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Friday, September 29, 2006

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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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:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm

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
More Info:
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
More Info:
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:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm

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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http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm

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
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/aol.htm

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
More Info:
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
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/dd.htm

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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
More Info:
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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:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/att.htm

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
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/intlafrica.htm

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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Monday, August 28, 2006

8.28.6 :: A Dream :: Online Volunteers :: FTC Considers Neutrality :: SMiShing ::

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I have a dream that one day every valley shall be
exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low,
the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked
places will be made straight, and the glory of the
Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it
together. This is our hope. This is the faith with
which I return to the South. With this faith we will
be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone
of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform
the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful
symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be
able to work together, to pray together, to struggle
together, to go to jail together, to stand up for
freedom together, knowing that we will be free one
day.
-Martin Luther King, Aug 28, 1963
www.thekingcenter.org

Wireless Providers Poised to Win Spectrum Licenses,
NYT, 8/28/2006
The U.S.'s biggest cellular providers look ready to
expand their reach, reducing the chance that a new
entrant might bring down prices.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/28/technology/28spectrum.html?ex=1314417600&en=08db0042af4f3764&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm

FTC Chairman Addresses Issue of “Net Neutrality”, FTC,
8/28/2006
Internet Access Task Force Will Examine Issues Raised
by Converging Technologies
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/08/neutrality.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

RCN Sells San Francisco Assets - To Astound Broadband
for $45 Million, Broadband Reports, 8/28/2006
Cable overbuilder RCN Corp. has announced they've
agreed to sell their San Francisco assets to Astound
Broadband for $45 million in cash, or approximately
$2500 per customer.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/77433
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/

BellSouth Drops DSL Fee After FCC Threat, Ecommerce
Times, 8/28/2006
One of the nation's phone giants backed down from a
plan to continue collecting a rebated tax, under a new
name, rather than pass along the savings to customers.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/52659.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/bs.htm

Wiretap Ruling Threatens Telecoms, BWO, 8/28/2006
Businesses accused of helping the Bush Administration
eavesdrop on customers could be in for a legal
bruising
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2006/tc20060818_382622.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/bigbrother.htm

FCC must ward off FEMA, Pittsburgh Tribune, 8/28/2006
There is at least one government agency that deserves
recognition for its very unbureaucrat-like work during
Hurricane Katrina. Hint: It's not the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/vassilaros/s_467743.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/katrina.htm

McAfee warns of 'SMiShing' attacks, Network World,
8/28/2006
Cell phone users should watch out for text messages
containing a Web site link which, when visited, could
download a Trojan horse, security experts have warned.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/082806-mcafee-warns-of-smishing.html?fsrc=netflash-rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/fcc.htm

US Wireless expected to win city Wi-Fi contract,
Bizjournals, 8/28/2006
City of Minneapolis staff is expected to recommend
Monday that city officials select US Internet as the
contractor for its planned citywide wireless service.
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2006/08/28/daily2.html?from_rss=1
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/mn.htm

BellSouth to Drop Fees on Some Internet Connections,
NYT, 8/28/2006
The company said it would stop collecting a regulatory
fee of $2.97 a month from its high-speed Internet
customers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/26/technology/26phone.html?ex=1314244800&en=0cfdae837189dadc&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/

Volunteerism Online - Trend grows along with access,
Broadband Reports, 8/28/2006
Volunteerism online is not a new concept for most
users of this site. It is, after all, what makes it
work. We might land here looking for answers, but stay
to help the next one in line. InsideBayArea.com takes
a look at how online volunteering is growing alongside
worldwide Internet access.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/77643
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/dd.htm

Internet latest forum for volunteer work, Inside Bay,
8/28/2006
When it comes to volunteering, Caitrin Murphy finds
satisfaction in spending 10 months helping Tijuana
orphans or a Saturday building low-income homes
outside Washington, D.C.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/business/ci_4242977
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/dd.htm

UN Online Volunteering Service, UN, 8/28/2006
The Online Volunteering service connects development
organizations and volunteers over the Internet and
supports their effective online collaboration.
http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/dd.htm

