FCC Distinguished Engineering Fellow

Subject: Distinguished Engineering Fellow

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 3:59 PM

The Federal Communications Commission would like to announce the creation of a new senior level advisory position, the Distinguished Engineering Fellow.

Analogous to the Chief Economist position, the Distinguished Engineering Fellow will work out of the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis, the Commission's primary source of long-range communications policy development, analysis and evaluation. Candidates should have expertise in some or all of the following areas: TCP/IP, routing, interconnection, peering, transit, IPv6, security, network performance, spam, Next Generation Networks, Internet over broadband, and VoIP. He or she will advise the Commissioners and staff on these and related engineering issues, working closely with Commission engineers, MBAs, economists and lawyers to analyze new technological developments.

If you know an academic that would be interested in this one-year visiting position, please have him or her contact Jonathan Levy at 202-418-2048 or jonathan.levy@fcc.gov.

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Level 3/Cogent agree new traffic deal, Register, 10/28/2005
End of the end of the peer show
http://go.theregister.com/feed/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/28/level3_cogent_agree/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/backbone.htm

Level 3 And Cogent Reach Agreement On Equitable Peering Terms, Level3, 10/28/2005
Level 3 Communications (Nasdaq:LVLT) and Cogent Communications (Amex:COI) today announced that the companies have agreed on terms to continue to exchange Internet traffic under a modified version of their original peering agreement. The modified peering arrangement allows for the continued exchange of traffic between the two companies’ networks, and includes commitments from each party with respect to the characteristics and volume of traffic to be exchanged. Under the terms of the agreement, the companies have agreed to the settlement-free exchange of traffic subject to specific payments if certain obligations are not met.
http://www.level3.com/press/6516.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/backbone.htm

Justice Dept. Approves Two Big Telecom Deals, NYT, 10/28/2005
The telecommunications industry took another step in its consolidation as the Justice Department approved the sale of AT&T to SBC Communications and the sale of MCI to Verizon Communications.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/28/technology/28phone.html?ex=1288152000&en=59ba05b6972d86de&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/merger.htm

DOJ Demands That Telcos Divest Some Assets, eweek, 10/28/2005
To ensure that businesses aren't left without competitive offerings following the acquisition of the two largest long distance carriers by the two largest local telephone companies, the Department of Justice said today that it will require the telcos to divest portions of their fiber-optic networks in 19 cities.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1878406,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/merger.htm

BPL Growing More Popular, Americas Network, 10/28/2005
You know a technology is getting hot when, in the space of a month or so, key players attract investment from the likes of Google, Intel and Motorola. That happened recently with broadband over power line (BPL), yet another contender in the crowded contest of last-mile broadband technologies that includes cable, DSL, fiber and various wireless approaches. As its name indicates, BPL sends megabits per second of data over the lines that deliver electric power from substations to homes and businesses. And according to supporters, it offers advantages that even the famously cautious electric utility industry finds hard to resist.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=188591
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/power.htm

The Real Net Neutrality Debate: Pricing Flexibility Versus Pricing Regulation, PPF, 10/28/2005
As Ray noted in his essay last week on Clearwire and VoIP blocking, I have long argued that broadband service providers (BSPs) will eventually will end up price differentiating based on bandwidth usage, in part because of the futility of differentiating based on service bundling or technological applications / usage.
http://blog.pff.org/archives/2005/10/the_real_net_ne.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Kennedy (Susan, not Ted) on VoIP and Net Neutrality, PPF, 10/28/2005
CA PUC Commissioner Susan Kennedy, who we have praised and other times mildly, ever-so-mildly criticized, has a clarifying speech on VoIP. It is a wonderful synopsis of the challenges that VoIP presents to the regulatory system.
http://blog.pff.org/archives/2005/10/kennedy_susan_n.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/co/neutral.htm

US internet use rises as do fears, BBC, 10/28/2005
Data gathered by the US Census Bureau in 2003 shows that 55% of Americans are connected from home, while wealthier, more educated families are most likely of all to use the internet.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4384482.stm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/subscribers.htm

Current Population Reports, Special Studies, Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2003, CENSUS, 10/28/2005

http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p23-208.pdf
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/subscribers.htm

Task force set up to implement new internet protocol, Malta Independent, 10/28/2005
A task force has been set up to oversee the implementation of a new internet protocol called IPv6. IPv6 is short for Internet Protocol Version 6. It is the “next generation” protocol to ...
http://217.145.4.56/ind/news.asp?newsitemid=23473
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

Global Policy for IPv6 - Updated Background Report for Early Awareness of a Policy Proposal, ICANN, 10/28/2005
Global Policy for IPv6 - Updated Background Report for Early Awareness of a Policy Proposal
http://www.icann.org/announcements/ipv6-report-21oct05.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/ipv6.htm

Despite 'baggage,' AT&T brand name lives on, USA Today, 10/28/2005
After months of speculation, SBC officially confirmed Thursday that it will adopt the fabled AT&T brand name once the SBC-AT&T ...
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/usatoday-TechTopStories?m=225
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SBC to resurrect AT&T name, FT, 10/28/2005
SBC Communications, the Texas-based regional telecoms group which announced plans to acquire the remnants of the once-powerful AT&T business for $16bn, said it would rename the entire company AT&T.
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/1364f4a4-4703-11da-b8e5-00000e2511c8,_i_rssPage=3ad4cbfc-4761-11d8-81c6-0820abe49a01.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/att.htm

Singapore bans gay Web site, fines another, Reuters, 10/28/2005
Singapore has banned an overseas-hosted gay Web site after receiving complaints it was recruiting underage boys for sex and nude pornography, and promoting a promiscuous homosexual lifestyle.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051028/wr_nm/media_singapore_gays_dc
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/intlasia.htm

