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12.4 :: Uncle! :: All IP All the Time :: Ready, Fire, Aim :: Hogs and Unicorns :: It's Not About the Money ::
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:00:37 -0500
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From: Robert Cannon <rcannon100 () YAHOO COM> Date: December 4, 2009 2:00:17 PM EST To: CYBERTELECOM-L () LISTSERV AOL COMSubject: 12.4 :: Uncle! :: All IP All the Time :: Ready, Fire, Aim :: Hogs and Unicorns :: It's Not About the Money :: Reply-To: Telecom Regulation & the Internet <CYBERTELECOM-L () LISTSERV AOL COM >
============================================ CyberTelecom News Federal Internet Law and Policy ============================================Parties Asked To Comment on Analytical Framework Necessary To Resolve Issues in the Special Access Notice of Proposed, Fed Reg This document invites interested parties to comment on the appropriate analytical framework for examining the various issues that have been raised in the rulemaking proceeding on special access services pending before the Commission.http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-12-04-E9-29019 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/Future Broadband Deployment: Columbia Institute for Teleinformation Report, FCC One of the most exciting parts of the national broadband plan project has been the opportunity, through our workshops and research projects, to hear and learn from the preeminent experts in the field. This summer, we asked the Columbia Institute for Tele- Information (“CITI”) based at Columbia Business School in New York to reviewhttp://blog.broadband.gov/blog/index.jsp?entryId=16645 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htmFCC Ponders Moving From PSTN To IP Voice - Wants input on how to make it happen..., dslreports The FCC has issued a public notice (pdf) requesting input on precisely what it would take to migrate the nation from its legacy circuit-switched phone systems to an all-IP voice network. "In identifying the appropriate areas of inquiry, we seek to understand which policies and regulatory structures may facilitate, and which may hinder, the efficienthttp://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Ponders-Moving-From-PSTN-To-IP-Voice-105791 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htmAn Open Letter To Blair Levin On The Subject of National Broadband Public Notices, Tales from the Sausage Factory Dear Blair: I surrender! I admit defeat. I cry “uncle.” You win. Despite my earlier doubts, I am now prepared to say the National Bro adband Plan process is the most open, transparent, comprehensive, be stest and wonderfullest procee...http://www.wetmachine.com/item/1745 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/plan.htmReady, Fire, Aim: GAO Issues Warning on Broadband Stimulus Grants, Tech Lib Front November was certainly a bad month, public relations-wise, for the Administration’s stimulus program, what with claims that the program had created huge new numbers of jobs debunked. (Who would have gue ssed that numbers given for Arizona’s 15th congressional district or Minnesota’s 57th district were wrong?) But, as pointed out lasthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techliberation/~3/op90ghebHCY/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/stimulus.htmThe "Problem of Proportionality" in Debates about Online Privacy and Child Safety, PFF The Internet is massive. That's the 'no-duh' statement of the year, right? But seriously, the sheer volume of transactions (both economic and non-economic) is simply staggering. Consider a few factoids to give you a flavor of just how much is going on out there:http://blog.pff.org/archives/2009/11/the_problem_of_proportionality_in_debates_about_on.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm 'How to bully-proof yourself on Facebook', NetFamily NewsHere are some great social-networking-specific tips from Facebook's director of public policy, Europe. There's just one key point missing, I think, because of the 2007 finding that "youth who engage in online aggressive behavior by making rude or nasty comments or frequently embarrassing others are more than twice as likely to report onlinehttp://www.netfamilynews.org/2009/12/how-to-bully-proof-yourself-on-facebook.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm Bob Barr Denounces Cyberbullying Criminalization, PFFBob Barr, the four term Republican Georgia congressman turned ACLU activist and 2008 Libertarian Presidential candidate, has denounced Rep. Linda Sánchez's (D-CA) "Megan Meier Cyber Bullying Prevention A ct" (H.R. 1966) in particularly harsh terms:http://blog.pff.org/archives/2009/12/bob_barr_denounces_cyberbullying_criminalization.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm Not just digital natives & immigrants!, NetFamily NewsIt makes sense that news media reports about how youth use technology are both produced and consumed through adult lenses. Many news reporters grew up in a very different (mass media) environment, as did a lot of parents, educators, and other news consumers. So we're seeing and participating in a distorted picture of social media andhttp://www.netfamilynews.org/2009/12/not-just-digital-natives-immigrants.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/child.htm Technology boosts literacy skills, BBCUsing social network websites and texting improves core writing skills, says the National Literacy Trust.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/8392653.stm More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/literacy.htm"Bandwidth hogs" join unicorns in realm of mythical creatures, Ars Technica There's a spectre haunting Internet service providers—the spectre of the "bandwidth hog." But does the mythical beast really exist? One telecom analyst is dubious, and he's calling out the ISPs.http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/bandwidth-hogs-dont-even-exist-says-analyst.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm Google Says Public DNS Is About Speed, Not Ads, GigaomGoogle today launched a product called Google Public DNS that can be installed as an alternative to the DNS systems offered by network providers. If you want to configure your network to use it, go here.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/nXY6VHHvAvc/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ Google launches alternative DNS resolver, CWGoogle has created a new system to resolve domain name system queries that the company claims will speed up Web browsing for end users, as well as make it more secure.http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141751/Google_launches_alternative_DNS_resolver?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/Latest Consumer Reports Survey Not Kind To AT&T - Company ranked dead last for wireless satisfaction in 19 of 24 cities, dslreports Straight off of AT&T and Verizon's multi-week network quality snark fest, Consumer Reports has issued their latest survey of wireless carriers and phones, and it probably won't make AT&T particularly happy. The survey itself is available to subscribers only, but we can tell you that the findings generally mirror other recent surveys of thehttp://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Latest-Consumer-Reports-Survey-Not-Kind-To-ATT-105739 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/att.htm AT&T customer satisfaction tanks, CWAT&T received some bad news from Consumer Reports this week, as the magazine's latest survey shows that the carrier now has the lowest level of customer satisfaction in the United States.http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141671/AT_T_customer_satisfaction_tanks?