Comcast VoIP in Nashville -, Broadband Reports,
8/28/2006
As we've frequently noted, Cable operators already
control 56% of the VoIP market, without the nation's
largest provider, Comcast, fully VoIP deployed.
According to reports from the Tennessean, Comcast has
just deployed VoIP service and is offering their $99
introductory offer in Nashville.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/77650
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/voip/

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

6.15.6 :: Build it or Get Out! :: Mobile SPAM :: EFF + FTC + AOL :: Fox over IP :: FiOS in the 'Hood ::

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"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial
value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in
particular?" --David Sarnoff's associates in response
to his urgings for investment in the radio in the
1920s

Sprint Nextel plans to spend billions on wireless
network, Bizjournals, 8/15/2006
Sprint Nextel Corp. will spend $2.5 billion to $3
billion in 2007 and 2008 to develop its
next-generation high-speed wireless network, which
will use WiMax technology.
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2006/08/14/story8.html?from_rss=1
More Info:
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Verizon Is Rewiring New York, Block by Block, in a
Race for Survival, NYT, 8/15/2006
Verizon hopes that replacing its copper phone lines
with fiber optic cable will help it fend off rivals
like Comcast and Vonage, which are moving into the
phone business.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/14/technology/14verizon.html?ex=1313208000&en=469743f49334baa6&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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Chinese censors target web spoofs, Guardian, 8/15/2006

Beijing declares war on satirical internet clips which
belittle officially approved films and songs.
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/Guardian/china/story/0,,1844995,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=20
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/china.htm

Iranian censors clamp down on bloggers, MSNBC,
8/15/2006
Iranian authorities are stepping up arrests and
pressure on popular bloggers as part of a wider
Internet clampdown.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14343239/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/me.htm

Fox Feeds the Online TV Frenzy, BWO, 8/15/2006
Its plans for selling TV programming via the Web could
presage a boom in free online video—supported by ads,
of course
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2006/tc20060814_873517.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ipv.htm

Internet Privacy Group Files Complaint Against AOL,
Wash Post, 8/15/2006
The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a complaint
yesterday asking the Federal Trade Commission to
investigate AOL and require strengthening of its
privacy protections after the Dulles-based firm
recently released 20 million search records of 658,000
AOL users.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/14/AR2006081400984.html?nav=rss_technology
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/

Swedish Pirate Party Darknet - Because anonymity is a
necessity, says party, Broadband Reports, 8/15/2006
Digg users point out that the Swedish Pirate Party has
launched a new high bandwidth Darknet. The service,
provided by Swedish high-tech company Relakks, offers
a "neutral" Swedish IP on top of your existing ISP
service through a strongly encrypted VPN connection.
"There are many legitimate reasons to want to be
completely anonymous on the Internet," says Rickard
Falkvinge, chairman of the Pirate Party. "If the
government can check everything each citizen does,
nobody can keep the government in check.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/77288
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/

EFF Demands FTC Investigation and Privacy Reform After
AOL Data Release, EFF, 8/15/2006
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today asked [PDF]
the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate AOL
and require changes in its privacy practices, after
the company recently released search history logs that
exposed the private lives of more than a half-million
of its customers.
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004877.php
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/privacy/

Cingular targeting spammers, telemarketers,
Bizjournals, 8/15/2006
Internet service providers for years have taken legal
action to try to stop spammers. Now, cell phone
companies are doing the same.
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2006/08/14/newscolumn2.html?from_rss=1
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/enforce.htm

Hey Qwest: Build it Or Get Out of the Way - Won't
build next gen broadband, doesn't want anyone else to,
Broadband Reports, 8/15/2006
We've previously discussed how Seattle has long been
considering a fiber optic citywide network, and how
Qwest opposed the plan. Despite having absolutely no
plan to ever offer anything faster than 7Mbps in the
region, the telco has consistently complained about
the project.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/77270
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/wa.htm

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Friday, August 11, 2006

8.11.6 :: Is That A Wifi Rabbit in your Pocket? :: How are Harold's Predictions Panning Out? :: More R'astroTurf ::