Apple Unveils Video iPod, TV Deal, NPR, 10/28/2005
After months of rumors, Apple Computer unveils a new iPod with the ability to play video. It also made an unexpected announcement: a groundbreaking deal with ABC that will allow users to download episodes of shows such as Desperate Housewives from the iTunes store.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4956702&ft=1&f=1019
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ipv.htm

Internet helps indie radio stations expand, Canada.com, 10/28/2005
Before dawn on a rainy Friday, John Richards totes a stack of CDs and a paper cup of coffee into the booth at KEXP. On the wall, yellow-headed pins stuck in a world map mark the origin of song requests:
http://www.canada.com/entertainment/story.html?id=7a91db49-abdb-4973-bda6-232dbddad6c2
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/radio.htm

Where to Where (or the End of End to End), ITU, 10/28/2005
This recent presentation What2what (was end2end): the future of the Internet by Scott Bradner discusses the disappearing end-to-end nature of the Internet and the reasons, evolution to NGN, as well as his views on how innovation may slow down.
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Where+To+Where+Or+The+End+Of+End+To+End.aspx
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/end_to_end.htm

WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU EXTENDS NOMINATION DUE DATE FOR SEVEN BOARD MEMBER POSITIONS ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (DA No. 05-2821). (Dkt No 96-45 , 97-21). Comments Due: 11/01/2005., FCC, 10/28/2005
WCB. Contact: Sheryl Todd at (202)418-7400
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-2821A1.doc
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/

A Disconnect on School Internet Funds, Wash Post, 10/28/2005
A federal program that has doled out more than $10 billion to help schools and libraries link to the Internet has wasted millions of dollars over its nine-year history, according to a congressional report.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/27/AR2005102701934.html?nav=rss_technology
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/erate.htm

Alternate Senate bill eases up on Nomadic VoIP, ZDNet, 10/28/2005
I don't have any quarrel with the good intentions of FCC edicts that E-911 access over nomadic VoIP be required, and quickly at that.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=720
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/911.htm

Emergency Call Information in the Domain Name System, ECRIT, 10/28/2005
Location of a caller is essential to processing an emergency call. Location is needed to correctly route the call, and to correctly dispatch help to the right place. Location can be specified in geographic (latitude, longitude) or civic (country, province, locality) forms. This document proposes a DNS-based mechanism to lookup emergency calling URIs and related emergency information from a known civic location in a specific form. Other companion documents propose a non DNS-based approach to determine civic location from geographic location, and describe how to discover a civic location in the appropriate local form(s) for this application.
http://www.ietf-ecrit.org/cgi-bin/ecrit.cgi/2005/10/23#draft-rosen-dns-sos-03
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/911.htm

Emergency Services URI for the Session Initiation Protocol, ECRIT, 10/28/2005
As part of an overall architecture for supporting emergency calling for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), this document defines universal emergency SIP URIs, sip:sos@domain and sips:sos@domain, that allows SIP user agents to contact the local emergency call center. It also defines conventions that increase the high probability of reaching the appropriate emergency call center. The document does not define any SIP protocol extensions.
http://www.ietf-ecrit.org/cgi-bin/ecrit.cgi/2005/10/23#draft-ietf-sipping-sos-01
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/911.htm

An IRIS Schema for Emergency Service Contact URIs, ECRIT, 10/28/2005
This document describes an XML-based protocol for passing location information to a server that returns emergency service contact URIs. It is intended to fit within a larger framework of standards. Specifically, it presumes the existence of a URI scheme appropriate for signalling that emergency service is required and distinguishing among emergency services if appropriate. It also presumes that an entity requesting this response will be able to handle the URIs returned as input to appropriate handlers.
http://www.ietf-ecrit.org/cgi-bin/ecrit.cgi/2005/10/21#draft-hardie-ecrit-iris-03
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/911.htm

Emergency Context Routing of Internet Technologies - Architecture Considerations, ECRIT, 10/28/2005
This document discusses architectural considerations for emergency context routing of Internet technologies. The purpose of this document is to provide a systemic view of emergency context routing, discuss unresolved issues, and explain the relationship of some of the proposals to these issues, while discussing potential directions that might be still be necessary for the working group to investigate.
http://www.ietf-ecrit.org/cgi-bin/ecrit.cgi/2005/10/24#draft-polk-newton-ecrit-arch-considerations-01
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/911.htm

Location-to-URL Mapping Protocol (LUMP), ECRIT, 10/28/2005
LUMP (Location-to-URL Mapping Protocol) maps geographic locations, described as PIDF-LO objects containing civic or geospatial information, to one or more URLs. It is based on a standard RPC mechanism and supports updates. This document describes the message formats, while a companion document describes the overall system architecture.
http://www.ietf-ecrit.org/cgi-bin/ecrit.cgi/2005/10/23#draft-schulzrinne-ecrit-lump-01
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/911.htm

Leahy Opposes Expansion of CALEA, EFF, 10/28/2005
Senator Patrick Leahy, the chief sponsor of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act CALEA), had a few strong words for the FCC ruling that would expand the CALEA to broadband ISPs and VoIP providers. In a statement Leahy writes ?The expansion of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) to the Internet is troubling, and it is not what Congress intended.
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004102.php
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/fcccalea.htm

Leahy Reaction To Extension Of Wiretap Law To Cover Internet Systems, Leahy, 10/28/2005
“The expansion of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) to the Internet is troubling, and it is not what Congress intended. Law enforcement agencies should be able to intercept those communications with appropriate court orders but stretching this law without changing it, and without properly examining the implications of doing that, invites a basketful of potential new problems. It could give the government the authority to dictate network and software designs, impede innovation, drive innovators offshore, raise costs for both businesses and consumers, and threaten both privacy and network security.
http://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/200510/102605.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/fcccalea.htm

