[Cybertel-Ann] 9.22 :: Open Internet :: Filtering Dreams :: Not Sensible :: Bait & Switch :: Dramatic Shift ::

Robert Cannon rcannon100 at yahoo.com
Tue Sep 22 11:14:35 PDT 2009 

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Field Hearing in Austin, TX, FCC
In an effort to solicit input from the public in the development of a National Broadband Plan, the Commission will host a field hearing on September 21, 2009, in Austin, Texas. FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker will represent the Commission and two panels will explore the challenges of broadband deployment in Texas, including spectrum access, infrastructure,
http://blog.broadband.gov/?p=330
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

Big Content to FCC: don't kill our ISP filtering dream!, Ars Technica
In the debate over DRM and online copyright infringement, there may be no hoary chestnut hoarier than the claim that "no industry can compete with free." This is such an old argument that we would be
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/big-content-still-cant-compete-with-free.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

In the Know with Gigi Sohn: The Role of Content in the Broadband Ecosystem, PK
Yesterday, Gigi delivered a statement at a FCC broadband workshop titled “The Role of Content in the Broadband Ecosystem”. In this interview, Gigi gives us a recap of her testimony, which argued that the Commission should collect data before attempting to address the problem of
http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/2643
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

Who's Running the Show--the FCC or Hollywood Execs?, PK
Last Thursday, PK President Gigi Sohn delivered a statement at an FCC broadband workshop titled "The Role of Content in the Broadband Ecosystem". If you find yourself questioning what relevance a discussion of content protection has in the context of the National Broadband Plan,
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/h6U_4A0_Pug/2652
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

Online Safety Blogosphere Round Up September 21, 2009, Filtering Facts
Online Safety Roundup
http://filteringfacts.org/2009/09/21/online-safety-blogosphere-round-up-september-21-2009/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm

Skype, Child Safety & the Worse Case Scenario Mentality, PFF
I absolutely adore Lenore Skenazy. As I pointed out in my review of her brilliant new book, Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry, she is rare voice of sanity in modern debates about parenting and child safety
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techliberation/~3/f5H1jQ_nC0U/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm

Apple Lied To FCC About Blocking Google Voice - Google offers unredacted FCC response, dslreports
Back in July, the FCC sent letters to Apple, AT&T, and Google exploring why Apple had banned the Google Voice App. Apple and AT&T, both of whom have significant financial reasons for blocking the application, played dumb in their response to the FCC. AT&T denied having any say
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Apple-Lied-To-FCC-About-Blocking-Google-Voice-104545
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/cpe.htm

Our complete letter to the FCC regarding Google Voice for iPhone, Google
Back in July, the FCC sent letters to Apple, AT&T, and Google asking about the rejection of the Google Voice for iPhone app.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GooglePublicPolicyBlog/~3/z7UA9IsjoEo/our-complete-letter-to-fcc-regarding.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/cpe.htm

Google Releases Complete Google Voice App FCC Response, EFF
Today, recognizing pending FOIA requests by EFF and Wired News, Google dropped its claim of confidentiality and paved the way for the FCC to release the full text of its explanation of Apple's rejection of the Google Voice iPhone app. As we've reported previously, the FCC is
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/google-releases-complete-google-voice-app-fcc-resp
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/cpe.htm

Cerf: Turning off pieces of the 'Net 'not sensible', CW
In an exclusive interview, the Internet 'father' explains how he helped commercialize the Web and what he's doing now at Google
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138216/Cerf_Turning_off_pieces_of_the_Net_not_sensible_?source=rss_news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

AT&T Calls F.C.C. Neutrality Plan a ‘Bait and Switch’, NYT
AT&T said it was not fair for the F.C.C. to impose new network neutrality rules on wireless networks after auctioning off spectrum with no such restrictions.
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=79d3ff3f574ae48e7165f562eef097ca
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

F.C.C. Calls Open Internet Rules Vital, NYT
Proposed rules for wireless carriers received a cool response from the industry.
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=dbd93710af8c676976ebf3779dfcab43
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

FCC Net neutrality proposal is 'dramatic shift' in policy, CW
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's move to formalize Net neutrality rules would either bring "unconstitutional" new regulations to the Internet or a welcome "paradigm shift" in U.S. communications policy, depending on whom you ask.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138340/FCC_Net_neutrality_proposal_is_dramatic_shift_in_policy?source=rss_news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

