CyberTelecom Blog: September 2006

Friday, September 29, 2006

US DOC Announces Joint Agreement with ICANN

The Commerce Department today announced it has signed a Joint Project Agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to continue the transition of the coordination of the technical functions relating to the management of the Internet Domain Name and Addressing System to the private sector. It focuses on institutionalizing transparency and accountability mechanisms in the management of the Internet domain name and addressing system.

“We continue to believe that ICANN is the appropriate private sector entity to coordinate the technical elements of the DNS,” said Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information John M.R. Kneuer.

“We are committed to working with ICANN to ensure that they have the established transparency and accountability mechanisms necessary to be a stable, lasting and independent institution,” Kneuer said.

The three year Joint Project Agreement extends the current Memorandum of Understanding between the Department and ICANN which expires on September 30, 2006. It calls for a midpoint review of ICANN’s progress towards becoming a more stable organization with greater transparency and accountability in its procedures and decision making, the department said.

The Joint Project Agreement follows an internal review of the MOU and a public consultation process that resulted in over 700 contributions from individuals, private corporations, trade associations, non-governmental entities and foreign governments.

The public consultation process showed broad support for continuing the transition of the the coordination of the technical management of the DNS to the private sector and the continued involvement of the DOC in this transition, the department said.

The full text of the Joint Project Agreement can be accessed through NTIA’s web site at www.ntia.doc.gov

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FCC ADOPTS PILOT PROGRAM UNDER RURAL HEALTH CARE MECHANISM with Internet2

FCC ADOPTS PILOT PROGRAM UNDER RURAL HEALTH CARE MECHANISM

Pilot will Enhance Access Health Care Providers’Access to Advanced Telecommunications and Information Services

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an Order that establishes a pilot program to help public and non-profit health care providers build state and region-wide broadband networks dedicated to the provision of health care services, and connect those networks to Internet2, a dedicated nationwide backbone. The construction of such networks will bring the benefits of innovative telehealth, and particularly, telemedicine services to those areas of the country where the need for those benefits is most acute.

Broadband communications is enabling health care providers to vastly improve access to quality medical services. This is particularly true in underserved areas of the country that lack access to the breadth of medical expertise and advanced medical technologies available in other areas. Among other things, telehealth applications, including telemedicine, allow patients to access critically needed medical specialists in a variety of practices, including cardiology, pediatrics, and radiology, without leaving their homes or communities. Use of these technologies can reduce hospital stays and the costs of medical care, as well as facilitate transmission of emergency medical records among doctors and health care facilities.

Despite the Commission’s efforts to make it more viable and reflect technological changes, the existing Rural Health Care funding mechanism remains underutilized. The pilot program adopted today will work within the parameters of the existing program to explore ways in which the Rural Health Care funding mechanism can best be used to further the goal of Congress and our rules to enhance public and non-profit health care providers’ access to advanced telecommunications and information services. Moreover, the pilot program will provide the Commission useful information as to the feasibility of revising the Commission’s current rural health care rules in a manner that best achieves the objectives set forth by Congress.

The pilot program is designed to encourage health care providers to join together to aggregate their needs and develop a strategy for creating statewide and/or regional networks that will connect numerous health care providers, including rural health care providers, through a dedicated, broadband network. The pilot program will fund up to 85% of the costs incurred to deploy state or regional broadband networks dedicated to health care. The pilot program will also fund up to 85% of the costs of connecting the regional and/or statewide to Internet2, a dedicated nationwide backbone that connects a number of government research institutions, as well as academic, public, and private health care institutions that are repositories of medical expertise and information.

The funding amount will be capped at an amount not to exceed the difference between the amount of monies committed under the existing program for the current year and $100 million (25% of the annual $400 million cap on rural health care spending). Interested parties should submit their applications to the Commission 30 days after Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection requirements in the Order.

Action by the Commission, September 26, 2006, by Order, (FCC 06-144).

Chairman Martin, Commissioners Copps, Adelstein, Tate, and McDowell. Separate statements issued by Chairman Martin, Commissioners Copps, Adelstein, Tate, and McDowell.

For additional information, contact Thomas Buckley at 202-418-0725, thomas.buckley@fcc.gov; or Claudia Fox at 202-418-1527, claudia.fox@fcc.gov.

-FCC-

News about the Federal Communications Commission can also be found

on the Commission’s web site, www.fcc.gov.