Plan for Internet "Backdoors" Draws Coordinated Attack, EFF, 10/28/2005
The FCC?s new tech mandate requiring Internet backdoors exceeds the FCC?s authority, is arbitrary, capricious, unsupported by the evidence, and is contrary to law, and EFF and six other groups have teamed up to stop it.
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004088.php
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/fcccalea.htm

Y2K preparations helped economy, Globe and Mail, 10/28/2005
Outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says preparations helped U.S. financial systems weather the 2001 terrorist attacks
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051027.gtgreenspan1027/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20051027.gtgreenspan1027
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FCC Democrats to seek telecom merger safeguards, Free Press, 10/24/2005
The Democratic regulators at the FCC are seeking to condition two pending telecommunications mergers with safeguards to protect small businesses and consumers, sources familiar with the negotiations said.
http://www.freepress.net/news/12017
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/merger.htm

Internet Body in Settlement With VeriSign, Wash Post, 10/24/2005
The Internet's key oversight agency said Monday it had tentatively agreed to settle a longstanding legal dispute with VeriSign Inc., a company that exerts significant control over how people find Web sites and send e-mail.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/24/AR2005102401079.html?nav=rss_technology
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/icann.htm

Verisign Gets .COM Forever, But ICANN Gets a Lobbyist, CircleID, 10/24/2005
A press release on the ICANN web site says that ICANN and Verisign have agreed to settle all pending lawsuits, and there’s a new .COM agreement, all tentative but if history is any guide, nothing short of DOC action is going to stop it. The good news is that VeriSign has agreed not to make unilateral changes like Sitefinder. They have to give prior notice to ICANN for any material change in the operation of the registry, and if ICANN has any concerns there’s a lengthy process full of expert panels and Consensus and the like to decide whether they can do it.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/verisign_gets_com_forever_icann_gets_a_lobbyist/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/icann.htm

Countries challenge US control of Internet, China Daily, 10/24/2005
A growing number of countries, including China, Brazil, India and Cuba -- as well as the European Union -- are questioning US control over the Internet.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/25/content_487732.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/wgig.htm

Preserving the Web of the free, IHT, 10/24/2005
There is a move afoot at the United Nations and in the European Union to get the United States to give up control of the Internet - a ...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/24/opinion/edshiffrin.php
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/wgig.htm

The Net is anarchy: keep it that way, The Age, Australia, 10/24/2005
Should the internet be controlled by a network of regulators deciding what is and isn't proper online activity? No, writes Chris Berg. ...
http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/the-net-is-anarchy-keep-it-that-way/2005/10/23/1130006004185.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/wgig.htm

More Analysis of the Jockeying for AOL, IP Democracy, 10/24/2005
Although it’s been broken up into its component parts online, a very large, cool graphic accompanies the article in the print version of the Post, depicting the four AOL suitors — Microsoft, Yahoo, Comcast and Google — and their various stakes in the outcome.
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2005/10/23/index.php#000652
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/aol.htm

AT&T to double Internet capacity, Silicon, 10/24/2005
AT&T said Tuesday that it will open a San Jose data center to double its Bay Area capacity for handling customers' Internet traffic.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/sv/20051024/tc_siliconvalley/_www12762628
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/att.htm

Cingular Introduces E-Mail Access on Cells, Wash Post, 10/24/2005
Cingular Wireless is introducing a service for nonbusiness users to get BlackBerry-like mobile access to their personal e-mail accounts from AOL, Yahoo and MSN Hotmail on a cell phone.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/24/AR2005102400867.html?nav=rss_technology
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/cingular.htm

Iran Tightens Web Filters, Red Herring, 10/24/2005
An Iranian tech company claims it can stop censorship circumvention tools.
http://www.redherring.com/article.aspx?a=14130
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/intlme.htm

Legal P2P opens for business, CNET, 10/24/2005
iMesh relaunches Tuesday as the first formerly unregulated peer-to-peer network to turn itself into a paid music service.
http://news.com.com/Legal+P2P+opens+for+business/2100-1027_3-5911718.html?part=rss&tag=5911718&subj=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/p2p.htm

Survey Results Expose Widespread DNS Vulnerabilities, CircleID, 10/24/2005
The Measurement Factory and Infoblox have announced results of a survey of more than 1.3 million Internet-connected, authoritative domain name system (DNS) servers around the globe. The results of the survey indicate that as many as 84 percent of Internet name servers could be vulnerable to pharming attacks, and that many exhibit other security and deployment-related vulnerabilities.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/survey_results_expose_widespread_dns_vulnerabilities/
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CTO: BellSouth lost 9 COs to Katrina, Network World, 10/24/2005
Hurricane Katrina destroyed nine BellSouth central offices in the Gulf Coast region, BellSouth's CTO said this week.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/102505-bellsouth-cto.html?fsrc=netflash-rss
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Level 3 Communications Disruption Slows Internet, Americas Network, 10/24/2005
Internet users worldwide may have experienced slower service over the weekend due to a major disruption from Tier one carrier Level 3 Communications.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=188845
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/reliability.htm

