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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/

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