Senate to debate Net phone regulations

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Senate set to debate Net tax bill

Senate set to debate Net tax bill 10/31/2003 07:26 PM

Senate kicks off Net tax debate

Senate kicks off Net tax debate 04/26/2004 08:11 PM
ZDNet Apr 26 2004 11:46PM GMT

Net phone regulations by year end

Net phone regulations by year end 06/22/2005 02:08 AM
CHINAdaily Jun 21 2005 4:54AM GMT

FCC to take up Internet phone
regulations

FCC to take up Internet phone
regulations 02/12/2004 08:37 AM
SiliconValley.com Feb 12 2004 11:36AM GMT

Senate Debate Due on Internet Tax Bill

Senate Debate Due on Internet Tax Bill 11/06/2003 02:46 PM
New York Times Nov 6 2003 12:43PM ET

Senate Opens Debate on Gay Marriage Ban
(AP)

Senate Opens Debate on Gay Marriage Ban
(AP) 07/09/2004 04:58 PM
AP - Senate Republicans opened debate Friday on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, highlighting their differences with Democrats on the emotionally charged matter.

Senate Resumes Debate on Gay Marriage
Ban (AP)

Senate Resumes Debate on Gay Marriage
Ban (AP) 07/12/2004 02:12 PM
AP - The Senate resumes debate Monday on a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. A vote, likely to be held Wednesday, would put lawmakers on the spot in an election year as they seek to balance backing traditional marriage and gay rights.

Senate to Debate Internet Taxation

Senate to Debate Internet Taxation 04/26/2004 03:26 AM
Los Angeles Times Apr 26 2004 7:11AM GMT

Candidate Uses BlackBerry in Senate
Debate (AP)

Candidate Uses BlackBerry in Senate
Debate (AP) 08/07/2004 06:43 PM
AP - A Florida congressman used a wireless e-mail device to read two messages sent by an aide during a live, televised debate with other Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate.

Senate to Debate Marriage Amendment (AP)

Senate to Debate Marriage Amendment (AP) 07/09/2004 08:22 AM
AP - The Senate wades into an election-year debate Friday over whether to write into the Constitution that "marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman."

SEC to Senate: Stay out of options
debate

SEC to Senate: Stay out of options
debate 08/31/2004 12:31 AM
San Jose Mercury News Aug 31 2004 4:50AM GMT

FCC chief warns on Net phone regulations

FCC chief warns on Net phone regulations 01/09/2004 09:58 PM
MSNBC Jan 9 2004 8:32PM ET

FCC to take up Internet phone
regulations (SiliconValley.com)

FCC to take up Internet phone
regulations (SiliconValley.com) 02/12/2004 03:33 PM
SiliconValley.com - All eyes in the telecommunications industry will be on Washington, D.C., today as federal regulators begin to consider whether companies that provide phone services over the Internet should face the same rules as traditional phone companies.

Senate Minority Leader Faces Foe in
Debate

Senate Minority Leader Faces Foe in
Debate 09/19/2004 03:24 PM
On "Meet the Press" today, Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota faced John Thune, his Republican challenger in his bid for re-election.

Senate Holds Around-The-Clock Debate on
Judges

Senate Holds Around-The-Clock Debate on
Judges 11/13/2003 01:46 PM
Reuters via Wired News Nov 13 2003 11:54AM ET

Senate Report Does Little to Still
Debate on C.I.A.'s Prewar Data

Senate Report Does Little to Still
Debate on C.I.A.'s Prewar Data 07/09/2004 11:49 PM
A question, not directly addressed by the panel, is whether the political climate induced the C.I.A. to exaggerate the Iraqi threat.

Senate Opens Debate on Same-Sex Marriage
(Reuters)

Senate Opens Debate on Same-Sex Marriage
(Reuters) 07/09/2004 01:41 PM
Reuters - Proponents packed passion but lacked votes on Friday as they began debate in the Senate on a proposed constitutional amendment backed by the White House to ban same-sex marriage.