Nuvio Files Request for Stay of FCC VoIP - E911 Order, Nuvio, 10/24/2005
Nuvio Corporation, a leading provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, today announced that it has filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a motion for a stay of the E911 Order for VoIP Service Providers. Because of the looming November 28, 2005, deadline, Nuvio has requested the FCC to stay a portion of its order until a nationwide solution is available to service providers. Previously, Nuvio had filed an appeal of this order with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
http://www.nuvio.com/pressroom.php?action=fullnews&id=122
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New FCC law raises privacy concerns, Oregon Daily, 10/24/2005
When you access the Internet at the University, who’s watching what you type? If the federal government gets its way, law enforcement officials may soon have easier access to your e-mail and Internet telephone conversations.
http://www.dailyemerald.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/25/435de8e4e5426
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Government orders colleges to let them snoop, Inquirer, 10/24/2005
THERE ARE howls of protests from US universities after the government has ordered them to spend a fortune on changing their computers so that its agents can ...
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27161
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Universities balk at computer security rules, IHT, 10/24/2005
The US government, vastly extending the reach of an 11-year-old law, is requiring hundreds of universities, online communications companies and cities ...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/23/news/networks.php
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US Universities protest against federal order to monitor ..., Portal IT, Romania, 10/24/2005
Extending the reach of an 11-year-old law the federal government is requiring hundreds of universities, online communications companies and cities to upgrade ...
http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_US-Universities-protest-against-federal-order-to-monitor-communication-systems_772.html
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University presidents file lawsuit against FCC, Daily Texan, 10/24/2005
An alliance of university presidents, including UT President Larry Faulkner, filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a federal ruling that would force universities to re-engineer their networks by June 2007 to make wiretapping easier.
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/news/2005/10/25/University/University.Presidents.File.Lawsuit.Against.Fcc-1032453.shtml
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EFF, CDT and Pulver to Appeal FCC's CALEA Rules, IP Democracy, 10/24/2005
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Center for Democracy and Technology and Pulver.com plan to file a notice of appeal tomorrow at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit regarding the FCC’s extension of wiretapping requirements to VoIP providers.
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2005/10/24/index.php#000653
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/fcccalea.htm

CALEA and must-carry, Susan Crawford, 10/24/2005
This week, the Times reported that colleges (at least) have woken up to the fact that the FCC's broad understanding of CALEA (applicable to all providers of broadband internet access service) covers them. This could cause colleges enormous expense as they reconfigure their systems at DOJ's request to allow them to be easily tappable
http://scrawford.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2005/10/23/1317858.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/fcccalea.htm

GAO questions progress on e-voting standards, CW, 10/24/2005
More work needs to be done on federal guidelines to make sure electronic voting systems are both secure and accurate, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/policy/story/0,10801,105684,00.html?source=x10
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October 21, 2005

FCC TO HOLD OPEN COMMISSION MEETING
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an
Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Friday,
October 28, 2005, which is scheduled to commence at
10:00 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C.

ITEM NO. BUREAU SUBJECT
1 ENFORCEMENT TITLE: Review of the Emergency Alert
System (EB Docket No. 04-296).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a First Report
and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
concerning the Emergency Alert System rules.

2 MEDIA TITLE: Implementation of the Satellite Home
Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (MB
Docket No. 05-49) and Implementation of Section 340 of
the Communications Act.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Report and
Order to adopt rules for satellite carriage of
“significantly viewed” television stations pursuant to
the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and
Reauthorization Act (SHVERA).

3 WIRELINE COMPETITION TITLE: SBC Communications Inc.
and AT&T Corp. Applications for Approval of Transfer
of Control (WC Docket No. 05-65).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum
Opinion and Order concerning the proposed transfer of
licenses and authorizations from AT&T Corp. to SBC
Communications Inc.

4 WIRELINE COMPETITION TITLE: Verizon Communications
Inc. and MCI, Inc. Applications for Approval of
Transfer of Control (WC Docket No. 05-75).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum
Opinion and Order concerning the proposed transfer of
licenses and authorizations from MCI, Inc. to Verizon
Communications Inc.

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FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Ups Bohigian, B&C, 10/21/2005
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has named Catherine Bohigian acting chief of the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis. She had been senior legal advisor, having joined the commission in 2001 as legal advisor on media issues.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6276568?display=Breaking+News
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/fcc.htm

Broadband power line systems— United Telecom Council selected as Access Broadband over Power Line database manager, 60840 [05–20992], Fed Reg, 10/21/2005
The Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) announces that the United Telecom Council (UTC) will serve as the Access Broadband over Power Line (Access BPL) database manager.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/05-20992.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/power.htm

Remarks of Commissioner Adelstein before 3G Americas Entitled Broadband Wireless Internet – A Technology Briefing., FCC, 10/21/2005
Our job at the Commission is to promote communications and help you expand services to consumers. I think we can all agree that the evolution of the mobile wireless industry is one of the greatest technology success stories this country has ever seen. And as you know, it is not because of one wireless standard or another.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-261700A1.doc
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm

Phone, Cable Firms Rein In Consumers' Internet Use, PK, 10/21/2005
Several large telephone and cable companies are starting to make it harder for consumers to use the Internet for phone calls or swapping video files
http://www.publicknowledge.org/news/breaking/archive/2005/10/21/phone-cable-firms-rein-in-consumers-internet-use
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Kill the Competitors..., er, Parasites!, Werblog, 10/21/2005
When I wrote the other day about P2P file sharing being the justification for broadband access providers blocking or filtering certain Internet-based applications, even I didn't think it would happen so soon. Hasta la vista, Internet freedom!
http://werbach.com/blog/archives/2005/10/kill_the_compet.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Operators Move to Block VoIP, Video Rivals, IP Democracy, 10/21/2005
The Wall Street Journal has a piece today on how phone and cable companies are reining in customers’ Internet usage, with the not-so-coincidental byproduct of blocking IP-based competitive activities such as VoIP and video file-sharing. The article, penned by Peter Grant and Jesse Drucker, hones in on the central conundrum of the Web 2.0 era: unfettered use of bandwidth can chew up network resources but limiting that use can block competition.
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2005/10/21/index.php#000646
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Table: Top E-Commerce Sites, BWO, 10/21/2005
Top E-Commerce Sites
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/tech_stats/ecommerce050722.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/statistics.htm

Bush challenges EC over Internet governance, ZDNet, 10/21/2005
In a sign that traditionally obscure discussions about Internet control have taken on new prominence, President Bush broached the topic in a meeting this week with European Commission President José Barroso.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39232718,00.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/wgig.htm