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This is the 100th Anniversary of Gandhi's Satyagraha Movement. See 100 Years of Non Violence http://www.nyc-dop.com/gandhi/

RFC :: NIST :: SCADA & BGP

September 26, 2006: Draft Special Publication 800-82, Guide to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Industrial Control Systems Security

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NIST announces the release of draft SP 800-82, Guide to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Industrial Control Systems Security. SP 800-82 provides guidance for establishing secure industrial control systems (ICS), including supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, distributed control systems (DCS), and other smaller control system configurations such as skid-mounted Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). ICSs are typically used in industries such as electric, water, oil and gas, transportation, chemical, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, food and beverage, and discrete manufacturing (automotive, aerospace, and durable goods). The document provides an overview of ICSs and typical system topologies, identifies typical threats and vulnerabilities to these systems, and provides recommended security countermeasures to mitigate the associated risks. NIST requests comments on SP 800-82 by December 22, 2006. Please submit comments to 800-82comments@nist.gov with "Comments SP800-82" in the subject line.

September 26, 2006: Draft Special Publication 800-54, Border Gateway Protocol Security

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NIST announces the release of draft SP 800-54, Border Gateway Protocol Security. This document introduces the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), explains its importance to the Internet, and provides a set of best practices that can help in protecting BGP. Best practices described here are intended to be implementable on nearly all currently available BGP routers without requiring installation of new protocols. To improve the security of BGP routers, a series of recommendations are made. NIST requests public comments on SP 800-54 by November 30, 2006. Please submit comments to sp800-54comments@nist.gov with "Comments SP800-54" in the subject line

For more information see Cybertelecom :: Security :: Protection www.cybertelecom.org/security/protection.htm

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

9.26.6 :: FCC Security Bureau Established :: WISI Report Online :: Pew on the Future of the Net ::

Groups to FCC: No AT&T-BellSouth Approvals Yet,
xchange, 9/26/2006
Consumer and public interest groups are fighting back
as media reports say FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin has
circulated ...
http://www.xchangemag.com/hotnews/69h2512165780100.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/merger.htm

Can a publicly owned municipal Wi-Fi network be
viable?, Muniwireless, 9/26/2006
The Institute for Local Self Reliance (ILSR) has
published a preliminary analysis entitled “Is Publicly
Owned Information Infrastructure a Wise Public
Investment for San Francisco” (PDF format) on the
financial viability of a publicly owned citywide Wi-Fi
network. Media Alliance asked ILSR to investigate the
economics of publicly owned infrastructure, i.e. when
will the city [...]
http://muniwireless.com/municipal/1385
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

Charlotte BPL Trial Expands - From 500 users to
possibly 6,000, Broadband Reports, 9/26/2006
Duke Energy Corporation will expand a broadband over
power line trial in Charlotte from 500 customers, to
closer to 6,000, according to the Charlotte Observer.
The trial uses gear from Ambient Corporation, who last
year received a much needed cash infusion from
Earthlink. Having clashed in the past with ham groups
such as the ARRL over the interference potential of
their hardware, the company recently announced their
new second-generation communication node, known as the
X(2), had received the nod from the FCC.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/78388
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/power.htm

The Future of the Internet II, Pew, 9/26/2006
A survey of technology thinkers and stakeholders shows
they believe the internet will continue to spread in a
flattening and improving world. There are
many, though, who think major problems will accompany
technology advances by 2020. A predictions database
can be viewed here.
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/188/source/rss/report_display.asp
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/

Bandwidth Getting Cheaper on a Per Mbps Basis, IP
Democracy, 9/26/2006
Courtesy of Om, LightReading’s Phil Harvey has this
cool piece showing how the price of his high-speed
service from Charter has fallen 80% in three years.
Harvey presents a fascinating table that underscores a
key point about high-speed Internet access: consumers
are willing to pay more on an absolute basis each
month for broadband service if speeds keep going up.
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2006/09/24/#001972
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/broadband.htm

World Information Society Report 2006, ITU, 9/26/2006
Strong gains have been achieved in digital opportunity
around the world, according to a new report from the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The World
Information Society Report is part of ITU’s
contribution to the 2006 session of the UN Economic
and Social Council (ECOSOC), which is meeting in
Geneva from 3rd to 28th.
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/publications/worldinformationsociety/2006/report.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/