Senate Debate Due on Hotly Contested
Internet Tax Bill

Senate Debate Due on Hotly Contested
Internet Tax Bill 11/05/2003 11:40 PM
New York Times Nov 5 2003 11:10PM ET

Senate Rift Deep in Debate Over Attorney
General Nominee

Senate Rift Deep in Debate Over Attorney
General Nominee 02/01/2005 08:59 PM
A final Senate vote, at first considered likely today, is now not expected until at least Thursday.

Senate Ends Marathon Debate, Stops Bush
Nominee

Senate Ends Marathon Debate, Stops Bush
Nominee 11/14/2003 11:29 AM
Reuters via Wired News Nov 14 2003 10:29AM ET

FOXNews.com - Politics - Marriage Debate
Builds Steam in Senate

FOXNews.com - Politics - Marriage Debate
Builds Steam in Senate 07/13/2004 08:23 AM
defining marriage .. Fox News

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Daily Tax Update: Senate Votes To Limit
Debate On Four Year Internet Tax Ban

Daily Tax Update: Senate Votes To Limit
Debate On Four Year Internet Tax Ban 04/30/2004 12:11 PM
Mondaq Apr 30 2004 3:43PM GMT

A Debate on Web Phone Service

A Debate on Web Phone Service 01/05/2004 02:27 AM
New York Times Jan 5 2004 1:47AM ET

Senate offices lose phone, Internet

Senate offices lose phone, Internet 02/10/2004 10:46 PM
The Hill Feb 11 2004 3:19AM GMT

Debate flares over cell phone towers in
national parks

Debate flares over cell phone towers in
national parks 09/21/2004 06:35 AM
Chicago Tribune Sep 21 2004 11:21AM GMT

No new VoIP regulations necessary

No new VoIP regulations necessary 01/27/2004 04:07 PM
ZDNet Jan 27 2004 8:23PM GMT

rules and regulations

rules and regulations 10/28/2003 11:08 PM
He travelled back in time to make the past safe for . . . TEH FUTAR!!!1...

Bush Overhauls U.S. Regulations

Bush Overhauls U.S. Regulations 08/14/2004 01:25 AM
The Sept. 11 attacks, the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq have overshadowed an important element of the president's agenda: new regulatory initiatives.

Anti-Spam Regulations

Anti-Spam Regulations 12/17/2003 08:27 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer Dec 17 2003 7:30AM ET

Regulations brewing for Net trade

Regulations brewing for Net trade 03/17/2005 03:46 AM
EastDay Mar 15 2005 8:45PM GMT

New L.A. regulations on cybercafes take
effect

New L.A. regulations on cybercafes take
effect 08/21/2004 10:18 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Aug 22 2004 1:41AM GMT

L.A. Imposes Regulations on Cybercafes

L.A. Imposes Regulations on Cybercafes 08/22/2004 12:24 AM
AP via Los Angeles Times Aug 22 2004 5:04AM GMT

FCC to mull regulations for Net calls

FCC to mull regulations for Net calls 11/06/2003 09:38 PM
MSNBC Nov 6 2003 8:25PM ET

Erkki speaks on mobile regulations

Erkki speaks on mobile regulations 05/11/2004 06:33 AM
Football rights under the 'scope

Rocket Hobbyists Get Blown Away by
Regulations

Rocket Hobbyists Get Blown Away by
Regulations 06/25/2004 02:10 PM

Feds should hang up VoIP regulations

Feds should hang up VoIP regulations 12/08/2003 08:03 AM
A tax-hungry band of bureaucrats at state and federal agencies is trying to figure out how to levy those fees on voice conversations carried across the Internet.

Calif. Adopts New Wireless Regulations
(AP)

Calif. Adopts New Wireless Regulations
(AP) 05/28/2004 09:45 AM
AP - California on Thursday became the first state in the nation to adopt consumer protections for cell phone customers, after a four-year tussle with the industry.

