From rcannon100 at yahoo.com Tue Jan 5 08:38:31 2010 From: rcannon100 at yahoo.com (Robert Cannon) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 08:38:31 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Cybertel-Ann] 1.5 :: Geeks with nothing better to do :: FTTYurt :: Naive :: TSA Forgets Citizen's Rights :: Whoops! :: Message-ID: <422307.33284.qm@web37907.mail.mud.yahoo.com> ============================================ ? ? ? ? ? ???CyberTelecom News? ? ? ? Federal Internet Law and Policy ============================================ The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to an idealised past. - Robertson Davies So Did Anything Actually Happen In Telecom In 2009? And What That Means for 2010., Tales from the Sausage Factory Ah, the inevitable end of the year summation post. This year certainly started with massive change of the relevant players in Congress, at the FCC, and in the Administration generally. It also began with some massive changes for me personally. Wit... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1796 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/ No heat, no plumbing, no neighbors, but plenty of broadband, Virulent Word Mouse The New York Times ran a story on the last day of 2009 in the Home and Garden Section about a modern couple who lives in a Yurt. A Yurt is a large circular tent, common throughout the nomadic parts of Mongolia, which is why it ran in the Home and Garden Section. The Yurt was the hook. http://virulentwordofmouse.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/no-heat-no-plumbing-no-neighbors-but-plenty-of-broadband/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/ AT&T to FCC: Let My Landlines Go!, MAP Geeks with nothing better to do spent a lot time over the holiday weekend discussing the implications of a recent ATT submission to the FCC. One thing this article does not discuss is the future of the existing copper infrastructure; allowing the telcos to rip it out rather than sell it to potential competitors could be an important issue when the time comes. http://www.mediaaccess.orghttp//www.mediaaccess.org/roadmap/att-to-fcc-let-my-landlines-go More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/ The FCC is Naive, Internet Statistics I edited this screed by Bruce Kushnick: The History, Financial Commitments and Outcomes of Fiber Optic Broadband Deployment in America: 1990-2004. In it, Kushnick details all of the promises the phone companies made to state and federal governments and regulators ? and then broke. http://net-statistics.net/wordpress/2010/01/the-fcc-is-naive/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/ Fairpoint Tries To Scuttle Maine Broadband Stimulus Grant, Tales from the Sausage Factory Ya know, if my state got a grant for $24.5 million to build out broadband networks in underserved areas, I would jump for joy. Not only does that mean jobs in the short term, but economic development in the long term. So why did Maine State Senato... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1806 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/ FCC Filing: NTIA Sends Letter to the FCC on the National Broadband Plan, NTIA NTIA, speaking on behalf of the Administration, called on the Federal Communications Commission to use the National Broadband Plan to promote competition in the broadband Internet access marketplace and market-driven innovation that has been the hallmark of the Internet economy. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/filings/2009/FCCLetter_Docket09-51_20100104.pdf More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm NTIA delays broadband stimulus grant awards again, Muni The NTIA is delaying again the announcement of broadband stimulus grant winners. The agency hopes to announce the rest of the winning grant applications by the end of February 2010. Two months ago we reported that the NTIA would be making these announcements by December 2009. The NTIA received 1770 applications for $4.7 billion in total available grant http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/8ktLN-L6Kbk/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/stimulus.htm Our proposal to build and operate a white spaces database, Google It's been a while since we've talked about what's happening with white spaces being freed up for wireless broadband, but today we took another step towards making "Wi-Fi on steroids" a reality for consumers. In a submission to the FCC, we're asking the Commission to designate Google as one of potentially several administrators of a white spaces geolocation database. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GooglePublicPolicyBlog/~3/Edh9TabKeDk/our-proposal-to-build-and-operate-white.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/white.htm White House calls for regulators to increase wireless Internet access in U.S., Wash Post The Obama administration called Monday for federal regulators to provide more spectrum for wireless high-speed Internet services, saying mobile broadband would bring competition to DSL, cable and fiber broadband providers. http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=dfd655fc27b0435858c66f86653bf3a5 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm Juvenile predators: New study, Net Family News Much has been reported (often with hype and inaccuracy) about ?pedophiles? or ?predators," with people thinking these terms only refer to adults. But a new study released by the Justice Department's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention offers quite a reality check. "It is important to understand that a substantial portion of these offenses are http://www.netfamilynews.org/2010/01/juvenile-predators-new-study.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm Why Schools Should Learn To Use Online Services Like Facebook & YouTube Rather Than Banning Them, Techdirt It's no secret that we live in a world of moral panics -- where new technologies are feared by those who don't understand them, often leading to regulations that block their potential. For years now, a number of politicians have sought laws to ban social networks in schools, assuming that they are either bad or simply inappropriate for schools. While those laws have yet http://techdirt.com/articles/20091230/1759237557.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/literacy.htm A decade's worth of IPv4 addresses, Ars Technica 1,370 million IPv4 addresses were used up this past decade. We have 722 million left, so the bottom of the pool is in sight. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/dont-publish-the-decade-in-ipv4-addresses.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm DNSSEC requirement for new gTLDs raises concern outside US, IGP As noted by previously by IGP, it is not entirely clear where requirements for DNSSEC in the Draft Applicant Guidebook emerged from within the ongoing consultation.? Public comments to date from several organizations are mostly negative, including China Organizational Name Admininstration Center (CONAC), Uninet Bulgaria, Domain the Net (Israel), DotAfrica, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IGPBlog/~3/RV5gr4aI-Mg/4420157.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/security.htm AT&T Customers Pay For AT&T's Tax Screwup - AT&T reaches $65 million settlement, makes Missouri customers pay for it...., dslreports AT&T had been underpaying their Missouri taxes for several years, so in 2004 the phone giant was sued -- and decided to settle to the tune of $65 million. How does AT&T plan to pay for their own oversight? They'll be adding a $6.10 "special municipal fee" on to customer phone bills in Missouri every month for the next four years, according to local Missouri news http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Customers-Pay-For-ATTs-Tax-Screwup-106231 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/att.htm Three Strikes, DMCA Letters Won't Work - The entertainment industry still not learning from their mistakes..., dslreports As more countries begin exploring the idea of booting P2P users off of ISP networks, and U.S. ISPs ramp up their delivery of the same DMCA warning letters users have been ignoring for a decade, what happens to piracy now? While the letters will scare off some (and anti-piracy is always a game of percentages), Torrent Freak notes how P2P users will circumnavigate http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Three-Strikes-DMCA-Letters-Wont-Work-106218 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/dmca.htm Tough To Punish Those Who File Bogus DMCA Takedowns, Techdirt We all know that it's quite common for the DMCA takedown process to be abused to suppress content that the takedown sender did not hold the right to, or which was clearly covered by fair use. Technically, the DMCA has section (f) which makes the notice issuer liable for misrepresentations, and could force them to pay legal fees. But it's difficult to think of many cases http://techdirt.com/articles/20091231/1224117567.