GOP Senators Move to Stop Obama Net Neutrality Rules, WIRED
A top Senate Republican wants to stop the FCC's push for new neutrality rules for the internet, introducing legislation just hours after a pro-neutrality speech by the new FCC head. The move signals that the net neutrality fight is far from over.
http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/politics/~3/Ksel_zYX7YI/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

FCC chair says 'open Internet' rules vital, Globe and Mail
Wireless carriers should be subject to the same rules as home broadband providers, says Julius Genachowski
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/beJPdw8vjnY/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

'Open internet' rules criticised, BBC
US proposals to ensure the net remains an open and neutral platform draw criticism from the wireless industry.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/8268297.stm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

FCC Endorses Network Neutrality, Wash Post
The government would play a far more aggressive role in policing the public's unfettered access to Internet services and content under a proposal offered Monday by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski.
http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=6f0582d1ea2d2ae9476dd447406739c8
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

FCC announces plan to protect access to an open Internet, Google
During a speech at the Brookings Institution this morning, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined a proposal for explicit rules that would protect consumer access to an open Internet. The proposed rules would preserve "network neutrality," preventing broadband-based Internet
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GooglePublicPolicyBlog/~3/6XTrJmQUEpY/fcc-announces-plan-to-protect-access-to.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

Does the Internet Need More Regulation? FCC to Decide, Comcast
Today, the Chairman of the FCC, Julius Genachowski, announced that he will ask the FCC to adopt new regulations on the way that companies like Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, Hughes Satellite, and thousands of others provide Internet services to consumers.
http://blog.comcast.com/2009/09/does-the-internet-need-more-regulation-fcc-to-decide.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

CTIA Statement on FCC Chairman Genachowski's Address on New Guidelines for the Internet, CTIA
“While we are waiting to read the contents of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), we welcome the Chairman's interest in wireless and his commitment to pose a series of detailed questions on how the Internet openness principles should apply to mobile broadband.
http://www.ctia.org/blog/index.cfm/2009/9/21/CTIA-Statement-on-FCC-Chairman-Genachowskis-Address-on-New-Guidelines-for-the-Internet
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

USTelecom Statement on Open Internet NPRM, USTelecom
“We were encouraged to hear the Chairman’s support of case-by-case enforcement and, more generally, by his assurances that we will have an open, inclusive and data-driven proceeding and that the details haven’t been pre-determined.  We do, however, remain concerned about the law of unintended
http://www.ustelecom.org/Video_Blogs/Blog/index.php/2009/09/21/ustelecom-statement-on-open-internet-nprm/
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The Open Internet*, Nextgenweb
In his announcement this morning that he will open a new regulatory proceeding aimed at expanding the role of government “to preserve the open Internet,” FCC Chairman Genachowski talked about the importance of transparency and reasonable network management.
http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/the-open-internet
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“The Open Internet: Preserving the Freedom to Innovate”, FCC
The Internet is the most transformational communications breakthrough of our time. It has become essential to the fabric of the daily lives of Americans.
http://blog.broadband.gov/?p=334
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

Hutchison: FCC's Net Neutrality Mandates Will Stifle Innovation, Senate Commerce
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http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=61f9ed2f-a5e8-4cc9-9d96-bfeda4189823
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The Open Internet: Preserving the Freedom to Innovate, OSTP
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http://blog.ostp.gov/2009/09/21/the-open-internet-preserving-the-freedom-to-innovate/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

Chairman Rockefeller Statement on Preserving the Open Internet, Senate Commerce
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http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=71de6193-f63d-456b-90c3-f246c1d1c5a3
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Making Network Neutrality Sustainable, Revisited, ISEN
Today FCC Chairman Genichowski announced that the FCC's Network Neutrality Proceeding is entering the rule-making stage. This is a historic milestone, worth celebrating, but the milestone is on a road with hairpin turns. If you look directly above us, you can see we're in almost exactly
http://isen.com/blog/2009/09/making-network-neutrality-sustainable.html
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FCC Chief 'Boldly' Commits to Net Neutrality, Save the Internet
The fight for Net Neutrality took a big step forward on Monday with the chair of the Federal Communications Commission announcing plans to expand the rules to protect a free and open Internet.
http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/09/09/21/fcc-chief-boldly-commits-net-neutrality
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