Out of Spotlight, Bush Overhauls U.S.
Regulations

Out of Spotlight, Bush Overhauls U.S.
Regulations 08/13/2004 09:41 PM
The Sept. 11 attacks, the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq have overshadowed an important element of the president's agenda: new regulatory initiatives.

California Adopts New Wireless
Regulations (AP)

California Adopts New Wireless
Regulations (AP) 05/27/2004 07:44 PM
AP - California on Thursday became the first state in the nation to adopt consumer protections for cell phone customers, after a four-year tussle with the industry.
Grok Description matches for Senate to debate Net phone regulations
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Powell Opposes Internet Phone
Regulation: Government Interference
Could Stifle Developing Technology, FCC
Chie

Powell Opposes Internet Phone
Regulation: Government Interference
Could Stifle Developing Technology, FCC
Chie 12/02/2003 03:01 AM
Washington Post Dec 2 2003 2:53AM ET

Pride Communication Services, #1
Reseller of Krusell Leather Cell Phone
Cases, to Begin Selling Identity-Theft
Conscious Horizontic Plus Cell Phone
Case in April

Pride Communication Services, #1
Reseller of Krusell Leather Cell Phone
Cases, to Begin Selling Identity-Theft
Conscious Horizontic Plus Cell Phone
Case in April 03/29/2005 04:34 AM
To Better Accommodate the Needs of Today’s Identity Theft Conscious Cell Phone Users, Pride Communication Services (PCS), a Subsidiary Franchise of KaseIT and the Largest Reseller of KRUSELL Leather Cases, Announced Today that it Would Begin Selling the Horizontic Plus Cell Phone Case, KRUSELL’s Newest Offering, In its Online Store in April. [PRWEB Mar 29, 2005]

VoIP providers: Lay off government
regulation

VoIP providers: Lay off government
regulation 12/02/2003 10:21 PM
Yesterday's FCC VoIP forum came as the commission begins a debate on how to regulate VoIP, which has enjoyed little regulatory oversight, unlike traditional phone service.

Conservative Government Would Cut
High-Net-Worth Regulation

Conservative Government Would Cut
High-Net-Worth Regulation 04/01/2005 05:22 PM
Compliance Reporter Apr 1 2005 8:29PM GMT

Powell Opposes Internet Phone Regulation

Powell Opposes Internet Phone Regulation 12/02/2003 10:17 PM
BizReport.com Dec 2 2003 4:15PM ET

ICANN bosses slam Net-phone regulation

ICANN bosses slam Net-phone regulation 04/15/2005 04:33 PM
Lawmakers who define VoIP as phone technology will paint themselves "into a pretty big corner," Vint Cerf says.

FCC says Internet phone service not
subject to regulation

FCC says Internet phone service not
subject to regulation 02/12/2004 04:50 PM
AFP via Yahoo! Feb 12 2004 8:30PM GMT

Court Bars Regulation of Web Phone
Service

Court Bars Regulation of Web Phone
Service 12/28/2004 10:55 PM
New York Times Dec 29 2004 3:33AM GMT

ICANN bosses slam Net phone regulation

ICANN bosses slam Net phone regulation 04/15/2005 03:29 PM
Lawmakers who define VoIP as phone technology will paint themselves "into a pretty big corner," Vint Cerf says.