3 AOL subscribers sue over data release, USA Today,
9/26/2006
Three AOL subscribers who suddenly found records of
their Internet searches widely distributed online are
suing the company under
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-09-26-aol-lawsuit_x.htm?csp=34
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/

FCC Establishes Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau, Converged Network, 9/26/2006
The FCC voted to establish a new Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau, consolidating all its public
safety, national security, and disaster management
policy making, planning, and outreach activities into
a single department.
http://www.convergedigest.com/regulatory/regulatoryarticle.asp?ID=19476
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND
SECURITY BUREAU AND
OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES., FCC, 9/26/2006
FCC announces structure of new Public
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. Action by: the
Commission.
Adopted: 03/17/2006 by ORDER. (FCC No. 06-35). PSHSB
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-06-35A1.doc
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

Computer virus writers plan slow spread, USA Today,
9/26/2006
In the past, virus writers seeking fame and attention
wrote their malicious programs to spread as quickly
and broadly as possible, ...
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2006-09-26-slow-virus_x.htm?csp=34
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/worms.htm

Criminals spread Windows exploit via Web host, Network
World, 9/26/2006
Attackers exploited the zero-day VML vulnerability on
Windows-based machines by targeting a separate hole in
cpanel, an application that's popular with Web hosting
services.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/092606-criminals-spread-windows-exploit-via.html?fsrc=netflash-rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/worms.htm

San Francisco to study city-owned Wi-Fi, Network
World, 9/26/2006
San Francisco is going to kick the tires of an
alternative to the citywide Wi-Fi plan from Earthlink
and Google.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/092506-san-francisco-to-study-city-owned.html?fsrc=netflash-rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/ca.htm#mun

Expert claims VoIP threatens computer systems,
America's Network, 9/26/2006
Banks and other companies switching their phone
systems to VoIP are making themselves vulnerable to
phishing attacks for which there are currently no
effective detection or prevention tools, a security
researcher, quoted by an InfoWorld Daily report, said.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=374780&ref=25
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/security.htm

VOIP Versus Net Security, eweek, 9/26/2006
Review: Tests show that SSL VPNs can coexist with
voice over IP.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2020038,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/security.htm

Digital Domain: The Big Gamble on Electronic Voting,
NYT, 9/26/2006
Diebold declines to let Princeton researchers test the
latest voting machine, which uses a standard
industrial part to protect the door to its memory card
slot.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/business/yourmoney/24digi.html?ex=1316750400&en=9bfe345825b02bea&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/vote/

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Monday, September 25, 2006

FCC Announces E911 IP Disability Access Summit

DA 06-1908
Released: September 21, 2006

FCC ANNOUNCES E9-1-1 DISABILITY ACCESS SUMMIT

The FCC will hold a Summit to focus on E9-1-1 calling
and access for persons with hearing and speech
disabilities on Wednesday, November 15, 2006. Last
year, the Commission initiated a proceeding seeking
comment on how the Commission can ensure that
consumers using Internet-based forms of
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), specifically
Video Relay Services (VRS) and Internet Protocol Relay
(IP Relay), can access emergency services in the same
way as all other consumers. In the Matter of
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech
for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities,
FCC 05-196, 20 FCC Rcd 19,476 (2005). Internet-based
TRS calls do not originate on the PSTN and therefore
present unique challenges. The E9-1-1 Disability
Access Summit is intended to provide an opportunity to
explore challenges and potential solutions for users
of Internet-based TRS services to access Public Safety
Answering Points (PSAPs) by calling 9-1-1.

The goals of the Summit are:
(1) To identify the various types of direct
Internet-based E9-1-1 access that people with hearing
or speech disabilities need;
(2) To identify the technologies, services, and
applications through which access should be offered;
and
(3) To define the technological, policy, and
commercial issues involved in providing the needed
access to persons with hearing and speech
disabilities.

Participants will include representatives of other
federal agencies; state and local emergency service
providers; telecommunications and TRS industry;
hearing and speech disability advocates; and FCC
staff. Lessons learned from this Summit will help the
FCC design and focus efforts to improve emergency
communications access for persons with hearing and
speech disabilities. The Summit is open to the public
and seating will be available on a first-come,
first-served basis. The Summit will include panel
discussions on the following three topics: needs of
the hearing and speech disability communities; state
of technology; and, interim options and solutions.