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/dmca.htm Blogger's Twitter Account Implicated in TSA Leak Case, Wired A TSA agent who subpoenaed a blogger for information on who leaked an airport screening order composed a Twitter message to attempt to nab the leaker, according to a source. The blogger published it, raising questions about the ethical obligations of bloggers. http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/politics/~3/JN_2ca6JiC0/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm An online journalist's 10 resolutions for 2010, OJR We've talked often on this site over the past 12 months about what online journalists (and journalism entrepreneurs!) should be doing to both prepare themselves for the changes coming to our field, as well as to take advantage of the changes already here. Now, at year's end, let's remind ourselves of 10 things that we can do in 2010 to help keep http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ojr-full/~3/wwYEJJIlyI8/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm CNN.com invests in Outside.in, Lost Remote The Wall Street Journal reports that CNN invested an undisclosed amount in Outside.in, the hyperlocal aggregation company. The investment was part of a $7 million funding round. This last summer, msnbc.com purchased EveryBlock.com, which provides block-level news and data. The local race continues to heat up. http://www.lostremote.com/2009/12/07/cnn-com-invests-in-outside-in/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm EFF Helps Blogger Subpoenaed by TSA, TSA Backs Down, EFF On December 31, 2009, the Transportation Security Administration backed off on an ill-considered administrative subpoena it issued to trasportation industry blogger, Christopher Elliott. EFF assisted Mr. Elliott in responding to the subpoena. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/01/eff-helps-blogger-subpoenaed-tsa-tsa-backs-down More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm TSA Withdrew Subpoenas On Travel Bloggers... But Serious Questions Linger, Techdirt Last week, the news that the TSA visited two travel bloggers who had written about some rather obvious "security directives" that the TSA had refused to confirm publicly (i.e., that everyone boarding a flight to the US would get a pat down) got a fair bit of attention. Beyond just seeking their sources, the TSA agents had subpoenas and with one of the bloggers, were quite http://techdirt.com/articles/20100104/0312157576.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm Is There a Mini Constitution in Sky Mall? How the TSA Forgets Citizens' Rights, Citizen's Media Somehow a passenger managed to get on a plane with explosives sewn into his clothing. Thankfully, his attempted detonation fizzled. In the aftermath, the TSA sent out a document to essentially every airline and screener outlining heightened security screening measures (read: more pat downs). The document was not classified. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenMediaLawProject/~3/Ra2fK9DgNMc/there-mini-constitution-sky-mall-how-tsa-forgets-citizens-rights More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm Philadelphia gets non-profit news site, Lost Remote I?m going to predict that 2010 will be the year of the Great Non-Profit News Experiment. I think you?re going to be reading a lot of these types of stories. Tom Ferrick, Jr., a former columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer has launched Metropolis (at the somewhat unwieldy URL of phlmetropolis.com). Philebrity points to an important mission statement from the Metropolis site http://www.lostremote.com/2010/01/05/philadelphia-gets-non-profit-news-site/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm Whoops! F.C.C. Chairman Spams Facebook Friends, NYT The Facebook account of Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, falls prey to social-networking scam artists. http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=aa70a7edd2d8dee53db12f9513f4df1a More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/fcc.htm FCC Boss Spams Facebook Friends With Make Money Now Scam, Techdirt Hey, sooner or later everyone falls for some sort of phishing/scamware type of thing, right? It's just especially embarrassing if you're the head of the FCC. The NY Times is reporting that FCC Chair Julius Genachowski had his Facebook account spam all his friends with a message saying "Adam got me started making money with this" which was followed by a link to a http://techdirt.com/articles/20091231/1440067570.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/fcc.htm Facebook blocks deletion service, BBC Facebook is clamping down on websites that offer to remove people from online social networking communities. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/8441080.stm More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/socialnetworks.htm Pentagon computer-network defense command delayed by congressional concerns, Wash Post The Pentagon's plan to set up a command to defend its global network of computer systems has been slowed by congressional questions about its mission and possible privacy concerns, according to officials familiar with the plan. http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=32c12b7e89307a804ba503966e924402 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/cyberwar.htm Skype Ushers in New Era in Face-to-Face Online Video Communication, Skype Continuing to lead the revolution in face-to-face online video communication, Skype today announced support for Skype? video calls on PCs in 720p high definition (HD), as well as Skype software embedded into Internet-connected widescreen televisions from its consumer electronics manufacturer partners. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutSkype/~3/xlRIFe3_EQY/new_era_in_face_to_face.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RSS Feeds : Fed Notices : Blog : Clips : http://www.cybertelecom.org/news.htm Now Extra Delicious! http://del.icio.us/rcannon100/zxc Cytertelecom is now on Twitter & Facebook! 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Clarke FCC Commissioners Haven't Seen Broadband Plan - And Commissioner vote not required when plan is finished..., dslreports So far we've only seen nebulous, faint outlines of the FCC's national broadband plan, which is due to be presented to Congress in just 43 days. All we really know so far is that Uncle Sam's first ever (and long overdue) broadband plan failed to impress consumer advocates by seemingly ignoring the industry's lack of competition. We also know the plan doesn't really challenge the status quo or entrenched duopoly power, or you'd be hearing a lot more complaining from powerful ISP lobbyists. http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Commissioners-Havent-Seen-Broadband-Plan-106246 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm AT&T Upgrades 3G Technology at Cell Sites Across Nation, AT&T AT&T today announced completion of a software upgrade at 3G cell sites nationwide that prepares the nation?s fastest 3G network for even faster speeds. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AttCorporateRssFeeds/~3/u2Kn88fy17c/press-room More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w3g.htm CES: Firm to show more powerful wireless power technology, CW Fulton Innovation plans to demonstrate upgrades to its wireless power technology at the CES show in Las Vegas. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9143105/CES_Firm_to_show_more_powerful_wireless_power_technology?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm 47 USC 230 Year-in-Review for 2009, Tech Marketing Law I will do a more comprehensive year in review for Cyberlaw generally, but I thought it would... http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2010/01/47_usc_230_year_2.htm More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/samaritan.htm HP unveils new PCs, Globe and Mail World's largest PC maker unveiled its first-ever touch-enabled netbook as part of product rollout for CES http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/AuKSbfG5rTI/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/HP unveils new PCs Disney unveils KeyChest, Globe and Mail Technology allows consumers to buy films in digital format and ?own' them for any-time play on multiple platforms http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/07sG_t8hejM/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/video.htm Cisco to Power NBC's All-HD Coverage of Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, CISCO Cisco announced today it is collaborating with NBC to provide a medianet ? a media-aware Internet Protocol (IP) video network infrastructure ? during the network's all-HD coverage of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, February 12-28. Cisco and NBC have expanded their relationship for the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, leveraging the best ... http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2010/prod_010610.