Sen. Coleman's Effort to Stop a "U.N. for the Internet", PPF, 10/21/2005
Three Cheers for Sen. Norm Coleman! He recently introduced a Sense of the Senate resolution "to protect the U.S.'s historic role in overseeing the operations of the Internet from an effort to transfer control over the unprecedented communications and informational medium to the U.N."
http://blog.pff.org/archives/2005/10/sen_colemans_ef.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/wgig.htm

POD: Should U.S. relinquish control over Internet?, Future Tense, 10/21/2005
U.S. lawmakers are urging the Bush administration to resist a push from other countries to shift control of the Internet to the United Nations, arguing that such a move would stifle innovation and free expression. Minnesota Republican Senator Norm Coleman is sponsor of a Senate resolution that calls for the Internet's core addressing system to remain under U.S. control.
http://cdn.npr-podcasts.speedera.net/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/4788725/510014/PUB_4967875.mp3
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/wgig.htm

America Online Cuts 700 Jobs, NPR, 10/21/2005
America Online, the new-media behemoth that bought Time Warner five years ago, announced 700 layoffs in its dial-up operations Wednesday. AOL is now a division of Time Warner and is being courted by other Internet companies.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4966599&ft=1&f=1019
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/aol.htm

Firefox Marks 100M Downloads, Red Herring, 10/21/2005
The milestone solidifies the position of the No. 2 browser after Internet Explorer.
http://www.redherring.com/article.aspx?a=14083
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/browser.htm

EarthLink Selects Level 3 to Support New VoIP Services, Americas Network, 10/21/2005
Level 3 Communications announced that it has been selected to provide network services supporting new consumer Voice-over-IP service offerings from EarthLink, the nation's next generation Internet service provider.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=181756
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/earthlink.htm

OpenOffice.org Opens 2.0 Doors, Internet news, 10/21/2005
The office productivity suite gets a new look and more functions to woo new users.
http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3557896
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/open.htm

SBC Reports 41% Profit Decline, NYT, 10/21/2005
SBC Communications said that its profit slipped 41 percent in the third quarter partly because its wireless unit, Cingular, had higher costs related to hurricanes and its merger with AT&T Wireless.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/technology/21phone.html?ex=1287547200&en=2bfa5c490687fee5&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/sbc.htm

Broadband uptake lifts SBC numbers, FT, 10/21/2005
Strong growth in DSL broadband subscriber numbers offset a continuing decline in traditional phone lines and helped SBC Communications report better than expected results.
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/055e19ea-4185-11da-a45d-00000e2511c8,_i_rssPage=3ad4cbfc-4761-11d8-81c6-0820abe49a01.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/sbc.htm

North Korea embraces IT, shackles Internet, AFP, 10/21/2005
Chun In-Hyo was just eight years old when North Korea's peerless leader Kim Jong-Il declared the 21st century the era of the information technology revolution.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051020/tc_afp/nkoreaitcomputer
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/intlasia.htm

5 US Publishers Sue Google to Prevent Publication on Internet, Zaman Online, 10/21/2005
Five leading publishers in the US have filed a suit against Google, the biggest search engine on the internet, in order to hamper the publications of books on Internet.
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20051020&hn=25540
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/copyright.htm

H.CON.RES.268 Title: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Sponsor: Rep Doolittle, John T. [CA-4] (introduced 10/18/2005), Thomas, 10/21/2005
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.con.res.00268:
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/legis/legis.htm

S.RES.273 Title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations and other international organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet. Sponsor: Sen Coleman, Norm [MN] (introduced 10/17/2005), Thomas, 10/21/2005
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations and other international organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:s.res.00273:
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/legis/legis.htm

Watching iPodvision: It's a delight, IHT, 10/21/2005
With each successive version, the iPod, Apple's 30-million-selling music player, gets thinner and thinner, but its feature list grows longer and longer.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/19/business/ipod.php
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ipv.htm

Wall Street Analyst: FCC Should Act to Protect Broadband Video, IP Democracy, 10/21/2005
Independent Wall Street Analyst Richard Greenfield from Fulcrum Global Partners issued a curious email report this morning entitled “Redefining the Idea of Video in an IP World, aka what we did with our computer last night.” Mailed to clients, this report notes that there has been “a meaningful pick-up in content creation/repurposing for broadband.”
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2005/10/21/index.php#000647
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ipv.htm

Net2Phone and CMA Partner to Provide VoIP Service to Gulf, Americas Network, 10/21/2005
Net2Phone and CMA Cablevision have partnered to provide free broadband telephony service to displaced families in Belle Chasse, Louisiana stricken by Hurricane Katrina and Rita
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=188004
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/katrina.htm

PATRIOT Reauthorization Debate Reaches Critical Stage, CDT, 10/21/2005
Congressional staff began to meet in earnest this week to hammer out the details of a final PATRIOT Act reauthorization bill. CDT and other civil liberties groups wrote to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter to thank him for his efforts in producing the Senate version of the bill, which contains meaningful reforms, and to make clear that CDT and the other groups would not support a final bill that failed to include the Senate bill's version of Section 215, the FISA business records provision.
http://www.cdt.org/headlines/827
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/patriot.htm

E-Bay's Skype Purchase Could Bolster VoIP Market, Americas Network, 10/21/2005
E-Bay's recent decision to purchase Skype for $2.6 billion wound up being the main topic of conversation at a recent IT Summit gathering of top vendors and media representatives in Monterey, Calif.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=181757
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

VoIP Blocking: Clearwire Continued, PPF, 10/21/2005
In an earlier post, I urged policymakers and not be concerned with its decision to block third-party VoIP applications. A former student, Joshua Marsh, who actually knows something about the technical side of these things (always something we lawyers sedulously eschew), points out a technological arms race this port blocking creates that maked port blocking futile:
http://blog.pff.org/archives/2005/10/voip_blocking_c.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/blocking.htm

