[Cybertel-Ann] 2.25 :: Social Menace :: Cough Up Some :: Surprise No One :: Confident. Connected. Wont Leave Home :: Mad Hatter Tea Party :: I'm Glad NBC is Ruining the Olympics ::

Thu Feb 25 16:45:54 PST 2010

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"A potential social menace of the first magnitude!" - Sir John Reith,
first Director General of the British Broadcasting Corporation,
describing John Logie Baird's 1926 invention, television.

Genachowski Outlines Spectrum Overhaul, Internet News
FCC chairman details plans for a reallocation scheme that would ask
broadcasters and other license holders to cough up some of their
spectrum licenses in exchange for a share of profits generated by
reselling the airwaves at auction.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/s8FXrVEkFIQ/3866951
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

FCC aims to free up 500MHz of spectrum for broadband, CW
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's upcoming national
broadband plan will ask the nation's television broadcasters to
voluntarily give up unused wireless spectrum, in exchange for a share
of the profits when that spectrum is sold, the agency's chairman said
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9161898/FCC_aims_to_free_up_500MHz_of_spectrum_for_broadband?source=rss_news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

How the National Broadband Plan Will Encourage Investment, FCC
I'm speaking to a group of institutional investors about the Plan on
today.  It will be in a question and answer format, but I thought I
would share how I will approach the conversation.
http://blog.broadband.gov/blog/index.jsp?entryId=194035
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

Surprise! Cost, Digital Literacy at Heart of Broadband Gap, Gigaom
The Federal Communications Commission this morning released results
from its national broadband consumer survey, and the findings will
surprise no one. The FCC, which will officially present the document
in Washington on Tuesday morning, found that affordability and a lack
of digital literacy are the primary reasons one-third of Americans
don’t have high-speed Internet access at home.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/t1aQIN1JX5E/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

FCC: Broadband Adoption and Use in America, Pew
An FCC survey finds that 78% of adults are internet users and 65% of
adults have home broadband connections.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Commentary/2010/February/FCC-Broadband-Adoption-and-Use-in-America.aspx
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

CTIA Statement On Chairman Genachowski's Wireless Broadband Announcements, CTIA
Today, I issued the following statement after FCC Chairman Julius
Genachowski’s speech announcing several wireless initiatives as part
of the National Broadband Plan:
http://www.ctia.org/blog/index.cfm/2010/2/24/CTIA-Statement-On-Chairman-Genachowskis-Wireless-Broadband-Announcements
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm

Press Release: Commerce Announces Recovery Act Investment in Illinois
to Expand Broadband Internet Access and Spur Economic Growth, NTIA
NTIA announced an $11.9 million Recovery Act investment to help bridge
the technological divide, boost economic growth, create jobs, and
improve education and health care in DeKalb County and portions of
LaSalle County, Illinois.
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press/2010/BTOPGrants_IL_100219.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/stimulus.htm

The Millennials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change., Pew Research
Generations, like people, have personalities, and Millennials -- the
American teens and twenty-somethings who are making the passage into
adulthood at the start of a new millennium -- have begun to forge
theirs: confident, self-expressive, liberal, upbeat and open to
change.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1501/%20millennials-new-survey-generational-personality-upbeat-open-new-ideas-technology-bound
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm

Foursquare & other geolocation apps: For young adults, not kids, Net Family News
More and more, I'm seeing tweets about people becoming mayors of
coffee shops in my Twitter stream. They're playing Foursquare, which
is part cellphone social-mapping game, part Yelp (another way to find
food, drink, or friends using your phone's geolocation technology). "A
large
http://www.netfamilynews.org/2010/02/foursquare-other-geolocation-apps-for.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm

‘Millennials’ an always on, texting generation, Pew Internet
They bring their cell phones to bed with them. They admit to texting
while driving. They're almost certain to have a profile on social
networking sites like MySpace, Facebook or Twitter.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Media-Mentions/2010/Millennials-MSNBC.aspx
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm

Did school spy on student? FBI investigating, Net Family News
A Philadelphia-area family has filed a lawsuit against their child's
school district for spying on students using Webcams on a
school-supplied laptops inside students' homes, and the FBI is
investigating, the Washington Post reports. "The FBI will explore
whether Lower Merion School
http://www.netfamilynews.org/2010/02/did-school-spy-on-student-fbi.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm

PFF & EFF File Joint Comments in FCC's "Empowering Parents &
Protecting Children" NOI, PFF
This morning, The Progress & Freedom Foundation (PFF) and the
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed joint comments with the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the inquiry "Empowering
Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape." (MB
Docket No. 09-194) As Adam summarized here before, the stated purpose
of this FCC Notice of Inquiry is to:
http://blog.pff.org/archives/2010/02/pff_eff_file_joint_comments_in_fccs_empowering_par.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/fcc.htm

Empowering Parents & Protecting Children in an Evolving Media
Landscape, apophenia
The FCC published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on the important topic of
empowering parents and protecting youth in an era of an evolving media
landscape.  John Palfrey, Urs Gasser, and I took the opportunity to
respond to the NOI on behalf of the Youth and Media Policy Working
Group
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zephoria/thoughts/~3/HR1CFun9pck/empowering-parents-protecting-children-in-an-evolving-media-landscape.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/fcc.htm