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News at Cisco:+Press+Releases+and+Features&vs_p=News at Cisco:+Press+Releases+and+Features&vs_k=1 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/video.htm Cisco Showcases Breakthrough Consumer Video Experiences at CES 2010, CISCO At the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show, Cisco is showcasing its vision to enable consumers to live a connected life through its momentum in home networking and consumer video products, new partnerships with media and entertainment companies, and plans to drive a new class of consumer video communication experiences. TM social ... http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2010/prod_010610c.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News at Cisco:+Press+Releases+and+Features&vs_p=News at Cisco:+Press+Releases+and+Features&vs_k=1 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/video.htm CAIDA's Geolocation Tools Comparison, CAIDA This page describes CAIDA's plans to conduct a comparison survey of geolocation tools for determining the location of an Internet Protocol (IP) address (and other identifiers) and to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of such tools. Through this process, we intend to increase situational awareness of Internet topology structure, behavior, and vulnerabilities. http://www.caida.org/projects/cybersecurity/geolocation/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/geolocation.htm Body Scanners Might Violate U.K. Child-Protection Laws, Wired Attempts to test and deploy full-body scanners in Britain have been thwarted by concerns that the machines could violate child-porn laws. http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/politics/~3/evrJsb4xYHE/body-scanners More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/ "Invasion of the Body Scanners", EPIC No description http://epic.org/2010/01/invasion-of-the-body-scanners.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/ Skype and Panasonic Announce Collaboration to Add Skype Software to Viera® HDTVs, Skype Panasonic Corporation, a worldwide leader in High Definition technology and built-in TV web entertainment, and Skype, a leader in internet communications, today announced a collaboration that will enable consumers to make voice and video calls over Skype? on Panasonic's line of 2010 VIERA CAST-enabled HDTVs planned for launch in spring 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutSkype/~3/y5hPmfHPviY/panasonic.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/ Google's Biggest Announcement Was Not A Phone, But A URL, MAP Yesterday?s unveiling of Google?s Nexus One smartphone received a lot of attention, but this lucid analysis from Ars Technica explains why it may foreshadow an important technology battle. With the possibility that the FCC may attack carriers? insistence on exclusivity (you can get the iPhone only from ATT) and early termination fees, Google now will make http://www.mediaaccess.orghttp//www.mediaaccess.org/roadmap/googles-biggest-announcement-was-not-a-phone-but-a-url More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/ We?re Off to CES 2010!, Internet Safety Shane Kenny, President, COO, and Founder of InternetSafety.com, gives his thoughts on what it takes to present your company at a mammoth trade show like the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. http://blog.internetsafety.com/2010/01/05/were-off-to-ces-2010/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ CES: Windows 7, Natal talk on tap from Ballmer, CNET The Microsoft honcho will speak Wednesday night, but don't expect to hear much about Windows Mobile 7. http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10425435-269.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ Washington policy leaders set to mingle at CES in Las Vegas, Wash Post Tech geeks, meet the feds. That will be one of the notable themes at the International Consumer Electronics Show that begins Thursday in Las Vegas, where the Obama administration's top technology advisers, regulators and lawmakers plan to mingle with Silicon Valley's gadget heads for the year's... http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=ddfc0a6c657bc3c0eb7d814e2266f962 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ CES: HP bets more on touch computing, but forgos tablet, CW Hewlett-Packard may be the biggest champion of touch computing, but even HP is not ready to embrace the hype and ship a full-fledged tablet computer. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9142652/CES_HP_bets_more_on_touch_computing_but_forgos_tablet?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ CES 2010 projects post-recession optimism, CW About 65 optimistic electronics vendors showed off a variety of new devices during a pre-2010 International CES show event held in Las vegas yesterday. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9143143/CES_2010_projects_post_recession_optimism_?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ The real opening day of CES, Wash Post The exhibits at the Consumer Electronics Show don't start until tomorrow, so I got here yesterday. http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=e3072ac1941171832263043bfeba3e1d More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ Home energy management a hot topic at CES, CNET Expect to see more gadgets and services for helping consumers cut back on energy use through a networked console connected to the electricity meter and appliances. http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10426301-269.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ Microsoft May Beat Apple to Market with Tablet, Internet News Updated: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer could have some big news at CES tonight. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/BubVSW2_XFE/3856811 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ Cisco Eos Social Entertainment Platform Expands Footprint with New Customers, Features; Introduces Partner Ecosystem, CISCO At the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Cisco today announced new customers, features and professional service options for the Cisco EosTM social entertainment platform. Travel Channel, All Access Today and The Eleven Seven Music Group/Tenth Street Entertainment join Warner Music Group as customers deploying the fast-growing ... http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2010/prod_010610b.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News at Cisco:+Press+Releases+and+Features&vs_p=News at Cisco:+Press+Releases+and+Features&vs_k=1 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ TPS' Guide to Tech Policy at 2010 CES, Tech Policy Central We're getting ready to head to Las Vegas this week for the 2010 International CES where we'll be co-hosting our next Tech Policy Summit with Consumer Electronics Association's (CEA) government affairs team. http://www.techpolicycentral.com/2010/01/tps-guide-to-tech-policy-at-20.php More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ CES, Susan Crawford I?m going to CES along with 110,000+ other people. Sometimes when I tell people I?m going they give a sort of involuntary shudder. It?s the bigness, the crowds, the hype that makes them flinch. http://scrawford.net/blog/ces-2/1288/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RSS Feeds : Fed Notices : Blog : Clips : http://www.cybertelecom.org/news.htm Now Extra Delicious! http://del.icio.us/rcannon100/zxc Cytertelecom is now on Twitter & Facebook! To [un]subscribe to Cybertelecom-l send mail to LISTSERV at LISTSERV.AOL.COM with the command [un]SUBSCRIBE CYBERTELECOM-L. Announce only list information available at www.lawlists.net/mailman/listinfo AUP :: www.cybertelecom.org/cybert.htm#aup Cybertelecom is Off-the-Record. Otherwise play nicely. Cybertelecom Link to us! www.cybertelecom.