[Cybertel-Ann] 2.1 :: NOFA :: The Packard Radio Test Car :: Disc Golf Against NN :: To 4, 294, 967, 296 and Beyond :: Cyber Suckers ::

Mon Feb 1 09:21:23 PST 2010

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             CyberTelecom News

      Federal Internet Law and Policy

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"Well informed people know it is impossible to transmit the voice over wires
and that were it possible to do so, the thing would be of no practical
value."     Editorial, Boston Post (1865)

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*Second (and Last) NTIA/RUS NOFA Released*, *CommLawBlog*

In the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, known to some as the
Gravy Train Act, but more generally known as the Stimulus Act, Congress
allocated $2.5 billion to the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and $4.7 billion
to the National Telecommunications and Information

http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/CommLawBlog/~3/kwyOn5s_Rcc/

More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/stimulus.htm

*The First Federal Radio Frequency Monitoring Station - and the Packard
Radio Test Car*, *Cybertelecom*

This is from a display in the lobby of the FCC.Grand Island, Nebraska
Monitoring StationThe First Frequency Monitoring Station"Under the Radios
Act of 1910 and 1912, the Department of Commerce received the authority to
monitor and inspect shipboard radio equipment, license radio operators for
that equipment and prevent interference between stations. Prior to

http://cybertelecom.blogspot.com/2010/01/first-federal-radio-frequency.html

More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm

*FCC's McDowell: Net neutrality would face legal challenge*, *CW*

If the FCC adopts broad new Net neutrality regulations, the agency's
authority to do so will be challenged in court, predicted Robert McDowell, a
member of the commission.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9150016/FCC_s_McDowell_Net_neutrality_would_face_legal_challenge?source=rss_news

More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

*Disc Golf Course Designers Against Net Neutrality? - Sponsored by AT&T*, *
dslreports*

As we've often mentioned, cable and phone companies frequently "co-opt"
legitimate (or not) groups, giving them donations in exchange for parroting
AT&T, Verizon or Comcast policy positions. This helps create a sound wall of
sorts, and creates the illusion that these companies have a diverse range of
public support for policies that quite often, well, very much don't.

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Disc-Golf-Course-Designers-Against-Net-Neutrality-106667

More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm

*To 4,294,967,296 and Beyond - Under 10% of IPv4 Space Remains: Adoption of
IPv6 Is Essential*, *ICANN*

No description

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-29jan10-en.htm

More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

*Comcast sees end of IPv4 tunnel, beginning IPv6 trial*, *Ars Technica*

Comcast is asking for volunteers to participate in its upcoming IPv6 trials.
The cable ISP has been participating in IPv6 circles for a long time and
with its huge subscriber base, it is experiencing the IPv4 address scarcity
first-hand. So far, it has been able to get addresses for its customers—but
not for those customers'

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/comcast-running-out-of-ipv4-addresses-beginning-ipv6-trial.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

*Who Dat Holds The Trademark To Who Dat? NFL Threatens While WhoDat Inc.
Asks Why?*, *Techdirt*

It seems like every year there's some sort of controversy over trademarks
and the Superbowl. Of course, the NFL has been famous for aggressively
defending trademarks. For example, it's been so aggressive in claiming that
no one other than official sponsors can even mention the word Superbowl
(even though it should be legal if used descriptively and accurately),

http://techdirt.com/articles/20100128/1556267962.shtml

More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/trademark.htm

*Each Man an Island? Record Industry Denies that Three Strikes Ban Will Be
Collective Punishment*, *Citizen's Media*

It looks like Britain is seriously considering going ahead with its three
strikes Internet ban for accused pirates. I have previously written on
exactly how monstrous this law (and others like it) might be. But, for a
brief moment, I entertained the possibility that the law’s drafters have a
noble goal at heart—to unite mankind by forcing one man to pay for his
brother’s sins.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenMediaLawProject/~3/OENf0diC-bQ/each-man-island-record-industry-denies-three-strikes-ban-will-be-collective-punishment

More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm

*ACTA One Step Closer To Being Done; Concerns About Transparency Ignored*, *
Techdirt*

Despite widespread demands from politicians around the globe, combined with
promises from the USTR to be more open and transparent (despite
unsubstantiated and totally ridiculous claims that countries would leave the
negotiations if details were made public) and even entertainment industry
lobbyists admitting that the process could be more transparent, ACTA

http://techdirt.com/articles/20100129/0505077972.shtml

More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm

*ACTA Moving Forward in "Secrecy"*, *Circleid*

Reported in the Financial Times: "Persistent illegal downloaders face having
their internet links disconnected under a secret trade deal being negotiated
by developed nations this week, according to activists and industry groups.
Leaked drafts of the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement [ACTA] say the
world's biggest developed nations want internet service providers to be

http://www.circleid.com/posts/acta_moving_forward_in_secrecy/

More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm

*Another Naïve Proposal for Government Entanglement with the Fourth Estate*,
*PFF*

The Annenberg School at the University of Southern California has released a
paper by Geoffrey Cowan and David Westphal suggesting yet again that the
government should more heavily micromanage, and fund, the news media. I am
reluctant to belabor the particulars of the proposal (which must necessarily
include increased regulation, direct and indirect funding for journalists
and news organizations, and a variety of bureaucratic mechanisms to
administer the government's

http://blog.pff.org/archives/2010/02/another_naive_proposal_for_government_entanglement.html

More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm

*Students Given Detention Just For Becoming 'Fans' Of A Page Making Fun Of A
Teacher*, *Techdirt*

We've been seeing more and more stories like this, as various schools seem
to overstep the boundaries of school property into the online world to try
to regulate student speech. It's highly questionable as to whether or not
they have the legal right to do so (and, in fact, there are cases that
suggest that there's a significant limit to how much schools can even
prevent

http://techdirt.com/articles/20100126/0810057903.shtml

More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/socialnetworks.htm

*Suckers Victims lost $9.3 billion to 419 scammers in 2009*, *Ars Technica*

Advance-fee fraud (AFF), also known as 419 scams and Nigerian scams,
exploded in 2009, with victims losing more money than ever before. This is
according to the latest analysis from Dutch investigation firm Ultrascan—a

http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2010/01/victims-lost-93-billion-to-419-scammers-in-2009.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/fraud.htm

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