At Supercomm, Powell reiterates his aversion to regulating developing
telecom technologies like VOIP and acknowledges the federal
government's responsibilities to manage spectrum.
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FCC's Powell: Don't Stifle VOIP
FCC's Powell: Don't Stifle VOIP01/22/2004 03:32 PM Emerging voice services over the internet won't be hampered by
decades-old telephony rules.
Drudge--FCC's Powell Drawing Criticism For Handling Of Telecom Industry Mess: Arguing that telecom's woes are caused by market forces outside the FCC's control, he still pursues his original agenda: Spurring broadband by deregulating the Baby Bells and r
FCC's Powell Riffs On DTV, Wireless, Regulation01/10/2004 06:49 PM In his CES 2004 keynote, FCC chairman Powell says it's unlikely the
industry will meet its 2006 deadline to phase out analog TV.
FCC's Powell: It's Time to Throw Out Old Regulations
FCC's Powell: It's Time to Throw Out Old Regulations07/14/2004 08:20 AM Stopping in the heart of Silicon Valley, the FCC chairman says that
current regulatory structures require the government to pick tech
winners and losers.
FCC's Powell Warns of Dangers in Opposing DTV Plan
FCC's Powell Talks Common Sense, but Where's Policy?
FCC's Powell Talks Common Sense, but Where's Policy?07/14/2004 03:30 PM Michael Powell,
chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, talked a great game
last night at the Al
ways On conference at Stanford. He spoke out for an open
architecture on the Net; indicated that the broadcast "indecency"
rules are at best questionable from a Constitutional and logical
framework, and generally impressed a crowd of technologists and tech
constituents.
I'll be happier when his views translate more firmly into FCC
policies, and when Congress discovers that the distinction between
media are growing far too hazy for the old rules. But this is genuine
progress.
There's lots of blogging going on here. My older, wiser brother
Steve is part of the ZDNet team that's posting here.
Oh, here's Powell's al
leged blog, which has been drawing attention. I say "alleged"
because while I think it's great that he's posting and listening --
two of the major components of blogging -- this neither looks nor
feels like the real thing. Still, it's interesting, and the comments
he's drawn from all kinds of folks are terrific.
California Mounts Appeal of FCC's VOIP Order12/29/2004 06:11 PM Vonage wins in Minnesota but faces a new challenge in California over
an FCC ruling that exempts VOIP services from state regulation.
Powell Says He's Against Regulating VoIP
Powell Says He's Against Regulating VoIP12/02/2003 12:13 AM Despite some fears (expressed last month by former FCC chair Reed
Hundt) that the FCC had already made up their mind to regulate VoIP,
it certainly doesn't sound like that from the description
of today's FCC meeting on VoIP as written up by the Washington
Post. FCC Chair Michael Powell made all the right statements about
why regulating VoIP at this point would probably be bad, and that the
various "problems" people described in not regulating VoIP can be
solved through other methods.
Oxygen Media Inc.
CEO and founder Geraldine Laybourne criticized the FCC's enforcement
effort during the National Cable & Telecommunications Assn.'s
(NCTA) annual trade show.
"I don't think we should use the word indecency; we should call it
what it is: censorship," Laybourne said Tuesday during one of the
show's panel discussions.
Laybourne's comments came after a Q&A session with FCC chairman
Michael Powell and NCTA chief Robert Sachs.
"I don't agree with that," Powell told reporters after his
dialogue. "For 70 years, the country has had limits on broadcast
television. To me censorship is prior restraint, and I don't think
anybody has been involved in that limitation on
content."
Powell: FCC forging ahead on VOIP rules07/14/2004 06:36 PM STANFORD, California - Bills to clarify the regulation of VOIP (voice
over Internet Protocol) in the U.S. Senate and House of
Representatives probably won't go up for consideration in Congress'
current session, but the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hopes
to make progress on the issue by the end of this year, FCC Chairman
Michael Powell told Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture
capitalists on Tuesday evening.