Furor Grows Over Internet Bugging, Wired, 10/21/2005
A new government order will force some internet telephony services to establish a central monitoring capability to help the FBI. But where does that leave peer-to-peer phone companies?
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,69277,00.html?tw=rss.TEK
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COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES ESTABLISHED FOR NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING IN THE MATTER OF CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE BROADBAND ERA. (DA No. 05-2725). (Dkt No 05-271). Comments Due: 01/17/2006. Reply Comments Due: 03/01/2006, FCC, 10/18/2005
On September 23, 2005, the Commission released the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in WC Docket No. 05-271 (NPRM). In the NPRM, the Commission sought comment on the need for any non-economic regulatory requirements necessary to ensure that consumer protection needs are met by all providers of broadband Internet access service, regardless of the underlying technology. A summary of the NPRM was published in the Federal Register on October 17, 2005, triggering the cycle for comments and reply comments.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-2725A1.doc
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

Free American broadband!, Free Press, 10/18/2005
In France, you can get super-fast DSL, unlimited phone service and 100 TV channels for a mere $38 a month. Why does the same thing cost so much more in the U.S.?
http://www.freepress.net/news/11902
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

Report: Level 3 may end peering agreement, Bizjournal, 10/18/2005
TelecomPaper, a trade publication from the Netherlands, reported Friday that Level 3 Communications Inc. is discontinuing its peering relationship with Cogent Communications Inc., a rival Internet service provider.
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2005/10/17/daily5.html?from_rss=1
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/backbone.htm

Telecoms urge FCC to impose conditions on 'mega-mergers', Denver, 10/18/2005
The group wants the merged companies to establish safeguards that prevent SBC and Verizon from blocking access to competitors' services or engaging in anti-competitive discrimination and collusion.
http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2005/10/17/daily21.html?jst=b_ln_hl
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/merger.htm

Reed Hundt: muni wireless restrictions leave US at risk, Muni, 10/18/2005
The San Jose Mercury News has published a commentary by Reed Hundt, former chairman of the FCC, who says that state and federal restrictions on municipal wireless projects harm the ability of first responders and community wireless groups to set up communications networks in disaster-hit areas. He points out that the community wireless groups using [...]
http://feeds.feedburner.com/muniwireless?m=383
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

European Group Pushes Broadband Powerline Spec, Information Week, 10/18/2005
Backers hope the specification--due to be ready by year-end--will become a global standard.
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=172301877&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/power.htm

Power Companies Enter the High-Speed Internet Market, NYT, 10/18/2005
The idea of offering high-speed Internet service to consumers over their power lines has been around for years in Europe, but the U.S. is just now catching on.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/17/technology/17powerlines.html?ex=1287201600&en=bd3ca2ac04f70c4a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/power.htm

ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEXT MEETING DATE AND AGENDA OF CONSUMER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (DA No. 05-2731). CGB. Contact: Scott Marshall at (202) 418-2809 email: Scott.Marshall@fcc.gov; TTY (202) 418-0179, FCC, 10/18/2005
The next meeting of the Committee will take place on Friday, November 18, 2005, 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., at the Commission’s Headquarters Building, Room TW-C305, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20554.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-2731A1.doc
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/tac.htm

Free WiFi With Nintendo DS 'Net Launch, eweek, 10/18/2005
Nintendo and Wayport have announced a partnership to bring the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection into almost 6,000 McDonalds nationwide free of charge for the November 14th launch of the company's Nintendo DS Internet gaming service.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1872549,00.asp?kc=ETRSS02129TX1K0000532
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm

Does Open-Source Software Make The FCC Irrelevant?, Forbes, 10/18/2005
Columbia Law School Professor Eben Moglen wants to destroy the Federal Communications Commission. Not as some kind of terrorist act, but because technology is rapidly making it irrelevant.
http://www.forbes.com/business/2005/10/18/open-source-software-FCC_cz_df_1018opensource.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm

Hot market for censorship tools, IHT, 10/18/2005
A new report from the OpenNet Initiative raises tough questions about the use of filtering technologies by autocratic governments seeking to control what their citizens see on the Web.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/12/business/burma.php
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/filters.htm

UltraDNS unveils shield for Internet attacks, Reuters, 10/18/2005
UltraDNS introduced an Internet security shield on Tuesday that the company said would help thwart denial of service attacks against its customers and keep the Web ...
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2005-10-18T125323Z_01_FLE846391_RTRUKOC_0_US-DOMAIN-SECURITY.xml
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NSF Next-Generation Cybertools Awards Go to Cornell and U. of Chicago, NSF, 10/18/2005
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced the first awards in its Next-Generation Cybertools program--an initiative designed to extend the boundaries of social and behavioral research and lead to fundamental advances in cyberinfrastructure--will go to research teams at Cornell University and the University of Chicago.
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=104477&org=NSF&from=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/

Yahoo, BellSouth Team On High-Speed Internet Access, Information Week, 10/18/2005
The two will introduce their co-branded service late next year.
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=172301891&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/bs.htm

EFF reveals tracking codes in Xerox printers, Globe and Mail, 10/18/2005
Documents can be traced back to you, privacy advocates warn
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051018.gtxeroxoct18/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20051018.gtxeroxoct18
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/

Secret Code in Color Printers Lets Government Track You, EFF, 10/18/2005
A research team led by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) recently broke the code behind tiny tracking dots that some color laser printers secretly hide in every document. The U.S. Secret Service admitted that the tracking information is part of a deal struck with selected color laser printer manufacturers, ostensibly to identify counterfeiters. However, the nature of the private information encoded in each document was not previously known.
http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2005_10.php#004063
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/

