband Economics, Nextgenweb
The FCC took its deepest dive yet into the economics of broadband today. An all-star line-up of prominent university and government economists and competition experts took the field today. Here are a few key takeaways:
http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/fcc-dives-deep-on-broadband-economics
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

The Second and Middle Mile Challenge, FCC
Many of you may be familiar with the telecom term the “last mile”—the connection between your home (or wireless device) and your broadband service provider.  Somewhat less familiar, however, are the terms “second mile” and “middle mile,” the connections between your broadband service provider and the Internet.  A Public Notice (PN) tha
http://blog.broadband.gov/?p=563
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

Public Missing from FCC Broadband Workshops, Free Press
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski and Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker will attend a hearing Thursday morning in San Diego to help shape the agency’s national broadband plan. The public event, which is focused on “the transformational change that is resulting from the
http://www.freepress.net/node/73336
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

Pro-telecom group misses out on first broadband stimulus $$$, Ars Technica
Broadband stimulus money watchers and recovery plan tea leaf readers are cheering news of the first winners of the Department of Commerce's grants program for broadband mapping projects. They're pleased that the
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/10/pro-telecom-group-misses-out-on-first-broadband-stimulus.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

FCC to investigate "gating" role of middle-mile access lines, Ars Technica
A boatload of smaller telcos and bigger broadband users are cheering yet another probe launched by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday—this one on the impact of "special access" rates on
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/10/fcc-to-investigate-gating-role-of-middle-mile-access.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

Connected Nation Misses Out On Early Mapping Money - A sign of things to come, or just early coincidence?, dslreports
The first round of NTIA grants doled out to states to map U.S. broadband were notable more for who wasn't chosen than who was. Most consumer advocates have been talking about the fact that telco-tied Connected Nation wasn't among the first round of grant recipients. The group has been under fire for several years for being an ingenious
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Connected-Nation-Misses-Out-On-Early-Mapping-Money-104940
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/stimulus.htm

FCC Chair Takes Open Internet Message to CTIA, Internet News
Genachowski unveils mobile broadband agenda to safeguard open Internet, advance spectrum policies.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/r4zUrfYPkeU/3842776
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Top 25 Parent Companies/Divisions at Home and Work, August 2009, Clickz
The sites consumers are visiting on the Web, and average length of visits.
http://feeds.clickz.com/~r/clickzstats/~3/iqklJd3XGHQ/3635178
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/

Nicolas Sarkozy Caught Mass 'Pirating' DVDs; Time To Kick Him Off The Internet, Techdirt
Why is it always the adamant defenders of silly policies like kicking people off the internet for copyright infringement who are later found to be mass infringers themselves? French President Nicolas Sarkozy, of course, was the first major politician to support the concept of kicking people off the internet for copyright infringement (more commonly
http://techdirt.com/articles/20091008/2344176470.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm

Washington Redskins Won't Let Washington Post Blogger Show Photos Of Upset Fans; WaPo Caves, Techdirt
We've already discussed how ridiculous it is that any mainstream publication agrees to the NFL's policies that effectively set rules for how they can report on sporting events. How can a publication claim to have journalistic integrity after agreeing to specific rules on what they will and won't report on concerning a news event? On top of
http://techdirt.com/articles/20091009/0110566471.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm

F.T.C. Proposes Problematic Regulation of Online Free Speech, EFF
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has published vague new advertising rules that require online writers to disclose whether they've been compensated for product endorsements. The rules are full of ambiguities and double-standards, many of which are summed up on this article in The Atlantic Wire.
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/10/ftc-regulation
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

FTC Publishes Final Guides Governing Endorsements, Testimonials, FTC
Changes Affect Testimonial Advertisements, Bloggers, Celebrity Endorsements
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/endortest.shtm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/

A Fuller Explanation of Why the FTC Endorsement/Testimonial Guidelines Violate 47 USC 230, Tech Marketing Law
Last week’s release of the FTC's new Endorsement and Testimonial Guidelines has generated a significant amount of...
http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2009/10/a_fuller_defens.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

Facebook Market Share Soars Nearly 200%, Internet News
Twitter is trending north, too, according to latest Hitwise data.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/QIfGIXm-3Ok/3843326
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/socialnetworks.htm

Cyber Terrorism Demands New Tactics: Study, Internet News
RAND Corporation says fighting online threats to national security requires nontraditional tactics, immediate attention.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/OCU0blO0a2g/3843136
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

Lawmakers Cave to FBI in Patriot Act Debate, Wired
Senate lawmakers are caving to FBI concerns that proposals to add privacy protections into the Patriot Act could harm national security. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said "threats against American safety are real and continuing." Just last week, the powerful senator proposed limiting the FBI's
http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/politics/~3/EJt6YGSvMoc/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/patriot.htm