The summit date, time and location are:

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 15, 2006
9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Location: Federal Communications Commission
Commission Meeting Room, TW-C305
445 12th Street, SW.
Washington, DC 20554

Facilities
The FCC is located at 445 12th Street SW, Washington,
DC 20554. Directions and a map of the streets near
the FCC are available at
http://www.fcc.gov/portalsmap.html. The Commission
Meeting Room is equipped with a Wi-Fi Internet
network, an assistive listening device system, and is
accessible to persons with disabilities.
Security
Please note that the FCC is a federal building with
security requirements. All attendees will be required
to pass through security and present a
government-issued form of identification. The FCC’s
Commission Meeting Room will be opened early to
facilitate access to the building. Attendees are
encouraged to allocate additional time to enter the
building.
Webcast & Video
The Summit will be webcast live and also archived for
later viewing. Access to and additional information
concerning the webcast is available at
http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/. Open captioning will
be provided for the webcast.
Reasonable Accommodation
Open captioning and sign language interpreters will be
provided for this event. Other reasonable
accommodations for people with disabilities are
available upon request. Include a description of the
accommodation you will need including as much detail
as you can. Also include a way we can contact you if
we need more information. Make your request as early
as possible. Last minute requests will be accepted,
but may not be possible to fill. Send an e-mail to
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental
Affairs Bureau: For reasonable accommodations:
202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY). For
accessible format materials (Braille, large print,
electronic files, and audio format): 202-418-0531
(voice), 202-418-7365 (TTY).
More Information
For more information about the E9-1-1 Disability
Access Summit, please contact Cheryl King at
202-418-2284 (voice) or Cheryl.King@fcc.gov (E-mail).

To request this document, or other materials in
accessible formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files, audio
format), send an E-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0531
(voice), 202-418-7365 (TTY).
-FCC-

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

9.18.6 :: HACK The Vote! :: P2P Crackdown :: DHS Cybercrime Chief Named ::

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“We must be prepared to make heroic sacrifices for the
cause of peace that we make ungrudgingly for the cause
of war. There is no task that is more important or
closer to my heart.”
---Albert Einstein

Group says worldwide DSL use jumps, AP, 9/18/2006
Worldwide use of DSL technology for broadband access
rose 38 percent to around 164 million users in the
year to June 30, 2006 boosted by strong growth in the
European Union, industry trade group said Tuesday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060919/ap_on_hi_te/dsl
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/dsl.htm

FCC wireless auction yields $14b in pledges, America's
Network, 9/18/2006
The FCC has declared the latest and most lucrative
auction of the public airwaves closed, with bids
totaling nearly $13.9 billion, according to an
Associated Press report.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=372812&ref=25
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm

Deleting Commercial Child Pornography Sites From the
Internet: The U.S. Financial Industry’s Efforts to
Combat This Problem, House Commerce, 9/18/2006
Hearing by the Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations
Thursday, September 21, 2006
10:00 AM
2123 Rayburn House Office Building
http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/Hearings/09212006hearing2032/hearing.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/cppa.htm

Justice Dept. defends mandatory Web-labeling bill,
CNET, 9/18/2006
Bush administration dismisses free-speech impact of
prison time for not labeling "sexually explicit" Web
pages.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6116997.html?part=rss&tag=6116997&subj=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/cda/firsta.htm

Time Warner agrees to sell AOL Germany for $856m,
America's Network, 9/18/2006
Time Warner has agreed to sell AOL Germany's Internet
access business to Telecom Italia for 675 million
euros ($856 million), giving the Milan company a firm
foothold in the German market, an Associated Press
report said.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=372813&ref=25
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/aol.htm

Google forms political action committee, CNET,
9/18/2006
Company says it wants to strengthen political
influence on decisions Washington makes regarding the
Internet.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6116980.html?part=rss&tag=6116980&subj=news
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/google.htm

Justice Department Announces Guilty Plea in
Peer-to-Peer Piracy Crackdown, DOJ, 9/18/2006
An Erie, Pa. man pleaded guilty to copyright
infringement in U.S. District Court in Erie, Assistant
Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal
Division and U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan of the
Western District of Pennsylvania announced today.
http://www.cybercrime.gov/mccauslandPlea.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ip/p2p.htm