FCC Weighs Internet Phone Call
Regulation

FCC Weighs Internet Phone Call
Regulation 12/02/2003 01:47 AM
SiliconValley.com Dec 1 2003 6:07PM ET

FCC weighs Internet phone call
regulation

FCC weighs Internet phone call
regulation 12/02/2003 01:47 AM
Boston Globe Dec 1 2003 6:49PM ET

FCC Considers Internet Phone Call
Regulation

FCC Considers Internet Phone Call
Regulation 12/02/2003 01:47 AM
Red Nova Dec 1 2003 8:14PM ET

Phone Service Over Internet Revives Talk
of Regulation

Phone Service Over Internet Revives Talk
of Regulation 12/15/2003 02:25 AM
New York Times Dec 15 2003 1:55AM ET

Canadian hearings weigh online phone
regulation

Canadian hearings weigh online phone
regulation 09/22/2004 08:37 PM
Reuters Sep 22 2004 11:56PM GMT

FCC Chief Plans No Internet Phone
Regulation (Reuters)

FCC Chief Plans No Internet Phone
Regulation (Reuters) 01/22/2004 06:19 PM
Reuters - The top U.S. telecom regulator said on Thursday he had no intention of setting rules for Internet telephony, which he said could have a dramatic impact on voice communications.

Iowa phone company tries to block
incoming cell phone calls

Iowa phone company tries to block
incoming cell phone calls 08/16/2004 05:48 PM
Iowa phone company plans to block cell phone call in a dispute with wireless carriers. The Iowa Utilities Board has prevented the plan for now.

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"?

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine
which competing label is better: "Cell
Phone" or "Mobile Phone"? 04/28/2004 11:39 AM

On the SIGIA-L mailing list, Stephanie Berger recently asked: "My cohorts are not sure whether to use "cell phone" or "mobile phone". Any evidence that one is better than the other, or one is used more often than the other?"

This is a good example of the kind of labeling questions information architects face all the time. The answer to these labeling questions will depend on the target audience (a better label for whom?), on business requirements (maybe the business want to promote one term over the other) and on the context in which the label will be used.

I'll discuss the conversation that followed here and afterwards point to some useful tools for if you have a labeling question yourself.

Andres Sulleiro: "Without any empirical data I will go with my own opinion. [...] A quick survey of the phone carriers seems to suggest that "wireless" (as in "wireless phone", "wireless customer") is most common among US carriers, though you see some references to "mobile" as well. T-mobile, a European company, uses "mobile" which is more common in Europe as well as being the name of the carrier."

Method: check what other websites call it.

Jason Cho: "I think "cell" is more widespread in the US as Andrés noted. "Call my mobile" can sound pretentious to Yankee ears. But I would think everyone understands the term "mobile" on a business card."

Method: personal experience.

Peter Van Dijck (and others): "Google for "cell phone" (including quotes): 6,230,000, Google for "mobile phone": 6,360,000. Looks like a tie, assuming your audience is similar. Just pick one and make sure your search engine knows both terms."
Christina Wodtke: "Y ahoo for cell phone : 16,800,000, yahoo for mobile phone: 21,200,000. What does this really tell you? you'd have to know who each engine indexes, how much of the web, etc.. better to use a magic 8 ball. ;-)"

Method: check popularity of the terms on the web.

Peter Van Dijck: "My next step would be to find out what people search for on your site,
or if not available, on the web (assuming that's more or less your audience). Google adwords can help."

Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for.

Dave: "I like "mobile" for the reason that Christina stated (forward compatibility); USers and non-USers will equally understand it. Also, it is more interoperable w/ most of the vCard based addressbook programs out there. I don't know any that are using "cell" or "cellphone" ... I also like the clear and easy two word approach of "mobile phone" ... I'm always wanting to say "cellphone" where "cell phone" is really the more correct version. "cell" though just doesn't feel like a real word b/c the "cell" doesn't fit a meaning to me. I know what it means if I am forced to think about it, but it really doesn't mean anything to me at all."

Method: personal experience, check what software programs use.

Christina Wodtke: "> As can Ove rture's keyword tool (couldn't find URL straight away).

You also might consider some adaptation of the freelisting technique on a subset of your target. E.G., a write in survey: what portable electronics do you own, then analyze for use of "cell phone" and mobile phone".

Method: freelisting technique.