The FCC's Authority to Promulgate Internet Traffic Rules, PK
PK president Gigi Sohn will participate on a panel that will discuss a
recent paper written by former U.S. Solicitor General Gregory G.
Garre, which examines the FCC’s authority to regulate broadband
internet access. This discussion will be especially timely in light of
the National Broadband Plan, which the FCC is set to unveil on March
17th.
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/2KB_4IA3_X0/2912
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Broadband carriers speak out against FCC regulation, Wash Post
The nation's largest Internet service providers on Monday warned the
Federal Communications Commission against any possible move that would
put them more clearly under the agency's jurisdiction, saying that
doing so could deter their investments in broadband networks.
http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=1005523d4aab7021ccc6ea7f6f0647db
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Incumbents Bring Tea Party Tactics To Title II Reclasification Fight.,
Tales from the Sausage Factory
I have never accused the incumbents of being overly subtle, especially
when they feel threatened. But this new 14-page letter from the major
cable and telco trade associations — as well as from the three biggest
ILECs and Time Warner Cable (...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1892
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Measuring Tweets, Twitter
As a member of the Twitter analytics team, part of my job is to
measure and understand growth. The graph above tells a story of how
we've grown over the past three years in terms of number of tweets
created per day. Please note that tweets from accounts identified as
spam have been removed so the counts in this chart do not include
spam.
http://blog.twitter.com/2010/02/measuring-tweets.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/statapps.htm

Comcast Tests DNS Security Upgrade - ISP says DNSSEC won't be
compatible with DNS redirection..., dslreports
Ever since Comcast got smacked around a bit for their throttling
escapades in 2007, we've noticed that the carrier has been
refreshingly transparent and engaging when it comes to announcing any
changes made to their network. Be it the implementation of DNS
Redirection advertising, IPv6 migration or deploying new DNS root
servers on their network, Comcast's
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Tests-DNS-Security-Upgrade-107059
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/security.htm

DNSSEC, Comcast
For the past couple years, Comcast has been testing and advocating for
the widespread adoption of DNS Security extensions (also known as
DNSSEC). If you don’t know what DNSSEC is, you’re probably not alone.
Basically, it allows websites to secure their domain information so
http://blog.comcast.com/2010/02/dnssec.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/security.htm

Serious threat to the web in Italy, Google
In late 2006, students at a school in Turin, Italy filmed and then
uploaded a video to Google Video that showed them bullying an autistic
schoolmate. The video was totally reprehensible and we took it down
within hours of being notified by the Italian police. We also worked
with the local
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GooglePublicPolicyBlog/~3/V5zPulavBDk/serious-threat-to-web-in-italy.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/europe.htm

ACTA's Internet Chapter Leaks; And, Now We See How Sneaky The
Negotiators Have Been, Techdirt
Reports spread this weekend that the ACTA's all-important internet
enforcement chapter had leaked. You can download the PDF from that
link, or check it out below:
http://techdirt.com/articles/20100222/0215038248.shtml
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm

The EFF has some advice for bloggers worried about getting hit with
DMCA takedown notices., Ars Technica
The EFF has some advice for bloggers worried about getting hit with
DMCA takedown notices.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/the-eff-has-some-advice.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/dmca.htm

Over-the-Air Viewers Left Out of NBC's Online Future, PK
NBC’s Olympics coverage, both on TV and online, hasn’t won high marks.
Business Insider writes that NBC’s TV coverage is “ruining the
Olympics for millions of Americans.” Harsh. Its Internet coverage is
also unavailable to the millions of Americans who watch TV over the
air, undermining NBC’s position that broadcast television remains an
important part of its business.
http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/LsdVg68LjfU/2920
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/video.htm

Why I love NBC for blacking out the Olympics: A cautionary tale for
all publishers, OJR
But by denying me the chance to watch the Olympics live (which are
taking place in the same time zone where I live, by the way), NBC's
pushed me to search the Web for live video and coverage, allowing me
to find lively, even wildly entertaining, streams of coverage that I'd
never have found if I'd been able to watch the games live on my TV.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ojr-full/~3/ZgXXpw9_C-E/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/video.htm

The Future of the Internet IV, Pew
Experts and stakeholders discuss predictions about the future of the
internet. Update:
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Future-of-the-Internet-IV.aspx
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/internet.htm

Shut down Webcam use, judge tells school district, CNET
A federal court orders the Lower Merion School District to shut down
the technology that allowed it to remotely activate Webcams on its
school-issued laptops.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10459220-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/

Lawmakers Dig In On Cybersecurity Bill, Internet News
Supporters of the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 remain steadfast in their
support of a bill that would expand President Obama's authority to
intervene in the event of a major cyber attack
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/ImR0savZ9cw/3866911
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

Do Companies Need Fed Cybersecurity Intervention?, Ecommerce Times
Once again, Americans are hearing that the United States is a
cybersecurity wimp, vulnerable to major damage should it ever suffer a
large, organized cyberattack. The latest testimony underscoring that
notion came from Michael McConnell, the
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/69417.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

Federal Trade Commission links wide data breach to file sharing, Wash Post
The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that it has uncovered
widespread data breaches at companies, schools and local governments
whose employees are swapping music, software and movie files over the
Internet.
http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=ea8899111d50cbadb3c1f5c9056599c5
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

Cybersecurity: Next Steps to Protect Our Critical Infrastructure,
Senate Commerce
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
announces the following full committee hearing on Cybersecurity: Next
Steps to Protect Our Critical Infrastructure.
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=a676548f-a2a7-40ff-a18d-889a7907801c
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

Twitter hit with second phishing attack this week, CNET
Sophos warns of messages leading to fake Twitter log-in pages that
come several days after an attack leading to pharmaceutical spam sent
from compromised accounts.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10459108-245.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/phish.htm

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