NSF Makes Cyberinfrastructure-TEAM Awards, NSF, 10/18/2005
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded 11 projects for a total of over $2.6 million in the inaugural year of its Cyberinfrastructure (CI)-TEAM program. CI-TEAM signals NSF's commitment to join the national science and engineering community in preparing a cyber-savvy workforce that possesses the knowledge and skills to create, advance and exploit cyberinfrastructure.
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=104509&org=NSF&from=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

Advisory body calls for more secure Internet banking, CW, 10/18/2005
A federal advisory body with broad regulatory powers over banks today issued new guidelines aimed at improving security in Internet-based banking and financial services
http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,105519,00.html?source=x10
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/crime.htm

WiMAX To Be Deployed For Katrina Relief, Americas Network, 10/18/2005
A high-speed wireless networking technology that's still being tested around the world will be deployed at an evacuation shelter and other spots on the U.S. Gulf Coast hit by Hurricane Katrina.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=180058
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/katrina.htm

N.Y. Spammer Sentenced in Closed Session, AP, 10/18/2005
A New York man was sentenced Monday for sending more than 9 million spam advertisements in online instant messages to members of a networking Web site in a hearing that was closed to the public. The sentence is under seal and the session was closed at the defense attorney's request.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051018/ap_on_hi_te/spammer_sentenced
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FBI Thwarts Spam Tycoon, Red Herring, 10/18/2005
Authorities cripple the operations of a man alleged to be the world’s biggest spammer.
http://www.redherring.com/article.aspx?a=14026
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/enforce.htm

FCC accused of doing poor job on E-Rate, Globe and Mail, 10/18/2005
Lax oversight helped waste millions of dollars in a government program that helps connect schools and libraries to Internet, investigators say
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051018.gtschooloct18/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20051018.gtschooloct18
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/erate.htm

COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES ESTABLISHED FOR FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING IN THE MATTER OF COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT AND BROADBAND ACCESS AND SERVICES. (DA No. 05-2712). (Dkt No 04-295). Comments Due: 11/14/2005. Reply, FCC, 10/18/2005
On September 23, 2005, the Commission released the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in ET Docket No. 04-295 (FNPRM). In the FNPRM, the Commission sought comment on various issues related to the applicability of CALEA to providers of facilities-based broadband Internet access services and providers of interconnected VoIP services. A summary of the FNPRM was published in the Federal Register on October 13, 2005, triggering the cycle for comments and reply comments
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 "What, exactly, is the internet? Basically it is a global network exchanging digitized data in such a way that any computer, anywhere, that is equipped with a device called a 'modem', can make a noise like a duck choking on a kazoo" – Dave Barry

 

 Internet Access Dispute Cut Off Some Businesses, Wash Post, 10/14/2005
Last week, the computers in Barbara F. Buckley's office in the District suddenly went blind to parts of the Internet.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/13/AR2005101301988.html?nav=rss_technology

Customers Shocked By Level 3's Internet Disruption, Information Week, 10/14/2005
Level 3 Communications said it warned partners before pulling the plug on some of the pieces of the Internet backbone that it controls. ...
http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=172300552

OET ANNOUNCES UNITED TELCOM COUNCIL TO SERVE AS DATABASE MANAGER FOR ACCESS BROADBAND OVER POWER LINE SYSTEMS; SETS DEADLINE FOR INFORMATION SUBMISSION. (DA No. 05-2701). (Dkt No 04-37). OET., FCC, 10/14/2005
Contact: Anh Wride at (202) 418-0577, email: Anh.Wride@fcc.gov
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-2701A1.doc

ARRL Calls on FCC to Shut Down Virginia BPL System, ARRL, 10/14/2005
In support of Amateur Radio complaints of interference, the ARRL today formally asked the FCC to instruct the City of Manassas, Virginia, to shut down its broadband over power line (BPL) system.
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/10/13/100/?nc=1

Act now to open a window of opportunity for unlicensed!, Free Press, 10/14/2005
Members of the Senate Commerce Committee are actively considering using the DTV transition bill to open new spectrum to unlicensed access -- Harold Feld of Media Access Project explains why this is a golden opportunity.
http://www.freepress.net/news/11820

Disaster area becomes wireless test-bed, Globle and mail, 10/14/2005
Geek cavalries turn post-Katrina landscape into wireless lab
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051006.gtkatrinaoct6/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20051006.gtkatrinaoct12

Looming struggle over Internet control could put network's, Seattle Times, 10/14/2005
Next month, world diplomats will travel to Tunisia to tackle a topic so dense that it normally clears a room in seconds: how the Internet is governed.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002559913_internet14.html

The Beneficiaries of the Internet Break-Up, ECT, 10/14/2005
By Naseem Javed. How ridiculous is this issue? Imagine if a few printers around the globe got together and jointly decided to replace ...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/E1gLe91L7FGhmn/The-Beneficiaries-of-the-Internet-Break-Up.xhtml

The US has got an image problem when it comes to the internet, EygptElection, 10/14/2005
It is seen as arrogant and determined to remain the sheriff of the world wide web, regardless of whatever the rest of the world may think. ...
http://egyptelection.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=463

Feds Bust Massive Piracy Scheme, Internet news, 10/14/2005
Indictments follow DoJ raids in Texas and California targeting large-scale operations.
http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3556071

Peer-to-peer Litigation Summit planned for Chicago on November 3, 2005, Internet Cases, 10/14/2005
If you're interested in the legal issues surrounding file-sharing in a post-Grokster world, and will be in Chicago on November 3, be sure to attend the First Annual P2P Litigation Summit scheduled to take place at Northwestern University School of Law. Here's an announcement from attorney Charles Lee Mudd Jr., one of the event's primary organizers:
http://www.internetcases.com/archives/2005/10/peertopeer_liti.html