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From rcannon100 at yahoo.com Fri Jan 8 12:18:08 2010 From: rcannon100 at yahoo.com (Robert Cannon) Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 12:18:08 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Cybertel-Ann] 1.8 :: Live Long and Broadband :: Tardy :: Virtual Banishment :: FCC v Comcast :: Y2K Redux :: Message-ID: <939713.33360.qm@web37901.mail.mud.yahoo.com> ============================================ CyberTelecom News Federal Internet Law and Policy ============================================ "If the automobile had followed the same development as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year killing everyone inside." -- Robert Cringely CTIA Statement On FCC's Request for Additional Time to Submit National Broadband Plan, CTIA "The Commission has a difficult task of developing the national broadband plan. We know the FCC has and is working diligently to complete the plan, and believe it is more important that the Commission get it right. If they need more time to get it right, then Congress should allow it." http://www.ctia.org/blog/index.cfm/2010/1/7/CTIA-Statement-On-FCCs-Request-for-Additional-Time-to-Submit-National-Broadband-Plan More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm National Broadband Plan - Worth the Wait, Comcast Like many policy wonks, technology leaders, advocacy groups, and just plain interested citizens, we?ve been looking forward to February 17, when the Federal Communications Commission was scheduled to submit the National Broadband Plan to Congress. Given the mammoth task the FCC was assigned by Congress, they?ve asked Congress for another month to complete the plan. We support that. http://blog.comcast.com/2010/01/national-broadband-plan-worth-the-wait.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm The Star Trek Guide to the National Broadband Plan, PK ?To boldly go.? There may be no more famous split infinitive than the one used to introduce the voyages of the starship Enterprise through the more than 40-year history of the Star Trek franchise. Whether it was ?to boldly go where no man has gone before,? in the original series, or ?to boldly go where no one has gone before,? in the Next Generation, the sentiment was clear. Bold is better. http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/M3Xk_jaacfw/2835 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm Public Knowledge Statement on Delay of Broadband Plan, PK ?We are pleased that the FCC has decided to take the extra time it needs to complete the National Broadband Plan. This is a very complex undertaking that will be crucial for the development of the American economy. http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/Ge6dbIUUZTI/2836 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm FCC's underwhelming-looking broadband plan also tardy, Ars Technica The plan, due to be presented to Congress next month, now looks to be delayed by a month. Like a tardy student going to a professor, the FCC has written Congress to ask for a four-week extension on its "big paper." Perhaps the agency can use the extra time to ensure the plan contains some of that "change" we've heard so much about. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/fccs-underwhelming-looking-broadband-plan-also-tardy.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm National Broadband Plan Deadline Moved Back Four Weeks, CommLawBlog Maybe now the FCC will look at requests for extensions of deadlines more sympathetically. http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/CommLawBlog/~3/pOpQEMHm_ZA/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm NTIA and RUS Announce Online Tool for Prospective Broadband Stimulus Applicants, NTIA NTIA and RUS announced the launch of BroadbandMatch, a new online tool to facilitate partnerships among prospective applicants to the agencies? broadband grant and loan programs. BroadbandMatch allows potential applicants to find partners for broadband projects, helping them to combine expertise and create stronger proposals. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press/2010/BBMatch_20100107.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/stimulus.htm First looks from CES: Google Nexus One and Motorola Backflip, CW Two new smartphones demonstrated at the CES show this week offer a glimpse into some of the fascinating features to come to Android devices. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9143378/First_looks_from_CES_Google_Nexus_One_and_Motorola_Backflip?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm iKeepSafe Attended Kids at Play Summit in Las Vegas, iKeepSafe iKeepSafe President Marsali Hancock attended the Kids at Play Summit in Las Vegas today, where she moderated a panel that discussed Internet Safety. The conference was held at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) http://ikeepsafe.blogspot.com/2010/01/ikeepsafe-attended-kidsplay-summit-in.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm Announcing Safe Eyes 6 Family Internet Manager, Internet Safety Today at CES we announced Safe Eyes 6, which will be available for purchase later in the month. Safe Eyes 6 Family Internet Manager is a big leap forward in both protection and focus, shifting from ?control? to managing online activities. http://blog.internetsafety.com/2010/01/07/announcing-safe-eyes-6-family-internet-manager/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm The decade of the social Web (fixed & mobile), Net Family News The '00s were when Web 2.0 hit ? the increasingly mobile social Web, from desktops to laptops to gameplayers and smartphones, that spelled a media makeover as radical as the printing press did nearly 500 years ago. Why so radical? Well, maybe people felt the realtime one-on-one conversations of the telephone were just as radical in their time, but now we're http://www.netfamilynews.org/2010/01/decade-of-social-web-fixed-mobile.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm Safe Eye 6 announced with Internet TV Filtering, Inside Internet filtering Today I am excited to announce the latest revision of Safe Eyes, which includes another industry first. Safe Eyes 6 is able to filter online TV sites on a show by show basis. This means that you no longer have to block or allow an entire website like Hulu, but instead you can allow specific shows based on the TV rating for that show (TV-G, TV-PG, etc). http://www.insideinternetfiltering.com/2010/01/safe-eye-6-announced-with-internet-tv-filtering/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/fcc.htm Julius Genachowski at CES on digital literacy, Crawford This is a time of unprecedented challenge around kids and media and unprecedented opportunity. The world is a different place now. When I was a child, my parents had to worry about one TV in the basement and they had rules that worked. Parents today have a very different experience. There?s still a TV, but many different channels - and many other sources. http://scrawford.net/blog/julius-genachowski-at-ces-on-digital-literacy/1290/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/fcc.htm Virtual Banishment and the First Amendment: Estavillo v. Sony Computer Entertainment of America, Cybertelecom I saw this case in the excellent National Association of Attorneys General publication Cyber Crime e-newsletter . Many of us host or sponsor online communities of one form or another. On occasion, this means we must engage in moderation of the discourse in that community, and, as chance may arise, on occasion, we must give some chap the boot from the community for violating the AUP or the TOS http://cybertelecom.blogspot.com/2010/01/virtual-banishment-and-first-amendment.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/firsta.htm New Voices Question Net Neutrality, Nextgenweb In case you missed it, two additional thought leaders added their perspectives this week to the broadband dialogue, both voicing concerns about the impact of net neutrality regulations. http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/newvoicesantinetneutrality More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm Comcast, FCC take net neutrality dispute to court, Globe and Mail Regulator hopes to use dispute with nation's largest cable TV, Internet provider to establish legal authority to adopt regulations http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/uFexMvwbLjg/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralp2p.htm Comcast, FCC Head To Court Over Net Neutrality - Comcast still argues FCC had no authority to 'sanction' carrier for throttling.., dslreports Back in May of 2007, a user posted to our forums highlighting his discovery that Comcast was forging user packets to throttle upstream bandwidth for all users, all of the time. The user didn't know it at the time, but that single post literally began a multi-year adventure that would culminate in national press attention and an FCC investigation into how Comcast managed http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-FCC-Head-To-Court-Over-Net-Neutrality-106299 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralp2p.htm IPv4 Safe for Now, but Address Shortage Looms, Internet News The new year has barely started, but at least one dire prediction about 2010 isn't going to come to pass. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/eoWorJL9XY8/3857231 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm France could tax Google to subsidize music, CNET A government report says Google and other online-ad companies are "profiting without any consideration" for music artists and book publishers. What comes next? http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10428434-261.