Plymouth HealthPlymouth Health Community launches VoIP network for 80 sites
INGATE® DELIVERS THE SKINNY ON VOIP AT ABP’S “VOIP SIZZLES!” EVENT IN DALLASEvent Educates Resellers on Turning Today’s Heightened VoIP Interest into Sales
INGATE® DELIVERS THE SKINNY ON VOIP AT ABP’S “VOIP SIZZLES!” EVENT IN DALLASEvent Educates Resellers on Turning Today’s Heightened VoIP Interest into Sales07/10/2004 03:16 AM Ingate® Systems (www.ingate.com), which produces and sells the world’s
only fully Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-capable enterprise
firewalls, will be participating in “VoIP Sizzles,” held in Dallas
from July 22-23, 2004. Hosted by ABP Technology, this event for
resellers will focus on the specific opportunities and challenges for
traditional data VARs and telecom dealers who are moving into the
Voice over IP (VoIP) market. [PRWEB Jul 10, 2004]
Life Lynx Partners with Powell Police for Technology Launch,September 11 is Child Safety Event in Powell OH
Football: Uefa reassures FA06/13/2004 05:37 AM Uefa's Lennart Johansson insists the FA will not be held responsible
if England fans cause trouble at Euro 2004.
Minister reassures on pension age
Minister reassures on pension age09/27/2004 10:47 AM The state retirement age will not be raised beyond 65 but people
should be free to work longer, the work and pensions minister says.
HP reassures that quarter's on track
HP reassures that quarter's on track02/11/2004 04:21 PM In an earnings preannouncement, the tech giant says first-quarter
sales will come in at the high end of estimates and that earnings will
be in line with Wall Street targets.
Annan reassures Darfur refugees
Annan reassures Darfur refugees07/01/2004 10:16 PM The UN secretary general tells refugees from Sudan's Darfur region
that they will not be sent home without protection.
Sharon Reassures Israel on Missing Airman (AP)01/25/2004 08:14 AM AP - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Sunday that he has been assured
that Hezbollah will make every effort to help secure information about
Israel's most famous MIA, whose exclusion from a prisoner swap planned
this week has drawn criticism.
Interim CEO reassures customers about CA's stability
Interim CEO reassures customers about CA's stability05/24/2004 07:49 AM LAS VEGAS -- Three weeks into his stint as interim chief executive at
Computer Associates International Inc. (CA), Ken Cron used his opening
keynote Sunday at CA's annual show to reassure customers that the
company is ready to move beyond the turmoil of the past few months.
Pope Reassures Pilgrims at France Shrine (AP)
Pope Reassures Pilgrims at France Shrine (AP)08/14/2004 10:49 PM AP - His voice weak, his legs unsteady as he knelt in prayer, Pope
John Paul II joined thousands of other ailing pilgrims Saturday at a
cliffside shrine known for its miraculous cures, telling them he
shares in their physical suffering and assuring them the burden is
part of God's "wondrous plan."
CA World: Cron reassures customers about CA's stability
CA World: Cron reassures customers about CA's stability05/24/2004 04:00 PM Ken Cron, interim CEO of Computer Associates, opened CA World by
telling users that the company would adhere to "the highest standards
of fiscal discipline and integrity."
The FCC's new "decency" chief
The FCC's new "decency" chief03/17/2005 03:50 AM Kevin Martin has close ties to the Bush White House, and an agenda to
the right of Michael Powell's when it comes to "crude" programming.
Do not miss Jeff Jarvis' cover story in the Nation, "F*c
ked by the F*CC" -- a detailed account of the federal government's
attempts to silence Howard Stern -- and then do not fail to get
political about the neo-bluenose movement in America.
FCC's Phone Rules Killed
FCC's Phone Rules Killed03/06/2004 01:58 AM The appeals court was probably right to force the FCC to do its job
instead of passing the buck to the states. But the regional phone
monopolies are totally unconvincing when they claim they're forced to
give competitors access at unfair prices.
Calif. PUC To Withdraw Appeal Of FCC's Vonage Order
"Many of you already know about ALA's involvement (with
other library associations) in challenging the FCC's 'Broadcast Flag'
rule, a rule that will prevent librarians from being able to
distribute or make available copies of broadcast television programs
on the internet. It will also require you to purchase new electronic
equipment that your library now uses to read or manipulate digital
television signals (such as DVD players, recorders, TiVos,
appropriately equipped computers, etc.) if that equipment is not
Flag-compliant and your library does not already own a digital TV
tuner.
We have filed an appeal to the federal Court of Appeals in
Washington, DC, arguing that the FCC had no authority to promulgate
the Broadcast Flag rule. The validity of the Broadcast Flag is now
pending before that court.
This week, the court issued a very important order requiring us to
submit evidence proving that we have 'standing' to sue the FCC. In
order to provide the court with the evidence it needs--and to defeat
the Broadcast Flag, which will sharply limit how libraries might be
able to use broadcast materials, perhaps in ways we might not yet have
even conceived--we need your help.
We are looking for members of our organization that might be willing
to submit an affidavit explaining how the Broadcast Flag harms them.