U.S. uploads anti-drug videos to YouTube, AP,
9/18/2006
The Bush administration is taking its fight against
illegal drugs to YouTube, the trendy Internet video
service that already features clips of wacky,
drug-induced behavior and step-by-step instructions
for growing marijuana plants.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060919/ap_on_go_ot/youtube_drug_policy
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ipv.htm

Cyber crimes becoming more organized ? official,
America's Network, 9/18/2006
Online scams are increasingly being committed by
organized crime syndicates out to profit from
sophisticated ruses rather than hackers keen to make
an online name for themselves, a top official, quoted
by a Reuters report, said.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=372816&ref=25
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/crime.htm

DHS Names Cyber-Security Chief, eweek, 9/18/2006
Gregory Garcia, former vice president of the
Information Technology Association of America, is the
federal government's new overseer for cyber-security
in the United States.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2017406,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/dhs.htm

Top Cyber-Security Post Is Filled, Wash Post,
9/18/2006
The Department of Homeland Security yesterday named a
technology lobbyist as the nation's top cyber-security
official, a key post that has been vacant since
Congress created the position more than 14 months ago.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/18/AR2006091800928.html?nav=rss_technology
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/dhs.htm

New AIM worm may prove difficult to fight, CW,
9/18/2006
The sophisticated worm, known as W32.pipeline, is
setting up a botnet and propagates when an AIM user
clicks on a Web link apparently sent from someone in
their buddy list.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9003428&source=rss_news10
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/worms.htm

Zero-Day IE Attacks Spotted in Wild, eweek, 9/18/2006
Security researchers at Sunbelt Software have
discovered an active malware attack against fully
patched versions of Microsoft's dominant Web browser.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2017407,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/worms.htm

Rising Stakes in the Spam Wars, BWO, 9/18/2006
Anti-spammers are losing the battle against
unsolicited and often harmful e-mail. Is consumer
apathy partly to blame?
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2006/tc20060919_412904.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/

“Hotel Minibar” Keys Open Diebold Voting Machines,
Freedom to Tinker, 9/18/2006
Like other computer scientists who have studied
Diebold voting machines, we were surprised at the
apparent carelessness of Diebold’s security design. It
can be hard to convey this to nonexperts, because the
examples are technical. To security practitioners, the
use of a fixed, unchangeable encryption key and the
blind acceptance of every software update offered on
removable storage are rookie mistakes; but nonexperts
have trouble appreciating this. Here is an example
that anybody, expert or not, can appreciate:
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1064
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/vote/

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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

6.12.6 :: EU v US :: Municipal Broadband Growing :: I Know What You Searched Last Nite ::

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An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.
– Gandhi
This is the 100th Anniversary of the start of Gandhi's
Satyagraha Movement. See 100 Years of Non Violence
http://www.nyc-dop.com/gandhi/

US vs. EU — Broadband Rate Comparison - AKA, More
Evidence of US Market Failure, Muniwireless, 9/12/2006

More and more European cities are getting into the
Municipal broadband game, and they’re blowing the
doors off of US pricing models
http://muniwireless.com/community/1362
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/

September 2006 update of wireless cities and counties
in the US, Muniwireless, 9/12/2006
I have updated my report of US wireless cities and
counties. Since the last report (dated 7 June 2006),
there has been a significant increase in the number of
cities and regions that have issued RFPs or RFIs.
Indeed over the past year, the number of planned
deployments has gone up from 34 to 135.
http://muniwireless.com/municipal/1359
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

Muni Wi-Fi now almost de rigueur, Telephony, 9/12/2006

Less than two years after it first launched with a
now-landmark Philadelphia project, the municipal Wi-Fi
market is in full swing, attracting cities and towns
nationwide and dodging much of the political
controversy that stalled early projects. Within the
last week, two major projects networks covering
Minneapolis and Silicon Valley were finalized, and
more networks of all sizes are being announced
http://telephonyonline.com/mag/telecom_muni_wifi_almost/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/muni.htm

Unlicensed 700Mhz Access - FCC lays out digital
migration spectrum roadmap, Broadband Reports,
9/12/2006
The FCC today offered up their roadmap for making
airwaves between television channels available for
other services by early 2009, when broadcasters are
due to switch to digital signals, reports Reuters.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/78056
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/w700.htm