Eric Reiss: "Having worked closely with several telecommunications companies, including Tellabs (US), Nortel (Canada), ADVA (Germany), and NetTest (Denmark), this discussion is one I've heard before. Europeans generally don't recognize the term "cell phone." North Americans seem to accept both "cell" and "mobile." ATT insists on promoting the term "wireless." In most instances, we've agreed on the word "mobile" since it is understood by the widest audience. Nortel, for instance, used "cell" almost exclusively until the late 90s, but now leans toward "mobile." I think there is a trend here."

Method: ask the subject matter experts.

Pabini Gabriel-Petit: "There's also Wordtracker.
[...]
In this vein, you might try just walking up to people, holding up your cell/mobile phone, and asking them what they call it."

Method: Analyze what people search for.

Method: Find out what labels your users use.

Quick-'n-Dirty methods to determine which competing label is better.

So, as a review, here are some of the methods used to determine which label is better.

1. What do you think?
Method: personal experience/insights.

2. What do your users think?
Method: freelisting technique.
Method: Find out what labels your users use: show them the item you're trying to label and ask them what it is. (You could build an online tool for this).
Method: Find out what people (preferably your target audience) search for / check popularity of the terms on the web. Ove rture's keyword tool. Google adwords. Wordtracker. Google and Yahoo both list how often a term is used on the web (use quotes around your terms!).

3. What do the experts think?
Method: ask the subject matter experts.
Method: check what other websites/software call it.

Gotcha's: be careful when using these techniques. You are looking for a label that works for your audience and your business requirements. Most of these techniques use audiences that may be very different from yours, and most are indicative only (ie: they're not hard science). Use your judgement.

FreeHeadset.org launches program to
promote wireless phone safety by giving
away free cell phone headsets.

FreeHeadset.org launches program to
promote wireless phone safety by giving
away free cell phone headsets. 07/26/2004 02:22 AM
New laws that mandate the use of cell phone headsets have recently passed in several states. In response, FreeHeadset.org has developed a program to provide wireless phone users with a free cell phone headset. [PRWEB Jul 26, 2004]

Internet phone call industry asks for
limited regulation

Internet phone call industry asks for
limited regulation 07/08/2004 05:44 AM
Tribnet.com - Thu Jul 8, 08:53 am GMT

CRTC hearings consider possible
regulation of voice over Internet phone
service

CRTC hearings consider possible
regulation of voice over Internet phone
service 09/21/2004 06:22 PM
CBC Sep 21 2004 11:08PM GMT

Cell Phone Users Interrupt Sex for Phone
Calls

Cell Phone Users Interrupt Sex for Phone
Calls 04/11/2005 08:07 PM
user survey reported

consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/cell_sex.html
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A Cell Phone in Every Pot

A Cell Phone in Every Pot 12/09/2003 02:39 AM

Ce ll Phones Sales Skyrocket

"The worldwide market for cell phones is outstripping even the most enthusiastic predictions from the beginning of the year, as consumers continue to snap up handsets at a dizzying rate, according to research released Monday by Gartner.

Handset vendors sold 132.8 million units in the third quarter of this year, up 22 percent from last year's third-quarter shipments of 108.8 million units, says Ben Wood, an analyst with Gartner based in London. Gartner calculated the figures using the number of units sold to end users, rather than units shipped into the channel.

'The total market is on fire,' he says. 'We had predicted about 470 million units for the year, but it's going to be about 500 million this year.'

Mature cell phone markets such as western Europe and the U.S. are going through a replacement cycle, as consumers with older black-and-white phones are trading them in for new models with color screens and cameras , Wood says.

'We're getting to a point where a mobile phone is as much about fashion as anything,' he says." [PCWorld.com]

It won't be much longer before purchasing a mobile phone will be as much about utility (staying connected to the internet) as anything.

Cell Phone Zen

Cell Phone Zen 08/16/2004 02:27 PM
My phone sucks ass! The voicemail has never worked properly since day 1. At least once a week I have...