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/att.htmSens. Feinstein And Durbin Specifically Try To Carve Citizen Journalists Out Of Shield Law, Techdirt There was a lot of reasonable concern earlier this year when a much needed federal shield law proposal appeared to ignore participatory journalists and only cover those employed by major media companies. After people complained about this we were relieved to see Senators Chuck Schumer and Arlen Specter change the bill to coverhttp://techdirt.com/articles/20091202/1823367171.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ Murdoch Ramps Up Attack on Internet Freeloaders, Internet NewsNews Corp. boss takes paid content message to Washington as regulators mull action on the journalism front.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/Fc5vNHeiBSU/3850386 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm SLAPP Me Baby, One More Time, Citizen's MediaCalifornia SLAPP jurisprudence is the gift that keeps on giving, especially for weary bloggers looking for something to write about. (SLAPP stands for Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. You can read all about them in our Legal Guide.)Ourhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitizenMediaLawProject/~3/3YYKVm71vPw/slapp-me-baby-one-more-time More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm Google allows publishers to limit free content, Globe and Mail Company makes concession to increasingly disgruntled media industry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/vM6hf9kfwFo/ More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htm Free Content Undermines Democracy?, TechdirtA journalism professor by the name of Tim Luckhurst is claiming that newspaper paywalls are needed to preserve democracy, and that free content online undermines democracy. We've heard this argument before, and it makes no more sense now than when it was first raised. The basic argument is that free content online isn't bringing in enoughhttp://techdirt.com/articles/20091130/0621387128.shtml More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/news.htmCisco IPTV Broadcast: Annual Security Report Spotlights Cybercriminal's New Playground - Social Media, CISCO What: On Tuesday, December. 8, security executives and researchers from Cisco will discuss findings from the Cisco 2009 Annual Security Report, reviewing security trends over the past year and implications for the future. The live broadcast will highlight the following: Social Networking: Cisco experts explain howhttp://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2009/prod_120309.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+Press+Releases+and+Features&vs_p=News@Cisco:+Press+Releases+and+Features&vs_k=1 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/socialnetworks.htm New study calls for cybersecurity overhaul in U.S., CWThe U.S. government and private businesses need to overhaul the way they look at cybersecurity, with the government offering businesses new incentives to fix security problems, the Internet Security Alliance said.http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141762/New_study_calls_for_cybersecurity_overhaul_in_U.S.?source=rss_news More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/Yahoo, Verizon: Our Spying Records Would 'Shock,' 'Confuse' Consumers, Wired Verizon and Yahoo oppose a FOIA request for the companies' menus of surveillance prices and services it offers the government, like wiretaps and pen registers.http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/politics/~3/ahgADkfrdl0/wiretap-prices More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htmGraduate Student Unveils Sprint's GPS Sharing With Feds - Eight million 'pings' to user tracking database in 13 months..., dslreports Blogger Christopher Soghoian is raising eyebrows this week with a recording of a Sprint executive at a conference exploring how Sprint has been using a new portal to give user GPS data to law enforcement agents an astounding 8 million times over a thirteen month span. The disclosure of course immediately raised questions over what kind ofhttp://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Graduate-Student-Unveils-Sprints-GPS-Sharing-With-Feds-105749 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm NY predators deleted from Facebook, MySpace, NetFamily NewsThe state of New York has made it easier for social network sites that work with it to deleted sex offenders registered in that state. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo this week announced that two sites that do use the state's database to check for predators, MySpace and Facebook, have purged the profiles of more than 3,500 sex offendershttp://www.netfamilynews.org/2009/12/ny-predators-deleted-from-facebook.html More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/child.htm Real World Arrest for Virtual World Crime, Ask MariamA cybercriminal in the UK has been arrested for phishing attacks and theft of virtual goods from players of the online game, Runescape. As described in this online news story, the capture of this digital thief is the first of its kind. The case represents collaboration between the owners of the website and the e-crime's unit of the real world Britishhttp://community.norton.com/t5/Ask-Marian/Real-World-Arrest-for-Virtual-World-Crime/ba-p/178886 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/crime.htm US-CERT Sees Danger Lurking in SSL-VPN, Internet NewsFrom the blogs: The security authority says it's found a potentially threatening flaw in major vendors' SSL-VPN implementations. Do we worry now?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InternetnewsRealtimeNewsForItManagers/~3/Qe_6UP6gmIg/3850886 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/vulnerable.htmWisconsin Data Shows AT&T's 'Franchise Reform' Was A Joke - Now consumers get higher prices AND no consumer protection laws..., dslreports We've discussed how a significant number of states passed new state level video franchise laws at the behest of phone company lobbyists, but didn't really realize what they were signing up for. Bills that consumers were told would result in lower TV prices by making it easier for phone companies to jump into the TV business, in many cases were little more than phone company wish lists -- aimed at legalizing the cherry picking of next-gen broadbandhttp://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Wisconsin-Data-Shows-ATTs-Franchise-Reform-Was-A-Joke-105784 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/wi.htmFCC Aims To Expand USF - But again, they probably should bother to fix it first...., dslreports For years we've discussed how the Universal Service Fund (USF) is perhaps one of the worst examples of government dysfunction and corporate abuse, even by the government's own admission. The fund, which customers have poured billions in fees into over the least decade -- is designed to help bring phone service (not broadband) tohttp://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Aims-To-Expand-USF-105752 More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 () 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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