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"There are two giant entities at work in our country,
and they both have an amazing influence on our daily
lives . . . one has given us radar, sonar, stereo,
teletype, the transistor, hearing aids, artificial
larynxes, talking movies, and the telephone. The other
has given us the Civil War, the Spanish-American War,
the First World War, the Second World War, the Korean
War, the Vietnam War, double-digit inflation,
double-digit unemployment, the Great Depression, the
gasoline crisis, and the Watergate fiasco. Guess which
one is now trying to tell the other one how to run its
business?" – Sign in AT&T Buildings, 1983

DSL price drop steepest in 4 years, Network World,
8/11/2006
The second quarter saw the average worldwide price for
DSL entry-level services fall by 9.3%, the biggest
price cut in DSL services in almost four years,
according to Point Topic Research.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/080906-dsl-price.html?fsrc=netflash-rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/dsl.htm

French Wi-fi bunny hopes to conquer America, Reuters,
8/11/2006
In the Darwinian evolution of electronic companions,
first came the speaking doll, then the Tamagotchi
virtual pet, then Sony's short-lived AIBO dog.
http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=13143517&src=rss/technologyNews
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wifi.htm

What WiMAX was waiting for, Telephony, 8/11/2006
The WiMAX sector got what it was waiting for, the
decision by Sprint to deploy Mobile WiMAX over other
technology contenders. But, it also got what it really
wanted most--a big U.S. mobile carrier stepping up to
a microphone
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TelephonyNews/~3/10888044/wimax_waiting_081006
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wimax.htm

AWS Auction Update - DirectTV, Echostar & T-Mobile top
dogs so far, Broadband Reports, 8/11/2006
The FCC s auction of AWS broadband spectrum began
yesterday, and as Business Week and Reuters report, it
was essentially a slugfest between media giants like
Cablevision's Charles Dolan, News Corp.'s Rupert
Murdoch, and Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/77163
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/wireless.htm

Telcos Continuing Fake Consumer Group Campaigns - Net
neutrality fight spawned more sophisticated astroturf,
Broadband Reports, 8/11/2006
After issuing a report on bogus consumer advocacy
outfits run by incumbent cable and telephone companies
last spring, Common Cause has issued a new report
exposing the latest round of such outfits.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/77176
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

Shady industry practice exposed again, Common Cause,
8/11/2006
Common Cause is exposing a new crop of "Astroturf"
lobbying and other front groups posing as grassroots
in the TV net neutrality ad wars. In reality, these
groups are industry-funded operations with a big
business agenda. It's a shady practice that's bad for
democracy because it misleads citizens and even
lawmakers.
http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=2007877&auid=1871905
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

'Blogosphere' expands 100-fold in three years: study,
AFP, 8/11/2006
Fifty million blogs -- online multi-media journals --
were tracked on the Internet last month, a 100-fold
increase over three years, according to a new study
published online.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060811/tc_afp/afplifestyleinternet
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/statapps.htm

VoIP subscriber base grows 21% in second quarter --
report, America's Network, 8/11/2006
The number of subscribers to Internet-based telephone
services grew 21% to 6.9 million in the second
quarter, with cable TV companies expanding their lead
in market share compared with Vonage and other
pure-play providers.
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=364860&ref=25
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/data/voip.htm

Online gamblers left hanging, MSNBC, 8/11/2006
Since BetOnSports PLC started accepting wagers online,
gamblers played the odds on plenty of sporting events.
But they also gambled on whether U.S. prosecutors
would one day target the Costa Rica-based company for
possibly violating federal law.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14290978/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/ecom/gambling.htm

Search Engines Censured for Censorship, BWO, 8/11/2006

Activists want Yahoo!, Google, and Microsoft to do
more to disclose to Chinese users how and why their
searches are being censored
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/aug2006/gb20060810_220695.htm?chan=tc&campaign_id=rss_tech
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/google.htm

Western Internet firms "act as censors" in China, USA
Today, 8/11/2006
A New York human rights group is urging Internet
search giants to resist censorship pressure from the
Chinese government
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-TechTopStories/~3/11054258/2006-08-10-western-censorship_x.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/intl/china.htm