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm TV on the Go - Once Again, NYT LG introduces the first digital TV that works even while you're in motion. http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=098fbcb10591df45dde051905afac68a More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/video.htm Y2K Redux? Vendors Coping With Y2K10 Bugs, Internet News Cisco, Symantec and Apache aim to shut out a handful of glitches caused by the new calendar year. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/CNjntIIWypY/3857146 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/year2000/ CES 2010, BBC A look at some of the best stuff in the hi-tech show http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/8448859.stm More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RSS Feeds : Fed Notices : Blog : Clips : http://www.cybertelecom.org/news.htm Now Extra Delicious! http://del.icio.us/rcannon100/zxc Cytertelecom is now on Twitter & Facebook! To [un]subscribe to Cybertelecom-l send mail to LISTSERV at LISTSERV.AOL.COM with the command [un]SUBSCRIBE CYBERTELECOM-L. Announce only list information available at www.lawlists.net/mailman/listinfo AUP :: www.cybertelecom.org/cybert.htm#aup Cybertelecom is Off-the-Record. Otherwise play nicely. Cybertelecom Link to us! www.cybertelecom.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From rcannon100 at yahoo.com Fri Jan 15 09:25:27 2010 From: rcannon100 at yahoo.com (Robert Cannon) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:25:27 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Cybertel-Ann] 1.15 :: Charging Extra for Water :: Open Internet - LIKEs & DISLIKEs :: OSTWG :: Message-ID: <34178.96805.qm@web37901.mail.mud.yahoo.com> ============================================ ? ? ? ? ? ???CyberTelecom News? ? ? ? Federal Internet Law and Policy ============================================ One day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we seek, but that it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means. --Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Landlords Can't Force You To Sign Up With One Cable Co... But Can Charge You Extra For Water If You Pick Wrong, Techdirt For many years, cable/telco/satellite companies would do "exclusive" deals with apartment buildings and other developers, which would limit what services could be offered in those buildings. Back in 2007, the FCC stepped in to say such deals were illegal. But, of course, there are always loopholes. Broadband Reports highlights how a bunch of buildings are using http://techdirt.com/articles/20100110/2238167695.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/cable.htm WISPA Files Comments on National Broadband Plan ?Challenges to Broadband Deployment Financing?, WISPA Last Friday WISPA filed FCC Comments on ?Challenges to Broadband Deployment Financing?. Many WISPA members contributed their suggestions and opinions to create this filing. To all of you (and the list is long) who helped; thank-you. Without your time and your constructive suggestions (as well as your financial support), this filing would not have been http://www.wispa.org/?p=1732 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm Replies Requested: Last Call, FCC As we are nearing the homestretch on developing the National Broadband Plan, we want to say how much we appreciate the unprecedented input folks have provided for the Plan.???As everyone knows, we have issued a lot of Public Notices -- 31 to be exact -- over the past five months asking for information about a lot of topics key to developing the Plan.? The input has been invaluable, and the process has been consistent with our pledge that data drive development of the Plan. http://blog.broadband.gov/blog/index.jsp?entryId=86414 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm Reply Comments Sought In Support Of National Broadband Plan Due Jan 27, FCC Released:? 01/13/2010.? Reply Comments Sought In Support Of National Broadband Plan. (DA No.? 10-61). (Dkt No 09-137 09-47 09-51 )? NBP Public Notice #30. Reply Comments Due:? 01/27/2010.? WCB . Contact:? Randy Clarke at (202) 418-1500 http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-61A1.pdf More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm Comments Sought On Privacy Issues Raised By The Center For Democracy And Technology, FCC Released:? 01/13/2010.? Comments Sought On Privacy Issues Raised By The Center For Democracy And Technology. (DA No.? 10-62). (Dkt No 09-137 09-47 09-51 )? NBP Public Notice #29, Pleading Cycle Established. Comments Due:? 01/22/2010 http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-62A1.pdf More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htm NTIA Awards Grants for Broadband Mapping and Planning in 10 States, NTIA NTIA awarded grants to fund broadband mapping and planning activities in Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas under NTIA?s State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program. The program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will increase broadband access and adoption through better data collection and broadband planning. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press/2010/BBmapping_10states_011210.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/stimulus.htm Public meeting of the Online Safety and Technology Working Group (OSTWG), OSTWG NTIA has announced a public meeting of the Online Safety and Technology Working Group (OSTWG). The meeting will be held on February 4, 2010, at the U. S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC. The OSTWG will hear presentations and have discussions on online safety and technology, with an emphasis on issues relevant to the work of the subcommittees on data retention and child pornography reporting. http://www.ntia.doc.gov/frnotices/2010/FR_OSTWGMtg_100111.pdf More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/reports.htm CTIA Statement on FCC Net Neutrality Filing, CTIA "Later today, CTIA will file comments in response to the FCC?s proposed net neutrality rules. Quite simply, we believe that these rules are inappropriate for wireless broadband networks and unnecessary to ensure that wireless consumers continue to enjoy the open Internet. All elements of the wireless ecosystem are flourishing. As Americans continue to adopt mobile http://www.ctia.org/blog/index.cfm/2010/1/14/CTIA-Statement-on-FCC-Net-Neutrality-Filing More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm Our common ground on the open Internet, Google Last night Google and Verizon filed a joint submission in response to the FCC?s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Preserving the Open Internet. This submission, which is in addition to the separate comments that each company filed today, expands on our October joint blog post. In that post, we endorsed a principled approach to finding common ground with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GooglePublicPolicyBlog/~3/PVUJx7T_aCA/our-common-ground-on-open-internet.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm This Is Why We Worry About Net Neutrality Regs: Loopholes For RIAA/MPAA, Techdirt We've mentioned a bunch of times that while we support the concept of net neutrality (and think any ISP that goes away from it is making a big, big mistake) we're quite worried about the unintended consequences of having it put into law. As a perfect example of why we should be worried, the EFF is putting together a petition to protest the "copyright loophole" that's already in the proposed FCC rules: http://techdirt.com/articles/20100114/0752067755.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm Resounding Support for Net Neutrality as FCC Deadline Nears, Save the Internet Last night, I came home to find my cynical, apolitical housemate filing his comment with the FCC in support of Net Neutrality. http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/10/01/14/resounding-support-net-neutrality-fcc-deadline-nears More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm The FCC's Ancillary Jurisdiction Cannot Support its Proposed Network Neutrality Rules, PFF In my latest contribution to the ever expanding network neutrality literature are comments filed in the Federal Communications Commission's rulemaking proceeding addressing the agency's authority to regulate the provision of Internet services.? The comments demonstrate that adoption of the network neutrality rules proposed in the NPRM would be unlawful because Congress did not give the Federal Communications Commission power to protect Internet "openness" in the Communications Act. http://blog.pff.org/archives/2010/01/the_fccs_ancillary_jurisdiction_cannot_support_its.