Public Knowledge Hails Commissioners Copps and Clyburn for Net Neutrality Support, PK
“We were pleased that FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Mignon Clyburn added their voices of support to Chairman Genachowski’s proposals for a free and open Internet.
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/2n56jWIfgMY/2649
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

FCC Chairman Proposes New Net Neutrality Rules, Consumer Affairs
Additional principles would guarantee equal access, transparency
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/09/genachowski_netneutrality02.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

What to Expect From the New Net Neutrality Rules, Gigaom
Creating a formalized set of rules around net neutrality and applying them to all networks, a process announced today by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, isn’t as threatening a proposition as the major ISPs would have you believe. But
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Xf6CWaKmwLw/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

Public Knowledge Calls For Senate To Reject Anti-Net Neutrality Amendment, PK
“We were disappointed to learn that Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), the senior Republican on the Commerce Committee, has introduced an amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill to be taken up this week by the Senate that would stop the Federal Communications Commission from taking up Net Neutrality rules.
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/SQ9dI7HDn2I/2653
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

The Freedom to Innovate Without Permission, Wendy Seltzer
In a speech this morning, widely heralded (and criticized) as a call for "network neutrality," FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski: "Why has the Internet proved to be such a powerful engine for creativity, innovation, and economic growth? A big part of the answer traces back to one key decision by the Internet's original architects: to make the Internet an open system."
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090921_the_freedom_to_innovate_without_permission/
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Network Neutrality: The Chairman Sets A Course, CommLawBlog
In a speech this morning, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced his intention to initiate a proceeding looking to the adoption of new rules designed to preserve and enhance the “openness” of the Internet, in accordance with the principles of “network neutrality.” (You
http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/CommLawBlog/~3/WuUUd49Ky5w/
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ISPs react, sort of support network neutrality—with caveats, Ars Technica
In the wake of FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's major speech this morning supporting network neutrality, the responses have flooded in—and they're surprisingly positive, even from ISPs. AT&T even
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/isps-react-sort-of-support-network-neutralitywith-caveats.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralfcc.htm

State of the Internet 2009: Pew Internet Project Findings and Implications for Libraries, Pew
As the internet population has matured over time, binary distinctions between those who are online and offline have given way to a more robust understanding of the assets, actions and attitudes that affect user experience.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Presentations/2009/36--State-of-the-Internet-2009--Pew-Internet-Project-Findings-and-Implications-for-Libraries.aspx
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/

Number of Internet Domain Names Continues to Grow, Reaching 184 Million, Verisign
Domain names continue to show growth across the Internet, according to the second quarter 2009 Domain Name Industry Brief published by VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world.
https://press.verisign.com/easyir/customrel.do?easyirid=AFC0FF0DB5C560D3&version=live&prid=538764&releasejsp=custom_97
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/

Is It Possible For Newspapers To Save Themselves?, Techdirt
oshua-Michele Ross is suggesting that people suggesting new business models for newspapers should give it up, because newspaper companies are simply unable to adapt:
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090917/0244106221.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

Mark Lloyd and the Burden of Free Speech, CDT
Mark Lloyd has devoted his long and distinguished public interest life to fighting for media diversity and free speech for all of us. In recognition of his career and expertise, he has been appointed Associate General Counsel at the FCC. Congratulations Mark! From all of us who
http://blog.cdt.org/2009/09/21/mark-lloyd-and-the-burden-of-free-speech/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/fcc.htm

Court: Disloyal Computing Is Not Illegal, Wired
A federal appeals court is ruling workers are not liable for damages under hacking statutes if they access confidential company data for disloyal reasons, e.g., to start a competing company. The decision conflicts with a 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, which said authorized access is
http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/politics/~3/TBnSAWv65VA/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/crime.htm

EFF Supports JUSTICE Bill to Reform the USA PATRIOT Act and Repeal Telecom Immunity, EFF
On December 31, three provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act that broadly expanded government surveillance authority in the wake of 9/11 are set to expire.1 The Obama Administration made clear in a letter this week to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy that although
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/eff-supports-justice
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/patriot.htm

Coming Soon: Mobile Spam?, CommLawBlog
FCC public notice attempts to squelch Internet rumor, but recent request for declaratory order sends a different message
http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/CommLawBlog/~3/o7k__UGresc/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/fcc.htm

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