A Fundamental Look at DNSSEC, Deployment, and DNS
Security Extensions, CircleID, 8/11/2006
In looking at the general topic of trust and the
Internet, one of the more critical parts of the
Internet's infrastructure that appears to be a central
anchor point of trust is that of the Domain Name
Service, or DNS.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/dnssec_deployment_and_dns_security_extensions/
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/dns.htm

U.S. Warns PC Users of Flaw in Windows, NYT, 8/11/2006

The flaw would make it possible to install malicious
programs or to change or delete data.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/10/business/10warn.html?ex=1312862400&en=4f646d6cd4faacff&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/worms.htm

Lafayette Hits Another Roadblock - Proposed muni fiber
bumps into 3rd Circuit Court...again, Broadband
Reports, 8/11/2006
The city of Lafayette, LA has hit yet another
roadblock in its drive to create a fiber optic
network. An appeal to the 3rd Circuit Court by
resident Elizabeth Naquin, resulted in the LUS bond
ordinance being found in violation of the state's
Local Government Fair Competition Act. R
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/77199
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/state/la.htm#mun

Malden, Massachusetts gets Proxim wireless grant,
Muniwireless, 8/11/2006
Malden (pop. 58,000, 4.8 square miles or 12 square
kilometers) received a $50,000 grant from Proxim
(called the Wireless Community Access Networks Grant)
consisting of Wi-Fi mesh equipment.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/muniwireless/~3/11183699/1316
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/state/ma.htm#mun

Wi-Fi comes to Corona citywide, Press Enterprise,
8/11/2006
Corona, California (pop. 150,000; 35 square miles) has
signed a deal with MetroFi for citywide Wi-Fi service.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_C_cwifi10.27ee3bd.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/states/ca.htm#mun

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Tuesday, August 08, 2006

FCC Seeks Engineer in Training Applications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT
August 7, 2006 Tamara Lipper (202) 418-2994
Tamara.Lipper@fcc.gov

FCC SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR 2006/2007
ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING PROGRAM
Competitive Program Aimed at New and Recent
Engineering School Graduates

Washington, D.C. - The Federal Communications
Commission today announced that it is seeking
applications from engineering school graduates with
superior academic credentials and an interest in
communications engineering and IP networks for its
Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Program to be held during
2006/2007. Through the EIT Program, the FCC will
recruit recent engineering school graduates to the FCC
and provide comprehensive training in the field of
communications.

The FCC will accept applications from recent
engineering graduates or soon-to-be graduates for
multiple openings in the EIT Program during three
application windows:

(1) August 7, 2006, through August 28, 2006
(2) October 1, 2006, through October 22, 2006
(3) March 30, 2007, through April 21, 2007

All EIT Program participants will receive training in
Washington, DC. Engineers hired as part of the EIT
Program will fill positions located at the FCC’s
headquarters in Washington, DC, its Gettysburg, PA
facility, or one of the existing FCC field offices
that are located throughout the United States. The
FCC’s field offices are located in Atlanta, GA;
Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Columbia, MD; Dallas, TX;
Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles,
CA; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA;
San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; and
Tampa, FL. Applicants must specify all locations for
which they wish to be considered.

Interested candidates must submit all information
requested in FCC Vacancy Announcement Number
DEU-EIT-2006-0001 including a cover letter, resume,
writing sample, official school transcript, geographic
preference and list of references when applying for
consideration. Incomplete applications will not be
considered. The FCC Vacancy Announcement is available
on the FCC’s website at http://www.fcc.gov/jobs/. A
simple registration process through the Commission’s
on-line recruitment tool, FCCJobs, allows candidates
to apply for positions online via the Internet.
Additional information is available on the FCC’s EIT
Program webpage at http://www.fcc.gov/EITprogram or by
contacting the FCC at Recruit@fcc.gov.

Selection for participation in the
Engineer-in-Training Program is expected to be highly
competitive. Selection criteria include: academic
achievement as demonstrated by class standing;
demonstrated technical competence (e.g., work
experience, co-op, or class projects); writing skills;
and a demonstrated interest in government service
and/or the subject of communications and technology.