Office of Engineering & Technology Announces Projected
Schedule for Proceeding on Unlicensed Operation in the
TV Broadcast Bands., FCC, 9/12/2006
On May 13, 2004, the Commission adopted a Notice of
Proposed Rule Making (“Notice”) proposing to allow the
operation of unlicensed devices on TV channels that
are unused at any given location. This public notice
establishes a schedule for resolving outstanding
issues in that proceeding so that unlicensed devices
designed to operate on unused TV frequencies may be
placed on the market with the completion of the DTV
transition
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1813A1.doc
More Info:
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Heed the threat to Internet fairness, Philadelphia
Inquirer, 9/12/2006
Big telecoms would tilt the level playing field by
playing favorites with those who pay. The Internet
allows people to help one another because it is pretty
much a level playing field.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/editorial/15495923.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Survey: DOS attacks, bots top security threats, CW,
9/12/2006
Denial-of-service attacks and bots are the top threats
to network security, according to Arbor Networks'
second annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security
Report. The survey compiled information from 55
network operators.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9003209&source=rss_news10
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/

Mobile and internet connectivity improves in least
developed countries:, ITU, 9/12/2006
ITU to release report for Brussels Plan of Action
review in New York
http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2006/NP07.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/

NBC unveils online video initiative, FT, 9/12/2006
NBC Universal is attempting to challenge Yahoo and
Google for supremacy in the burgeoning market to
distribute online video.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/43e931fc-4280-11db-8dc3-0000779e2340,_i_rssPage=81cea682-52a8-11da-8d05-0000779e2340.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ipv.htm

AT&T launches live TV for broadband subscribers,
Bizjournals, 9/12/2006
AT&T Inc., in partnership with MobiTV, will offer
mobile television programming to broadband users in
the U.S., the companies said Tuesday. The
browser-based service will be called AT&T Broadband
TV.
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2006/09/11/daily20.html?from_rss=1
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ipv.htm

VON: TV over IP about to explode, Telephony, 9/12/2006

While telecom service providers scramble to launch
IPTV, the TV over the Internet movement is taking off
on its own, promising to bring diverse programming to
PCs and television sets everywhere.
http://telephonyonline.com/iptv/marketing/iptv_pulver_leonsis_091206/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ipv.htm

EFF's Six Tips to Protect Your Online Search Privacy,
EFF, 9/12/2006
In the wake of AOL's publicly revealing customers'
Internet search histories, the Electronic Frontier
Foundation (EFF) has published "Six Tips to Protect
Your Online Search Privacy."
http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_09.php#004900
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/

Morocco jails two for disrupting U.S. computers,
Reuters, 9/12/2006
A Moroccan court on Tuesday jailed two men for one and
two years for unleashing computer worms that disrupted
networks across the United States, court officials and
lawyers said.
http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=13465137&src=rss/technologyNews
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/crime.htm

Phishers Spoof Record Number Of Brands, Internet Week,
9/12/2006
The APWG's monthly cyber-crime summary said that 157
brands were hijacked by e-mailed phishing campaigns
during July.
http://internetweek.cmp.com/192701227?cid=rssfeed_pl_inw
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/phish.htm

One Million Ways to Die, Wired, 9/12/2006
The Sept. 11 attacks were horrific. But U.S. fatality
statistics say terrorism is still among the least
likely ways you could die. Here's our color-coded
guide ranking the homeland threats. By Ryan Singel.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71743-0.html?tw=rss.technology
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/september_11security/september_11_2001.htm

St. Cloud, Florida: after six months, 77% have
registered for muni Wi-Fi service, Muniwireless,
9/12/2006
On March 6, 2006 St. Cloud, Florida, a suburb of
Orlando, became the first city in America to provide
citywide high-speed wireless Internet access 100% free
to all of its citizens as a public service.
http://muniwireless.com/municipal/1363
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006

9.6.6 :: Moving to RI :: Pathetically Lame :: AOL Crashing :: Lizards Acting out Casablanca :: Digital Divide ::

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"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in
order to earn better than a 'C,' the idea must be
feasible." --A Yale University management professor in
response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable
overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found
Federal Express Corp.)