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm EFF Weighs in on Proposed FCC Net Neutrality Rules, EFF While the question of how to best protect the openness of the Internet is a timely and important one, EFF believes the FCC currently lacks the statutory authority to issue the broad regulations on ISPs that it has proposed. The "ancillary jurisdiction" that the FCC has asserted as a basis for the regulations is legally insufficient and would, if accepted, give the FCC potentially http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/01/eff-weighs-proposed-fcc-net-neutrality-rules More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm More than 13,000 Americans File Comments Asking the FCC to Protect an Open Internet, Free Press With the approach of a midnight deadline tonight for comments on the Federal Communications Commission's proposed rules to safeguard the open Internet, thousands of individuals from all walks of life, as well as small businesses, civil rights groups and women's groups, are calling for a strong Net Neutrality rule. http://www.freepress.net/node/76022 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm Media Access Project Joins Groups Calling for FCC Action to Preserve the Open Internet, MAP Media Access Project (MAP) joined today with public interest groups Center for Media Justice, Consumers Union, New America Foundation, and Public Knowledge in submitting comments that support adoption of the Federal Communications Commission?s proposed open Internet rules. http://www.mediaaccess.orghttp//www.mediaaccess.org/press-room/media-access-project-joins-groups-calling-for-fcc-action-to-preserve-the-open-internet More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm Groups Tell FCC Copyright Enforcement Shouldn?t Be Part of Net Neutrality, PK The Commission?s proposed definition of ?reasonable network management? under its Net Neutrality rules would allow telephone, cable and wireless companies to prevent the transfer of unlawful content and prevent the unlawful transfer of content. There is no need for those copyright-related exceptions because the proposed rules already provide that ISPs must treat lawful content in a non-discriminatory manner, the groups said. http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/-OpZ32OErxs/2855 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm Our Comments in the FCC's Open Internet Proceeding, Comcast Today, we?ve filed our comments in the FCC?s Open Internet Broadband Industry Practice rulemaking proceeding. We look forward to reading the comments of the public, the full range of advocacy organizations across the spectrum, diversity organizations, and the many communications and technology companies who will be filing comments. We know the debate will be lively. http://blog.comcast.com/2010/01/our-comments-in-the-fccs-open-internet-proceeding.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm Hey FCC, keep the Internet open -- and awesome!, Google All of these things, and so much more, are possible because of the openness of the Internet. Any entrepreneur with an idea has always been able to create a website and share their ideas globally ? without paying extra tolls to have their content seen by other users. An open Internet made Google possible eleven years ago, and it's going to make the next Google possible. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GooglePublicPolicyBlog/~3/shAPua7agHs/hey-fcc-keep-internet-open-and-awesome.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm Skype to FCC: Keep Internet Open & Neutral, Gigaom Skype, a big proponent of open networks and net neutrality, in a filing today with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) argued that net neutrality was ?about growing the broadband ecosystem and preserving a borderless, open Internet? and it would ?promote investment, jobs and innovation.? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2q1WZcIdOkk/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm Twitter, Facebook become lifelines for Haiti, CW Twitter and Facebook have quickly become lifelines for people trying to get information about loved ones in Haiti, find out more about Tuesday's earthquake and donate money to help relief efforts. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9144842/Twitter_Facebook_become_lifelines_for_Haiti?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/newmedia.htm Poll: Most won't pay to read newspapers online, CNET With print newspapers striving to survive by hopping onto the Web, new Harris poll finds 77 percent of online adults wouldn't pay to read a newspaper's content online. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10433893-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm ACLU Looking To Challenge Homeland Security On Border Laptop Searches, Techdirt the ACLU is looking to challenge Homeland Security's policies that it has pretty free reign in searching your laptop at the border. Now, to date, the courts have said that this is perfectly legal, so it's not clear what is "new" that the ACLU hopes to prove. However, last year, after revealing that the new administration still stood by these http://techdirt.com/articles/20100114/1301537762.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm Clarification Regarding Comment Cycle For Further Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking On E-Rate Eligible Services List, FCC Released:? 01/13/2010.? Clarification Regarding Comment Cycle For Further Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking On E-Rate Eligible Services List. (DA No.? 10-65). (Dkt No 02-6 ).? WCB . Contact:? 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Federal Internet Law and Policy ============================================ The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.? --Martin Luther King, Jr. Revisions To Rules Authorizing The Operation Of Low Power Auxiliary Stations In The 698-806 Mhz Band, FCC This order adopts specific language that must be used in the consumer disclosure that is required by Section 15.216 of Appendix B in the Wireless Microphone Report and Order Released on January 15, 2010. (Dkt No.? 10-24 08-166 08-167 ). Action by:? Chiefs, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted:? 01/15/2010 by ORDER. (DA No. 10-92).? CGB WTB http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-92A1.pdf More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/white.htm Once Again, FBI Caught Breaking The Law In Gathering Phone Call Info; But Real Issue Is Why Telcos Let Them, Techdirt A few years back, we found out that the FBI regularly violated the Patriot Act, issuing "National Security Letters" to access information that they had no right to access. So it should come as no surprise that during that same period, the FBI was also regularly violating the law to get phone call records without following the proper procedures, even beyond the problem with http://techdirt.com/articles/20100119/0339467809.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm YouTube Takes a Stand Against Cyberbullies, iKeepSafe This video is related to a recent post from the YouTube blog. The blog post describes a unique way they, along with the National Crime Prevention Council, are combating cyberbullying: http://ikeepsafe.blogspot.com/2010/01/youtube-takes-stand-against.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm The Story of Medicine Bow (Part 3 of 8) ? The Other Kind of Wireless, WISPA In most of the United States, people think that there is competition for their broadband service dollar.???They can go to either the telephone company and get DSL, or go to the cable company to get cable Internet.???If you live in the right place, you might even be able to get something resembling a [...] http://www.wispa.org/?p=1753 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm A Nondiscriminatory Net: The Right Approach, Save the Internet This is the first in a series of posts by Chris Riley, Free Press Policy Counsel, to summarize the primary policy recommendations made in recent comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission in its open Internet proceeding. Today?s topic: nondiscrimination. http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/10/01/19/nondiscriminatory-net-right-approach More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm Pentagon: U.S. Geek Shortage Is a National Security Risk, Wired Fewer American kids are growing up to be computer geeks. Darpa's concerned that may poses a serious security risk for the country, so it's launching initiatives aimed at attracting teens to science, math and technology. http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/politics/~3/yLXs08hWFaA/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/ Tweets From Front Lines of Haiti Relief, Wired U.S. Southern Command announced this morning that the Navy carrier USS Carl Vinson had finally dropped anchor off the coast of Haiti to assist in the ongoing earthquake relief effort. But you would have known that already, if you were following the tweets from Haiti. http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/politics/~3/QKy3i-qs1wk/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/lamericas.htm A Deluge of Donations via Text Messages, NYT As of late Sunday, the American Red Cross had collected pledges of $103 million, about $22 million of which came through a text-messaging program. http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=341eb70f1ef107ae738cfe0e31cbe90d More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/lamericas.htm Report: Utah Has the Best Broadband in the U.S., Internet News That's not the only surprise in a report by content delivery provider Akamai on the state of American bandwidth. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/rKNJkrGDxpE/3859041 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/ut.htm New York Times Lays Foundation for Paywall, Ecommerce Times The Gray Lady may once again ask for some green if you want to view something that's black and white and read all over. Reports surfaced over the weekend that The New York Times is about to announce another attempt at a paid-access business model for its Web http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/69131.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm FCC To Embrace Broadband Common Carriage? - Agency faces tough road if they lose Comcast court case..., dslreports After more than a decade spent deregulating and removing consumer protections from the phone and cable sector at the behest of industry, the Associated Press proclaims that the new FCC is looking to reverse course. According to the AP, should the FCC suffer a court loss to Comcast (which is challenging the FCC's authority over throttling and traffic http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-To-Embrace-Broadband-Common-Carriage-106429 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm Skype Now Accounts For 12% Of All International Calling Minutes - Skype to Skype: 54 billion minutes of talking..., dslreports A new report by TeleGeography indicates that Skype continues to slowly erode the market share of the world's largest phone companies. The firm, which tracks international calling traffic between 88 countries and over 1,500 routes, found that projected growth of all international voice traffic was cut in half in 2009. International telephone use has grown at 15 percent http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Skype-Now-Accounts-For-12-Of-All-International-Calling-Minutes-106483 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/ Blaming IE for Attacks is Dangerous, CW In the wake of the attacks in China it has been determined that a zero-day flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser is one of the primary exploits used to compromise target systems. Germany, and now France, feel the solution is easy--stop using Internet Explorer. This simplistic approach is shortsighted and may create a false sense of security. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9145639/Blaming_IE_for_Attacks_is_Dangerous?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/ China: We are biggest victim of cyberattacks, CW China on Tuesday denied any role in alleged cyberattacks on Indian government offices, calling China itself the biggest victim of hackers. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9145719/China_We_are_biggest_victim_of_cyberattacks?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/china.htm IPv4 addresses in short supply, CNET Less than 10 percent of all IPv4 addresses remain available, threatening the future network operations of all businesses unless migration to IPv6 is stepped up. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10436820-94.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm Net Neutrality Comments in the FCC?s ?Open Internet? Docket, Global Crossing Global Crossing filed its comments in the FCC?s ?open Internet? docket, commonly referred to as the net neutrality docket. In our comments, we oppose the adoption of net neutrality rules on a number of grounds which are summarized below. http://blogs.globalcrossing.com/?q=content/net-neutrality-comments More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm NATOA and the Benton Foundation File Comments in Support of FCC Net Neutrality Policy, NATOA Today, NATOA and the Benton Foundation filed comments with the FCC on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would codify the FCC?s four existing Broadband Principles and would add two more (transparency and non-discrimination). NATOA supports the FCC?s proposed actions and stated in the filing that ?network neutrality guarantees are necessary because major http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/natoa-news/~3/Ft1LM5fAOt0/natoa-and-the-benton-foundatio.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm Haitian Earthquake Relief Fraud Alert, IC3 No description http://www.ic3.gov/media/2010/100115.aspx More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/fraud.htm Adding up the explanations for ACTA's "shameful secret", Ars Technica Why is an intellectual property treaty being negotiated in the name of the US public kept quiet as a matter of national security and treated as "some shameful secret"? http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/actas-shameful-secret.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm How to Preserve an Open Internet, PK The FCC can preserve the Open Internet with the tools already at its disposal. With a coalition of other public interest groups, Public Knowledge filed comments with the FCC yesterday emphasizing the importance of the Internet, and what can be done to protect it. http://feeds.publicknowledge.org/~r/publicknowledge-main/~3/omRutTrnBeI/2856 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm R.I.P. Ancillary Jurisdiction; Hello Common Carriage, PFF My latest contribution to the ever-expanding network neutrality literature are comments filed in the Federal Communications Commission's Network Neutrality rulemaking proceeding.? My comments demonstrate that adoption of the network neutrality rules proposed in the NPRM would be unlawful because Congress did not give the Federal Communications Commission authority to protect Internet "openness." http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pff/esbin/~3/NI8IhcPJW-8/rip_ancillary_jurisdiction_hello_common_carriage.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm Google offers Haiti ?people finder? tool to news sites, Lost Remote Google has created an embeddable ?people finder? tool that is pulling together Haiti quake submissions across multiple news sites, reports Poynter Online. ?Within 24 hours (of the quake), it became clear that there were too many places where people were putting information, and each site is a silo,? explained Christopher Csikszentmihalyi, director of the MIT Center for http://www.lostremote.com/2010/01/18/google-offers-haiti-people-finder-tool-to-news-sites/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/lamericas.htm NY Times Apparently Planning To Commit Suicide Online With Paywall, Techdirt There have been rumors for a while that, despite the NY Times massive failure with its last attempt at a paywall -- which drove away users in bunches, pissed off NY Times writers and did little to help the bottom line -- the NY Times might consider going back down that cursed road. And now reports are leaking out that the braintrust at the NYT has made a http://techdirt.com/articles/20100117/2309157783.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm Haiti: Online Maps Shift from Charting Damage to Targeting Aid, Global Voices Here are some maps that humanitarian aid responders are using to communicate the evolving situation in Haiti?s earthquake zone. Nearly a week after the disaster ? and aftershocks equal to major temblors ? the maps and satellite imagery are proving some of the most reliable information available. http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/01/18/haiti-online-maps-shift-from-charting-damage-to-targeting-aid/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/newmedia.htm US broadband's average speed: 3.9Mbps, Ars Technica In what has become a familiar refrain, the latest State of the Internet report from Akamai shows the US trailing in a number of metrics, including average connection speeds and broadband penetration. http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/01/us-broadband-still-lagging-in-speed-and-penetration.