Engineers at the FCC work on cutting-edge issues in
the communications and high-tech arenas, including
those affecting the deployment of next generation
wireless and satellite systems, digital television and
other broadcast services, various radio transmission
services, IP networks, public safety and homeland
security. They also promote the deployment of
broadband technologies as well as access to
communications services for Americans with
disabilities, and protect the rights of consumers.
The FCC’s work also involves interacting with other
government agencies, Congress and the private sector
to resolve complex policy issues.

-FCC-

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Tuesday, August 01, 2006

FCC Sunshine Notice: BPL :: Service Rules for the 698-746, 747-762 and 777-792 MHz Bands

July 27, 2006

FCC TO HOLD OPEN COMMISSION MEETING
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2006

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an
Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Thursday,
August 3, 2006, which is scheduled to commence at 9:30
a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C.

ITEM NO. BUREAU SUBJECT
1 WIRELINE COMPETITION TITLE: United Power Line
Council’s Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding
the Classification of Broadband over Power Line
Internet Access Service as an Information Service (WC
Docket No. 06-10).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum
Opinion and Order concerning the classification of
broadband over power line Internet access service.

2 OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY TITLE:
Amendment of Part 15 regarding new requirements and
measurement guidelines for Access Broadband over Power
Line Systems (ET Docket No. 04-37) and Carrier Current
Systems, including Broadband over Power Line Systems
(ET Docket No. 03-104).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum
Opinion and Order in response to petitions for
reconsideration of the rules applicable to Broadband
over Power Line systems.

3 WIRELESS TELE-COMMUNICATIONS TITLE: Service Rules
for the 698-746, 747-762 and 777-792 MHz Bands.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking regarding possible changes to the
rules governing wireless licenses in the 698-746,
747-762, and 777-792 MHz Bands.

Open captioning 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; please allow
at least 5 days advance notice. Last minute requests
will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send
an e-mail to: fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice),
202-418-0432 (tty).

Additional information concerning this meeting may be
obtained from Audrey Spivack or David Fiske, Office of
Media Relations, (202) 418-0500; TTY 1-888-835-5322.
Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast
live with open captioning over the Internet from the
FCC's Audio/Video Events web page at
www.fcc.gov/realaudio.

For a fee this meeting can be viewed live over George
Mason University's Capitol Connection. The Capitol
Connection also will carry the meeting live via the
Internet. To purchase these services call (703)
993-3100 or go to www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu.

Copies of materials adopted at this meeting can be
purchased from the FCC's duplicating contractor, Best
Copy and Printing, Inc. (202) 488-5300; Fax (202)
488-5563; TTY (202) 488-5562. These copies are
available in paper format and alternative media,
including large print/type; digital disk; and audio
and video tape. Best Copy and Printing, Inc. may be
reached by e-mail at FCC@BCPIWEB.com.

-FCC-

Friday, July 28, 2006

FCC Streamlines Reporting Requirements for Interconnected VoIP Providers (USF)

DA 06-1528
Released: July 27, 2006
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU STREAMLINES REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERCONNECTED VOIP PROVIDERS AND
ANNOUNCES OMB APPROVAL OF NEW FCC FORMS 499-A AND
499-Q

On June 21, 2006, the Commission adopted the 2006
Interim Contribution Methodology Order, which included
proposed revised FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q and their
instructions. In pertinent part, the Order requires
that interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol
(“interconnected VoIP”) providers contribute to the
universal service fund (USF) and raises the wireless
safe harbor from 28.5 percent to 37.1 percent. The
revised Forms and their instructions reflect the
changes to the contribution methodology adopted in the
2006 Interim Contribution Methodology Order.

On June 28, 2006, the Commission requested emergency
approval of the information collection requirements
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On
July 27, 2006, the Commission received OMB approval.