Colorado high on Wi-Fi, Rocky Mountain News, 9/2/2006
State trails only Rhode Island, Ohio in wireless
investment
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/tech/article/0,2777,DRMN_23910_4968706,00.html
More Info:
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Silicon Valley to Receive Free Wi-Fi, NYT, 9/2/2006
Companies, including I.B.M. and Cisco Systems,
announced plans for a vast network that will be the
largest of a new breed of wireless networks being
built across the country.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/06/technology/06wireless.html?ex=1315195200&en=bf47cde2dc953b89&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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Just When I Think They Can't Get Any More Patheticly
Lame, Tales from the Sausage Factory, 9/2/2006
I cannot lower my expectations enough for the
advertising on the anti-network neutrality
advertising. Behold the latest well reasoned argument
from the cable industry! “Net Neutrality is bad,
because we tell you so.”
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/585
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Snowe Puts Brakes on Toll Lanes on Internet, LA
Timves, 9/2/2006
The 59-year-old Republican senator from Maine isn't
among the 170 Capitol Hill lawmakers who occasionally
meet as part of the Congressional Internet Caucus. Her
home state has no major technology company
headquarters. In fact, she cops to not even being
proficient at surfing the Web.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-snowe4sep04,1,2170769.story?track=crosspromo&coll=la-headlines-business&ctrack=1&cset=true
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Republican leader seeks Internet gambling law,
America's Network, 9/2/2006
Aides to Senate Republican leader Bill Frist said he
was still trying to find a way to pass a bill to
outlaw most forms of Internet gambling, but offered no
guarantee that a deal could be struck before lawmakers
recess at the end of September, a Reuters report said.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=369751&ref=25
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/gambling.htm

AOL—Crashing, BWO, 9/2/2006
The Internet service provider's declining fortunes may
serve as a cautionary tale, but redemption isn't out
of the question
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/sep2006/id20060906_240871.htm?chan=tc&campaign_id=rss_tech
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Apple planning to offer movie download services,
analysts say, America's Network, 9/2/2006
Apple may soon launch a service that allows users to
download feature-length films, boosting its presence
in the digital home, analysts, quoted by a Reuters
report, said.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=369752&ref=25
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ipv.htm

Anheiser-Busch to Launch Online Entertainment Network,
IP Democracy, 9/2/2006
Taking the concept of branded entertainment to a new
level, Anheiser-Busch is planning to launch Bud.tv, an
online entertainment network, following the Super Bowl
in early February.
http://www.ipdemocracy.com/archives/2006/09/06/#001919
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ipv.htm

Fiddling while Rome burned, CNET, 9/2/2006
Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says corporate America needs a
wake up call--in the worst way--about data security.
http://news.com.com/2010-7355_3-6112508.html?part=rss&tag=6112508&subj=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

Microsoft Confirms New Word Zero-Day Attack, eweek,
9/2/2006
Malicious attackers are exploiting a new, undocumented
flaw in Word 2000 to load back-door Trojans on Windows
machines.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2012375,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/vulnerable.htm

First U.S. Felony Spammer Loses Appeal, Internet News,
9/2/2006
Two years after conviction, Jeremy Jaynes is finally
on his way to prison.
http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3630356
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http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/enforce.htm

Providence unveils wireless network for public safety,
Network World, 9/2/2006
Providence, R.I. city officials Tuesday unveiled a
$2.3 million wireless mesh network that is already
being used by police and fire vehicles for access to
data for public safety.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/090506-us-city-unveils-wireless-network.html?fsrc=netflash-rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/ri.htm

Hispanic and black children lag behind in use of
Internet, Star Telegram, 9/2/2006
Many more Anglo children use the Internet than do
Hispanic and black students, a reminder that going
online is hardly a way of life for everyone.
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/nation/15450442.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/dd.htm

Digital divide separates students, CNN, 9/2/2006
The digital divide is still too wide when it comes to
kids.Many more white students log onto the Internet
than do black or Hispanic...
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/09/05/digital.divide.ap/index.html
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Friday, September 01, 2006

RFC :: NIST :: Email Security :: Web Security ::

Draft Special Publication 800-45A, Guidelines on
Electronic Mail Security, NIST, 9/1/2006
A new version of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-45,
Guidelines on Electronic Mail Security, is now
available for public comment. The draft document, SP
800-45A, is a revision of the 2002 guideline and
structured similarly, although a good deal of the
material has been rewritten and augmented with new
information. The guide is intended to aid
organizations in the installation, configuration, and
maintenance of secure mail servers and mail clients.
Administrators of electronic mail and other
infrastructure services are encouraged to provide
feedback on all or part of the document. NIST requests
submission of public comments on the draft on or
before October 6, 2006. Comments may be sent to
SP800-45A@nist.gov
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts.html