New iPod will play TV shows, IHT, 10/14/2005
Having conquered the world of portable digital music, Steve Jobs has set his sights on television, announcing an Apple iPod that can play video.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/13/business/apple.php

Apple unveils video iPod, new iMac, PK, 10/14/2005
All that speculation that Apple Computer would unveil a video iPod on Wednesday was right.
http://www.publicknowledge.org/news/breaking/archive/2005/10/12/apple-unveils-video-ipod-new-imac

Podcasters prepare to launch video era, MSNBC, 10/14/2005
Podcasting is on the verge of setting off a video revolution and users of Apple's new video iPod can expect a deluge of outspoken commentary, religious sermons and pornography.
http://g.msn.com/0MN0RS9/3?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9687978/&&CE=3032117

Chief Information Officers: Responsibilities and Information Technology Governance at Leading Private-Sector Companies. GAO-05-986, GAO, 10/14/2005
GAO Report
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-05-986

PODCAST: Is U.S. dangerously unprepared for cybersecurity disasters?, NPR, 10/14/2005
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been sharply criticized for its sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina. Now, some critics say the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity division could next. In a report on CNET News.com, reporter Declan McCullagh looks at growing concerns over the U.S. government's ability to respond to a cyber attack that would knock out the Internet or other ciritcal networks.
http://cdn.npr-podcasts.speedera.net/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/4788725/510014/PUB_4957367.mp3

WiMAX To Be Deployed For Katrina Relief, Americas Network, 10/14/2005
A high-speed wireless networking technology that's still being tested around the world will be deployed at an evacuation shelter and other spots on the U.S. Gulf Coast hit by Hurricane Katrina.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=180058

Police blotter: Patriot Act wins a round, CNET, 10/14/2005
In this week's episode, library group loses emergency appeal to U.S. Supreme Court related to FBI's demand for Internet records.
http://news.com.com/Police+blotter+Patriot+Act+wins+a+round/2100-1028_3-5895424.html?part=rss&tag=5895424&subj=news

Massachusetts Hits "Internet Spam Gang" With $37 Million Fine, Information Week, 10/14/2005
To collect, the state's Attorney General is looking for Leo Kuveyev, the leader of the spam ring, who's believed to be in Russia.
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=172301006&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_news

Internet Telephony Attracting Mainstream Users, NPR, 10/14/2005
Internet telephony, known as "voice over Internet protocol" or VOIP, has grown to be a mainstream application that could someday replace traditional phone service. The market for VOIP is broadening to include regular households who don't care how it works but are attracted by the low cost.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4956468&ft=1&f=1019

EBay completes acquisition of Skype, Reuters, 10/14/2005
EBay Inc. has completed its acquisition of Internet-based telephone services firm Skype, paying $2.5 billion plus up to $1.4 billion in potential performance-based consideration.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051014/wr_nm/skype_dc

VoIP, Inc. Launches Private Network VoIP 911 Service, Americas Network, 10/14/2005
VoIP, Inc., a global provider of advanced communications services utilizing Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) as its core technology, announced today the release of the industry's first private network 911 service for broadband and packet communications. The private network 911 service is provided by VoIP, Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary VoiceOne Communications LLC.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=179734

PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS' PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING REGARDING INTERCARRIER COMPENSATION FOR IP-ORIGINATED CALLS. (DA No. 05-2680). (Dkt No 05-283). Comments Due: 12/12/2005. Reply Comments Due: 01/11/2006., FCC, 10/14/2005
WCB. Contact: Jennifer McKee at (202) 418-1530, email: Jennifer.McKee@fcc.gov
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-2680A1.doc

Access Charges for IP-Transported Calls, Fed Reg, 10/14/2005
This document seeks comment on petitions for declaratory ruling filed by SBC and VarTec. SBC seeks a declaratory ruling that wholesale transmission providers using Internet protocol (IP) technology to transport long distance calls are liable for access charges. VarTec seeks a declaratory ruling that it is not required to pay access charges to terminating local exchange carriers (LECs) when enhanced service providers or other carriers deliver calls directly to the terminating LECs for termination. VarTec also seeks a declaratory ruling that such calls are exempt from access charges when they are originated by a commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) provider and do not cross metropolitan trading area (MTA) boundaries. VarTec also seeks a declaratory ruling that terminating LECs are required to pay VarTec for the transiting service VarTec provides when terminating LECs terminate intraMTA calls originated by a CMRS provider.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/05-20527.htm

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act— Broadband access and services compliance,, Fed Reg, 10/14/2005
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopts a rule establishing that providers of facilities- based broadband Internet access services and providers of interconnected voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services--meaning VoIP service that allows a user generally to receive calls originating from and to terminate calls to the public switched telephone network (PSTN)--must comply with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). This new rule will enhance public safety and ensure that the surveillance needs of law enforcement agencies continue to be met as Internet-based communications technologies proliferate.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-20606.pdf

Quack!, Werblog, 10/14/2005
Jeff Pulver bangs his head against the wall as he realizes the FCC's order requiring certain VOIP services to comply with wiretapping requirements could sweep in far more than anticipated. This is the problem with the FCC's current approach to VOIP, which comes dangerously close to, "If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's a duck." The problem is that inevitably turns the whole Internet into a collection of waterfowl.
http://werbach.com/blog/archives/2005/10/quack_1.html

FCC Finalizes VOIP/Broadband Wiretapping Rules, CDT, 10/14/2005
The Federal Communications Commission this week finalized its August 5 decision to force broadband Internet access and "interconnected VoIP" services to be designed to make government wiretapping easier, under the terms of the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). The rule officially took effect October 13, when the FCC published it in the Federal Register. CDT and others are very likely to challenge the FCC's order in court, arguing that the decision exceeds the terms of the statute, imposes undue burdens on innovation and threatens the privacy of Internet users.
http://www.cdt.org/headlines/824

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