For the convenience of new filers, particularly
interconnected VoIP providers, we provide these
instructions and special accommodations to simplify
the process for the filing due August 1:

• For all filers, the FCC Form 499-Q filing must be
filed with the Universal Service Administrative
Company (USAC) by August 1, 2006. For providers who
have not previously filed, FCC Form 499-A also must be
filed with USAC by August 1, 2006. USAC has made the
Forms available on its website at
http://www.usac.org/fund-administration/forms/. They
are also available on the Commission’s website at
http://www.fcc.gov/formpage.html.
• Interconnected VoIP providers that have not
previously contributed to the USF can obtain a FCC
Registration Number (FRN) from the Commission’s web
site at
https://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/coresWeb/publicHome.do for
use in filing both Forms.
• Normally, filers obtain a Filer 499 ID for use on
the Forms by filing their initial Form 499-A and then
receiving the Filer 499 ID from USAC. Out of
consideration of the deadlines for interconnected VoIP
providers to file both Forms by August 1, we have
directed USAC to accept the Forms without the Filer
499 ID (for those providers who do not already have a
Filer 499 ID). USAC will provide the Filer 499 ID to
the providers later and will fill in the Filer 499 ID
on the Forms filed by August 1 on behalf of these
providers. New filers that use this process should
submit the two Forms together to USAC in a single
filing. (Although new filers have the option of
sending FCC Form 499-A either to USAC or to the Office
of the Secretary, we encourage new filers to send FCC
Form 499-A (along with FCC Form 499-Q) to USAC.).
• We clarify that interconnected VoIP providers filing
for the first time need only complete limited portions
of the Forms for the August 1 filing, which include
only two lines of revenue information in total:
o On the FCC Form 499-A, interconnected VoIP providers
need only complete block 1 (contributor identification
information), block 2 (contact information, agent for
service of process, and registration), and block 6
(certification). Interconnected VoIP providers need
not complete block 3 (carrier’s carrier revenue
information), block 4 (revenue information), or block
5 (additional revenue breakouts).
o On the FCC Form 499-Q, interconnected VoIP providers
that have not previously contributed need only
complete block 1 (contributor identification
information), block 2 (contact information), block 4
(certification), and lines 114, 119, and 120 of block
3. They do not need to complete lines 113, 115, 116,
117, or 118 of block 3.
People with Disabilities: To request 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 202-418-0530
(voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).

For further information, please contact Amy Bender,
Wireline Competition Bureau, Amy.Bender@fcc.gov, (202)
418-1469.

-FCC-

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

RFC :: FCC :: Erate Eligibility List

FCC 06-109
Released: July 21, 2006
PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR ELIGIBLE SERVICES LIST
FOR UNIVERSAL
SERVICE MECHANISM FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
CC Docket No. 02-6
Comment Date: August 4, 2006
Reply Comment Date: August 14, 2006
On December 23, 2003, the Commission adopted a rule
that formalizes the process for updating
the eligible services list for the schools and
libraries universal service support mechanism.1 Under
this
rule, the Universal Service Administrative Company
(USAC) is required to submit annually a draft
eligible services list for the following funding year.
The rule also requires that the Commission issue a
Public Notice seeking comment on USAC’s proposed
eligible services list. Finally, at least 60 days
prior
to the opening of the window for the following funding
year, the rule requires the Commission to issue a
public notice attaching the final eligible services
list for the upcoming funding year.
We hereby seek comment on USAC’s attached proposed
eligible services list. We emphasize
that USAC’s description of eligible services is being
proposed for the sole purpose of informing potential
schools and libraries program beneficiaries of the
specific products and services that may be eligible to
receive discounts under the Schools and Libraries
Support Mechanism pursuant to section 254. We also
emphasize to commenters that this proceeding is
limited to determining what services are eligible
under
the Commission’s current rules; it is not intended to
be a vehicle for changing any eligibility rules.
Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR §§ 1.415, 1.419,
interested parties may file comments and reply
comments on or before the dates indicated above.
Comments may be filed using: (1) the Commission’s
Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), (2) the
Federal Government’s eRulemaking Portal, or (3) by
filing paper copies. See Electronic Filing of
Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).