Draft Special Publication 800-95, Guide to Secure Web
Services, NIST, 9/1/2006
NIST is pleased to announce the public comment release
of draft Special Publication (SP) 800-95, Guide to
Secure Web Services. SP 800-95 provides detailed
information on standards for Web services security.
This document explains the security features of
Extensible Markup Language (XML), Simple Object Access
Protocol (SOAP), the Universal Description, Discovery
and Integration (UDDI) protocol, and related open
standards in the area of Web services. It also
provides specific recommendations to ensure the
security of Web services-based applications. NIST
requests comments on SP 800-95 by October 30, 2006.
Please submit comments to 800-95comments@nist.gov with
"Comments SP800-95" in the subject line.
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts.html

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"Germany has concluded a Non-Aggression Pact with
Poland... We shall adhere to it unconditionally... we
recognize Poland as the home of a great and nationally
conscious people."
Adolf Hitler - 21st May 1935
See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II#War_breaks_out_in_Europe:_1939

AT&T gets into the municipal Wi-Fi game, Network
World, 9/1/2006
AT&T this week won its first municipal Wi-Fi deal. The
service provider has changed its stance and is now all
for becoming a supplier of free, ad-sponsored fixed
wireless service on municipal networks.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/090106-att-wi-fi.html?fsrc=netflash-rss
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Net Neutrality Wins More Senators, Web Pro News,
9/1/2006
The Net Neutrality movement is gaining support among
U.S. senators. At the close of the August recess, the
SaveTheInternet.com coalition added four previously
uncommitted legislators to the cause.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20060901NetNeutralityWinsMoreSenators.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Tiering, It's Not Just For Telcos Anymore, Tales from
the Sausage Factory, 9/1/2006
Years ago, I used to spend a lot of time in
ICANN-land. Happily, my contacts these days are pretty
much limited to the occassional post-cards from
friends. But a recent contretemps caught my eye.
Apparently new registry contracts will now all...
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/584
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/icann.htm

Hackers break into AT&T online store, America's
Network, 9/1/2006
AT&T reported that hackers broke into its computer
system and stole the personal data of thousands of
people who had shopped at its online store, an AFP
report said.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=368658&ref=25
More Info:
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Bugging internet ‘will sink us’, Business Day,
9/1/2006
Internet service providers in Zimbabwe have warned
they will be driven out of business if the government
goes ahead with proposed bugging laws that will
necessitate the purchase of expensive surveillance
equipment, reports said yesterday.
http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/world.aspx?ID=BD4A262005
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CBS unit launches Web sports channels, Internet News,
9/1/2006
Football and other sporting events from dozens of
colleges and universities will be available live over
the Internet through a service launching Friday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060901/ap_en_bu/college_sports_online
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ipv.htm

Internet2 to support the DoE’s next research net,
Network World, 9/1/2006
Internet2 and the Department of Energy’s Energy
Sciences Network announced they are partnering to
build a next generation network to support the
Department of Energy’s scientific research efforts.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/083106-internet2-doe.html?fsrc=netflash-rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/notes/internet2.htm

Draft Special Publication 800-95, Guide to Secure Web
Services, NIST, 9/1/2006
NIST is pleased to announce the public comment release
of draft Special Publication (SP) 800-95, Guide to
Secure Web Services. SP 800-95 provides detailed
information on standards for Web services security.
This document explains the security features of
Extensible Markup Language (XML), Simple Object Access
Protocol (SOAP), the Universal Description, Discovery
and Integration (UDDI) protocol, and related open
standards in the area of Web services. It also
provides specific recommendations to ensure the
security of Web services-based applications.

NIST requests comments on SP 800-95 by October 30,
2006. Please submit comments to
800-95comments@nist.gov with "Comments SP800-95" in
the subject line.
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/

AT&T Hack Part of Larger ID Theft Scam - 19,000
accounts 'immediately' used in phishing attempt,
Broadband Reports, 9/1/2006
The San Francisco Chronicle's David Lazarus has more
on the AT&T hacking incident reported earlier this
week. AT&T's press release on the issue didn't tell
the whole story, he says, noting that internal
documents obtained by the Chronicle "show that the
security breach was only the first step in a more
elaborate scam that involved bogus e-mail being sent
to AT&T customers that attempted to trick them into
revealing additional info that could be used for
widespread fraud or identity theft."
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/77794
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