The process will be simple, straightforward, and not very
time-consuming. The lawyers representing us in the case will assist in
drafting the document; you'll just have to help provide the facts of
what it will say.
If you can answer 'yes' to the following questions and would be
willing to help us protect the First Amendment rights of librarians,
and the rights we fought so hard to obtain in the TEACH Act, then
please contact us as soon as possible:
Are you a current member of the American Library Association?
-and-
Do you do any of the following?
Archive television broadcasts for use by library patrons or other
educational or research purposes?
Use portions of television broadcasts in distance learning
courses, or make broadcast portions available to teachers at your
institution for this purpose?
Make portions of television broadcasts available via your
library's or your school's website for any educational, research,
or
commentary reasons?
Record television broadcasts at your library for any other type
of educational purpose?
Have equipment that you use to archive, record, or manipulate
copies of television broadcasts that you would replace if it no longer
allowed you to archive, record, or manipulate the television broadcast
in the same way you do today.
We look forward to hearing from you to help in this important
issue!
If you can help or if you can help your local library get involved
(they may not understand the issues and you could educate them),
please act now! These are incredibly important issues, not just for
libraries, but for the average person, who the courts are apparently
leaving out of the equation entirely.
FCC's cell phone spam ruling is bogus08/05/2004 12:10 PM Mike Masnick of TheFeature explains why this week's FCC ruling to "ban
mobile spam" is a joke.
Most carriers provide some way of translating your phone
number into an email address (often something along the lines of
yourphonenumber@mail.yourcarrier.com), and this ruling only applies to
those accounts... More to the point, however, the FCC made it very
clear that this ruling means absolutely nothing when it comes to SMS
spam.
Newbury
Street community network possibly only commercial/community
freenet: Leander Kahney of Wired News writes about Michael
Oh's efforts to offer to free wireless networks across an increasing
area of Boston's Newbury Street to promote his business while doing
good. Oh seems to have a single backhaul, which radically reduces his
cost in offering this kind of service.
3WTel’s Superior VoIP - Lightyears Ahead in VoIP Security and Dial-Up Capability
3WTel’s Superior VoIP - Lightyears Ahead in VoIP Security and Dial-Up Capability02/01/2005 08:48 PM Hackers can easily access confidential information from customers of
VoIP services that utilize open and interpretable industry standard
codec and industry standard protocol. VoIP services offering secure
lines hosted on proprietary patented technology are reaping the
benefits because of the optimal security it creates. [PRWEB Jan 31,
2005]
HBF Group, Inc. Announces I-911™ Voice Over IP (VoIP) Solution for VoIP Providers and the Emergency Services Industry
HBF Group, Inc. Announces I-911™ Voice Over IP (VoIP) Solution for VoIP Providers and the Emergency Services Industry06/14/2004 02:24 AM i-911 addresses the deficiencies in other commercially VoIP 911
available solutions by providing a 911 emergency calling service that
is deployable immediately , requires little or no change to the public
safety answering points (PSAPs). i-911 offers a significant
improvement over other VoIP solutions as it delivers accurate call
back and location information from a 9-1-1 call in real-time. [PRWEB
Jun 14, 2004]
VoIP Signs Agreement with VOIP-4U; Lucent Announces Contract with Verizon Wireless and AT&T to Launch Internet
Pure VoIP Won't Be Regulated, Phone-Like VoIP Might Be
Pure VoIP Won't Be Regulated, Phone-Like VoIP Might Be02/12/2004 02:16 PM As expected, the FCC ruled on the Pulver VoIP petition today, and gave
something of a split decision. They claim that "pure" VoIP
systems shouldn't be regulated, since they're just like email or
any other internet application. However, they're reserving judgment
on VoIP systems that more resemble regular phone service, such as
Vonage that touch on the PSTN. This seems like something of a cop
out, and may be difficult to sustain over time. Most of the "pure"
VoIP systems are offering (or planning to offer) gateways that let
them connect to the telephone system. Where do they fall along the
regulatory spectrum? This would take away the incentive of VoIP
providers to connect to regular phone service, creating two different
levels of phone service, rather than connecting the two and leading to
a more orderly migration. Of course, it still remains to be seen what
sorts of regulations they will include for PSTN-connected VoIP.
Chances are, they're talking about adding in 911 service and
phone-tapping abilities.
3WTel’s Superior VoIP Adds Newest Features Including Call Transfer to Cell Phones/Telephones Plus Accessibility to Personal VoIP Account Anywhere in World When Travelling
