[1st-mile-nm] Fwd: 9.1

[Marianne Granoff]

 From another list - FYI.


>FCC Hires Industry Shill to Develop US National Broadband Plan, Open Left
>The FCC's broadband task force is tasked with 
>developing our national broadband policy. This 
>is a project that FCC Commissioner Michael Copps 
>ranks of the highest importance:
> 
>http://www.openleft.com/diary/14837/fcc-hires-industry-shill-to-develop-us-national-broadband-plan
>
>How FCC Red Tape Slows New Wireless Technologies 
>and What To Do About It,, CommLawBlog
>Our colleague Mitchell Lazarus is featured in 
>the current issue of IEEE Spectrum magazine. His 
>article, "Radio's Regulatory Roadblocks ­ How 
>FCC Red Tape Slows New Wireless Technologies and 
>What To Do About It" is now available at this
>  http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/CommLawBlog/~3/ZZduLEy_neA/
>
>Social Network and SMS Scam to Watch Out For 
>(And Tell Your Teens About), Ask Mariam
>Our recent cell phone bill revealed a new 
>cybercrime to me. First, my husband noticed a 
>mysterious $9.99 "premium services" charge on 
>the bill for my oldest child's line. He asked 
>her if she'd signed up for any text services or 
>paid for a ringtone. When she proclaimed her
> 
>http://community.norton.com/t5/Ask-Marian/Social-Network-and-SMS-Scam-to-Watch-Out-For-And-Tell-Your-Teens/ba-p/139178
>
>Does the FCC Have Jurisdiction to Regulate Wireless Handsets?, telefrieden
>No description
> 
>http://telefrieden.blogspot.com/2009/09/does-fcc-have-jurisdiction-to-regulate.html
>
>Americans Watched 21.4 Billion Videos in July, 
>Largest Number Ever Recorded, CircleID
>According to the latest report released by 
>comScore for the month of July, 58 million U.S. 
>Internet users watched online video during the 
>month, the largest audience ever recorded. 
>Online video reached another all-time high in 
>July with a total of 21.4 billion videos viewed during
>  http://www.circleid.com/posts/americans_watched_214_billion_videos_in_july/
>
>No Summer Break for IPv6, CircleID
>In India we saw the Department of 
>Telecommunications take action. Late July the 
>Telecom Engineering Centre organized a seminar 
>where the recommendations for IPv4 to IPv6 
>transition put forward by the regulator (TRAI) were adopted.
>  http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090831_no_summer_break_for_ipv6/
>
>Dreadful Ruling: Web Hosts Hit With $32 Million 
>Judgment For Content On Customers' Websites, Techdirt
>Well, this is bad. We've worried in the past 
>about the lack of a specific safe harbor to 
>protect trademark infringement claims being 
>brought against third party service providers. 
>The DMCA has a safe harbor that protects against 
>copyright claims, and the CDA has a safe harbor that
>  http://techdirt.com/articles/20090831/1600056056.shtml
>
>Revolving Door Between Lobbyists, FCC Continues 
>- One FCC'er heads to cable, while think tanker heads to FCC..., dslreports
>Part of the continuing problem with the telecom 
>sector (well, most sectors, and not just in the 
>States) is that there's a revolving door between 
>industry lobbyists and regulators, which creates 
>a legion of regulators who simply nod dumbly at 
>corporations as they search for their next paying
> 
>http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Revolving-Door-Between-Lobbyists-FCC-Continues-104171
>
>Happy birthday Internet, welcome to your mid-life crisis, Globe and Mail
>At the ripe old age of 40, the Internet is more 
>widely available and faster than ever but 
>artificial barriers threaten to constrict its growth
>  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGlobeAndMail-Technology/~3/epYNXgeWzFQ/
>
>Everyone should know the history of the Internet, Michael Kaiser
>Do you know what happened on September 2, 1969 
>just 53 days after Apollo 11 landed on the moon 
>and why it's an important date in Internet 
>history? Well you should. We all should.
>  http://www.staysafeonline.info/blog/everyone-should-know-history-internet
>
>Privacy Office approves laptop searches without suspicion at U.S. borders, CW
>Travelers arriving at U.S. borders may soon be 
>confronted with their laptops, PDAs, and other 
>digital devices being searched, copied and even 
>held by customs agents -- all without need to show suspicion for cause.
> 
>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137315/Privacy_Office_approves_laptop_searches_without_suspicion_at_U.S._borders_?source=rss_news