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/ FCC Issues Excellent Wireless Microphone Order ? Perhaps NAB Will Rely Less on Scare Tactic..., Tales from the Sausage Factory Time to clear up a little piece of unfinished business for which I and this humble blog can claim some modest responsibility. The FCC finally issued it's long awaited Order on wireless microphones stemming from this blog post and the subsequent co... http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1830 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/white.htm FCC Attaches Strings To Wireless Mics, CommLawBlog The FCC has bitten the bullet and taken steps to clear the 700 MHz band of wireless microphones in order to make room for new uses. At the same time, it has legalized these devices in the hands of formerly unlawful users. http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/CommLawBlog/~3/mBZr50rr2Q4/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/white.htm Broadband Stimulus from a WISP Perspective, Wireless Cowboy My experience with the Broadband Stimulus programs leads me to believe that it is a good idea that has been twisted around and is in the process of being gamed by many of the applicants.? ???I am a provider in a very rural area and have been able to deliver? at least 1meg broadband across [...] http://www.wirelesscowboys.com/?p=18 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/stimulus.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RSS Feeds : Fed Notices : Blog : Clips : http://www.cybertelecom.org/news.htm Delicious http://del.icio.us/rcannon100/zxc Twitter & Facebook: Cybertelecom To [un]subscribe to Cybertelecom-l send mail to LISTSERV at LISTSERV.AOL.COM with the command [un]SUBSCRIBE CYBERTELECOM-L. 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Federal Internet Law and Policy ============================================ ?We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from government.? - William Orville Douglas Commerce Awards Recovery Act Broadband Expansion Grants Totaling $63 Million, NTIA NTIA announced grants totaling $63 million to expand broadband access and adoption in Massachusetts, Michigan and North Carolina. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, NTIA?s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) provides grants to support the deployment of broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas, enhance and expand http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press/2010/BTOPGrants_MAMINC_100120.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/stimulus.htm The Story of Medicine Bow ? (Part 4 of 8) Making a Difference with Junk Spectrum, Wireless Cowboy Armed with low cost, unlicensed equipment and an entrepreneurial spirit, WISPs have been able to take the ?guerilla? approach to building out broadband networks. http://www.wirelesscowboys.com/?p=41 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm Clinton to challenge Internet censorship in policy address, CW U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will raise the issue of Google's ongoing battles in China in a broad policy address on Internet freedom she plans to make Thursday in Washington, D.C. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9146659/Clinton_to_challenge_Internet_censorship_in_policy_address?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/firsta.htm Secretary Clinton to address Internet freedom, Google Like many people interested in technology, diplomacy, and free expression on the Internet, we look forward to hearing Secretary of State Clinton's speech today on these topics. The speech will be streamed live here. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GooglePublicPolicyBlog/~3/X8x3P67emZI/secretary-clinton-to-address-internet.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/firsta.htm Phone texting 'helps pupils to spell', BBC Children who regularly use the abbreviated language of text messages are actually improving their ability to spell correctly, research suggests http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8468351.stm More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/literacy.htm FCC Hears Consumer Perspective at Open Internet Hearing, Nextgenweb Recently, the debate over network neutrality regulations has been called a distraction from the national broadband plan.???Fortunately, the central question addressed at yesterday?s FCC hearing on ?Consumers, Transparency, and the Open Internet? was, what does the average Internet consumer really want? http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/fcc-hears-consumer-perspective-at-open-internet-hearing More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm Game developers warn FCC of "balkanized" Internet, Ars Technica A team of online game developers and boosters told the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday about worries that the big ISPs could fragment the Internet with "pay-for-priority" arrangements, causing economic troubles for the gaming industry similar to those created by mobile access providers. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/01/game-developers-warn-fcc-of-balkanized-internet.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutralnprm.htm WHOIS Privacy Considered "Material Falsification", Circleid Garth Bruen writes: Sedo repots that a "recent decision by the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has determined that using WHOIS privacy on domains may be considered 'material falsification' under federal law. The defendants in US v. Kilbride (9th Cir., 2009) were convicted under the CAN-SPAM Act http://www.circleid.com/posts/whois_privacy_considered_material_falsification/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/whois.htm Using Twitter to help Haiti, CNET Recently a vacation site, Haiti.com has been transformed, now allowing anyone to filter through Twitter reports from Haiti and send the information on to relief workers. http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10437866-245.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/lamericas.htm Haiti: Restoring Communications and Local Media Networks, Global Voices Haiti's communication infrastructure was seriously damaged after a 7.0 earthquake devastated the Island on January 12. Since day one, Global Voices has been intensely curating and amplifying the voices of local citizen journalists and activists. It can be very empowering for people in Haiti to be able to narrate their stories in their own words, on their own terms, and in their own voices. http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/01/20/haiti-restoring-communications-and-local-media-networks/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/lamericas.htm New York Times to erect pay wall, Globe and Mail Company to charge readers for full access starting in 2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/YNG9A2VECpw/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm New York Times website to charge, BBC The New York Times is to charge for full access to its website from 2011, the latest newspaper to move in that direction. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8470894.stm More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm Creepy Ways Your Social Media Data Can Be Used, Ecommerce Times People who use social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace are not known for their reticence -- many put just about any personal information imaginable out there. The risks to such openness are clear -- from inviting tailored phishing attacks to appalling potential http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/69158.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/socialnetworks.htm If Your Password Is 123456, Just Make It HackMe, NYT People favor simple passwords, despite Internet security scares like the recent attacks on Google?s e-mail service. http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=83a9527df51a1de026a2dcbec4928bbe More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/ FBI Broke Law Spying on Americans Phone Records, Post Reports, Wired FBI agents got thousands of Americans' phone records with phony emergency letters to telecoms, a pending report finds. That, despite top officials learning about the work-around. No prosecutions are expected. http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/politics/~3/h2aMFy0-RiY/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm Report Confirms FBI Misuse of Authority to Obtain Phone Records, EFF The Washington Post reported today that the "FBI illegally collected more than 2,000 U.S. telephone call records," using methods that FBI general counsel Valerie Caproni admitted "technically violated the Electronic Communications Privacy Act when agents invoked nonexistent emergencies to collect records." http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/01/report-confirms-fbi-misuse-authority More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RSS Feeds : Fed Notices : Blog : Clips : http://www.cybertelecom.org/news.htm Delicious http://del.icio.us/rcannon100/zxc Twitter & Facebook: Cybertelecom To [un]subscribe to Cybertelecom-l send mail to LISTSERV at LISTSERV.AOL.COM with the command [un]SUBSCRIBE CYBERTELECOM-L. 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