PATRIOT Act: Last Refuge of Scoundrels, Center for Internet and Society
“Patriotism,” as Samuel Johnson famously said, “is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” In that sense, perhaps the USA PATRIOT Act is appropriately named after all.
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/6299
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/patriot.htm

The Ghost of Patriot Past, CDT
It seems like the debate over health care reform has sucked all the oxygen out of the public dialog, as if nothing else were happening here in Washington. Think again. Perhaps one of the most significant “behind the scenes” actions happened late last week when the Obama Administration failed to support significant changes to the Patriot Act that
http://blog.cdt.org/2009/10/12/the-ghost-of-patriot-past/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/patriot.htm

Obama Sides with Republicans; PATRIOT Act Renewal Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee Minus Critical Civil Liberties Reforms, EFF
Well, it looks like most of the Senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee weren't swayed by this morning's New York Times editorial, which cited this morning's Committee meeting to consider USA PATRIOT Act renewal as a "critical chance to add missing civil liberties and privacy protections, address known abuses and trim excesses that
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/10/obama-sides-republicans-patriot-act-renewal-bill-p
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/patriot.htm

F.B.I. Arrests Dozens for ‘Phishing’ ID Theft Scheme, NYT
The F.B.I. is arresting dozens of people in the U.S. and overseas to crack an identity theft ring that victimized thousands of people.
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=9cd3468b5f5cd65f9fe0e7e8845aed99
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/phish.htm

Operation "Phish Phry" Nets 100 Cybercriminals in Global Ring, Ask Mariam
A two-year FBI investigation into phishing, or cybercrime efforts to gain access to bank accounts via fraudulent emails, has resulted in a sting operation against 100 people in the US and Egypt. The phishing scam stole approximately $1.5 million from at least 5,000 customers of at least two U.S. banks (Bank of America and Wells
http://community.norton.com/t5/Ask-Marian/Operation-quot-Phish-Phry-quot-Nets-100-Cybercriminals-in-Global/ba-p/158894
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/phish.htm

Comcast to Put Botnet Cops on the Security Beat, Gigaom
Botnets — autonomous and automated collections of compromised computers that spew spam all around the globe — have become a scourge on the communications infrastructure. As we covered a few days ago, Message Labs, a division of Symantec that tracks over 3.7 billion
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/TSgPlLHz1Ns/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/worms.htm

AT&T to Allow VOIP on iPhone to Run on 3G Network, Wash Post
AT&T's move is a big one, and it comes as debate gets underway over proposed net neutrality rules at the Federal Communications Commission that would prohibit network providers from blocking applications such as Skype.
http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=6f3fc5fe79274e08b25927e0aca33698
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

FCC Boss Praises AT&T's Skype About Face - 'Encouraged' by AT&T suddenly seeing the light..., dslreports
As we noted yesterday, AT&T has announced that they'll finally let Skype work over their 3G network, after the FCC started investigating anti-competitive practices in the wireless industry. New FCC boss Julius Genachowski, for one, is pleased. "When AT&T indicated, in response to the FCC s inquiry, that it would take another look at
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Boss-Praises-ATTs-Skype-About-Face-104860
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

AT&T CallVantage Shuts Down November 17 - AT&T focuses on U-Verse VoIP and mystery BYOB service, dslreports
In the summer of 2008 we noted that AT&T was no longer taking new orders for their Callvantage VoIP service. The company of course wanted to begin pushing their U-Verse Voice VoIP product a little harder, but employees also hinted to us that AT&T was cooking up a new bring your own broadband (BYOB) VoIP offering as well. That BYOB
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-CallVantage-Shuts-Down-November-17-104896
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

Sex, conference calls, and outdated FCC rules, Google
Last month AT&T complained to the FCC about our policy of restricting outbound Google Voice calls to phone numbers in a small number of "rural" areas, just as other Internet applications do.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GooglePublicPolicyBlog/~3/Ul5apV65bwg/sex-conference-calls-and-outdated-fcc.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/fcc.htm

FCC Investigating Google Voice, Gigaom
Well the wheels of regulatory justice are certainly spinning a lot faster these days. The Federal Communications Commission has decided to investigate Google’s refusal to connect its Google Voice callers to certain numbers in rural areas. The agency has stepped in after AT&T two weeks ago complained that if Google
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/bgXs3DwehoM/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/fcc.htm

Public Knowledge Statement on FCC Inquiry into Google Voice, PK
“The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau today asked some very legitimate questions about the nature of Google Voice, beginning an inquiry that PK Legal Director Harold Feld on Oct. 1 urged the Commission to undertake. In trying to determine how the service works, and what place it has in telecommunications law, the Commission is
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/iQ2pz2wYT98/2694
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/fcc.htm

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