You could have a 3G cell phone already

You could have a 3G cell phone already 04/11/2005 03:55 AM
Jakarta Post Apr 11 2005 5:22AM GMT

Cell phone lockdown.

Cell phone lockdown. 12/06/2003 05:34 PM
CNet: Cell phone lockdown. Now that number portability is in effect, locked phones are even more evil. Two reforms that I would suggest are forcing carriers to unlock phones when contracts expire and allowing customers to take their phone rebate in cash when signing the contract.

Cell phone users and sex

Cell phone users and sex 04/11/2005 11:25 AM
David Pescovitz: According to a new global survey, fourteen percent of cell phone users stop screwing to answer their cell phones. Just like Paris Hilton. From Consumer Affairs.com report on a subscription-only Ad Age article:

The highest incidence of cellular interruptus was found in Germany and Spain, where 22 percent of users interrupted sex to answer their cell phones; the lowest was in Italy, where only 7 percent reported doing so. In the U.S., the figure was 15 percent, the magazine said, citing a study conducted by BBDO Worldwide and Proximity Worldwide.

Link (Thanks, Carlo Longino!)

You CAN take your cell-phone number with
you

You CAN take your cell-phone number with
you 11/11/2003 10:17 PM
ZDNet Nov 11 2003 9:18PM ET

The Souped-Up Cell Phone

The Souped-Up Cell Phone 06/15/2004 10:00 AM
Business Week Jun 15 2004 2:25PM GMT

Cell Phone Jukebox

Cell Phone Jukebox 08/19/2004 12:08 AM

Downloa ds on the Move in Europe

"The ability to download complete tracks directly over cell-phone networks to mobile phones is becoming a reality in Europe. O2 Music, the music arm of U.K.-based international telecom operator mmO2, has started offering songs for download in Germany and the United Kingdom....

Since Aug. 1, U.K. owners of the new SX1 phones subscribing to O2 Music's Active Music Download service can buy songs from a repertoire of 100,000 titles. They can search, sample free 30-second clips, store and play paid-for full tracks downloaded over O2's network straight to the handset. The songs are protected and securely transmitted over the O2 network with digital-rights management technology from Basel-based Secure Digital Container in Switzerland.

The price of tracks ranges between $1 and $3. The handset, which can store up to 120 tracks of music, costs 80 pounds in the United Kingdom and 150 euros ($183.50) in Germany. SX1 users are charged for their downloads on their monthly mobile-phone bills....

By year's end, Bornhausser expects that Europe will have up to 12 different mobile phones -- from Siemens, Sony-Ericsson and Samsung -- that include pre-installed digital players and SDC's DRM software.

The high-speed 3G networks will also make wireless downloading easier. In Western Europe, Vodafone, 3, TIM and T-Mobile will be operating 3G services by the end of this year. As the United Kingdom's first 3G network, 3 began selling downloadable music videos July 30 from BMG U.K. & Ireland for 1.50 pounds each to compatible handsets." [Wired News]

Wow, I can't wait for this to hit the U.S., although I'm sure our implementation will be screwed up with DRM and we won't be able to use those songs on any other device. Still, the implications for mobile entertainment through the cell phone in an always-on, ubiquitous high-speed internet environment has implications for libraries.

In a couple of years when Kailee and Brent get cell phones, they will most likely have this functionality. What do you think they will expect to be able to download from their library? What do you think the library will be able to offer? Do you think the library is even thinking about this kind of service for the future?

Cell Phone Multitasking

Cell Phone Multitasking 01/17/2004 11:15 PM

My colleague Kate isn't at work today, but she just instant messaged me with a great story. Her daughter Clare is a college freshman who just started her first statistics class. On the first day, the professor announced they would be taking a basic math test, just to see where everyone was at, but that they could use their calculators.

Apparently every student whipped out a cell phone - not a calculator in sight....

Senate to debate Net phone regulations

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