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Friday, July 21, 2006

RFC :: FCC :: CI :: Qwest & AT&T Pet Forbearance From Computer Inquiry Rules with Respect to Broadband

DA 06-1464
July 19, 2006

PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON
QWEST AND AT&T PETITIONS FOR FORBEARANCE UNDER
47 U.S.C. § 160(c) FROM TITLE II AND COMPUTER INQUIRY
RULES WITH RESPECT TO BROADBAND SERVICES

WC Docket No. 06-125

Comments Due: August 3, 2006
Reply Comments Due: August 18, 2006

On June 13, 2006, and July 13, 2006, respectively,
Qwest Corporation and Qwest Communications Corporation
(jointly, Qwest), and AT&T Inc. (AT&T) filed petitions
for forbearance pursuant to section 10(c) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), 47
U.S.C. § 160(c). In its petition, Qwest asks the
Commission to forbear from applying Title II and the
Computer Inquiry rules to any broadband services Qwest
does or may offer to the extent those services are not
offered as part of an Internet access service. AT&T,
in its petition, asks the Commission to forbear from
applying Title II and the Computer Inquiry rules to
non-time division multiplex (non-TDM) based broadband
transmission services offered by AT&T and other Bell
Operating Companies.
This Public Notice establishes certain procedural
requirements relating to consideration of the Qwest
and AT&T petitions for forbearance. This matter shall
be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in
accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules. See
47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200, 1.1206. Persons making oral ex
parte presentations are reminded that memoranda
summarizing the presentations must contain summaries
of the substance of the presentations and not merely a
listing of the subjects discussed. More than a one or
two sentence description of the views and arguments
presented generally is required. See 47 C.F.R. §
1.1206(b). Other rules pertaining to oral and written
ex parte presentations in permit-but-disclose
proceedings are set forth in Section 1.1206(b) of the
Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b).
Pursuant to Section 1.415 and 1.419 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.415, 1.419,
interested parties may file comments on the Qwest and
AT&T petitions for forbearance on or before August 3,
2006 and reply comments on or before August 18, 2006.
All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s
Secretary, Marlene H. Dortch, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street,
SW, Suite TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. Two (2)
courtesy copies must be delivered to Janice M. Myles,
Federal Communications Commission, Wireline
Competition Bureau, Competition Policy Division, 445
12th Street, SW, Suite 5-C327, Washington, DC 20554,
or via e-mail janice.myles@fcc.gov; and one (1) copy
must be sent to Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th
Street, Suite CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone
202-488-5300, facsimile 202-488-5563, or via e-mail
FCC@BCPIWEB.COM.
Comments may be filed using: (1) the Commission’s
Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), (2) the
Federal Government’s eRulemaking Portal, or (3) by
filing paper copies. See Electronic Filing of
Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121
(1998).
 Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed
electronically using the Internet by accessing the
ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/ or the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Filers should follow the instructions provided on the
website for submitting comments.

 For ECFS filers, if multiple docket or
rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this
proceeding, filers must transmit one electronic copy
of the comments for each docket or rulemaking number
referenced in the caption. In completing the
transmittal screen, filers should include their full
name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the
applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may
also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail.
To get filing instructions, filers should send an
e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and include the following
words in the body of the message, “get form.” A
sample form and directions will be sent in response.

 Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by
paper must file an original and four copies of each
filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number
appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must
submit two additional copies for each additional
docket or rulemaking number.

Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by
commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or
overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although we
continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal
Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the
Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission.

 The Commission’s contractor will receive
hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings
for the Commission’s Secretary at 236 Massachusetts
Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The
filing hours at this location are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with
rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be
disposed of before entering the building.

 Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S.
Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be
sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD
20743.

 U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and
Priority mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street,
SW, Washington DC 20554.

People with Disabilities: To request 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 202-418-0530
(voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).

Filings and comments are also available for public
inspection and copying during regular business hours
at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II,
445 12th Street, SW, Room CY-A257, Washington, DC,
20554. They may also be purchased from the
Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room
CY-B402, Washington, DC, 20554, telephone
202-488-5300, facsimile 202-488-5563, or via e-mail
FCC@BCPIWEB.COM.
For further information regarding this proceeding,
contact Carol Simpson or William Kehoe, Competition
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202)
418-1580, or via e-mail at Carol.Simpson@fcc.gov and
William.Kehoe@fcc.gov.

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