TELECOM Digest     Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:25:00 EDT    Volume 24 : Issue 476

Inside This Issue:                             Editor: Patrick A. Townson

    Auction Web Site Offers Babies For Sale (Reuters News Wire)   
    Mom Arrested For Murder of Three Kids; Blames Web Site (J. Robertson)
    Cellular-News for Thursday 20th October 2005 (Cellular-News)
    SBC Plans Business Class IPTC Service (USTelecom dailyLead)
    Re: My First SMS Spam (Mark Atwood)
    Re: TV Show - Legacy Phone in Scene (Joe Morris)
    Re: On Having Telco as Housemate (was Question Easement) (Lisa Hancock)
    Re: Recorded Weather Forecast for New York City? (Nathan Strom)

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From: Reuters News Wire <reuters@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Auction Web Site Offers Babies For Sale
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:42:11 -0500


Shanghai police are investigating advertisements offering babies for
sale on a Chinese Web site owned by Internet auction power eBay, state
media said on Thursday.

The ads, which appeared on the Eachnet site on October 16, promised
babies under 100 days old from the impoverished central province of
Henan at prices of 28,000 yuan for boys and 13,000 yuan for girls, the
China Daily said.

More than 50 people browsed the posting but no purchases were made
before it was quickly removed.

The sale of children and women is a nationwide problem in China, where
stringent rules on family planning allow couples to just have one
child, at least in cities.

The restrictions have bolstered a traditional bias for male offspring,
seen as the mainstay for elderly parents, and have resulted in
abortions or killings of baby girls.

The ads, posted under the username of Chuangxinzhe Yongyuan, or
"forever innovator," claimed to be offering the infants to help
millions of couples around China unable to have children, the China
Daily said.

Tang Lei, from Shanghai-based Eachnet's corporate relations
department, said his company removed the posting quickly after it was
discovered and explained the word "baby" was not caught in automatic
screens for illegal content because of the large number of baby
products pitched on the site.

As a result of the incident, Tang told Reuters, the Web site was
planning to screen every posting.

The China Daily quoted Tang as saying the ad may have been a practical
joke.

"If not, whoever is behind the Chuangxinzhe Yongyuan username could
face years in prison or even the death sentence," the newspaper said.

Copyright 2005 Reuters Limited. 

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From: Jordan Robertson <ap@telecom-digest.org> 
Subject: Mom Arrested For Murder of Three Children; Blames Web Site
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:42:39 -0500


By JORDAN ROBERTSON, Associated Press Writer

A woman who tossed her three young children off a pier into San
Francisco Bay near Fishermen's Wharf has been arrested, authorities
said Thursday, and the Coast Guard searched for the bodies of two of
the children.

The body of a third child was recovered Wednesday.

Lashaun Harris, 23, of Oakland, was booked on three counts of murder
and three counts of assault on a child with great bodily injury,
according to Susan Fahey, spokeswoman for the San Francisco Sheriff's
Department.  Harris remained in custody early Thursday with no court
date set, she said. Harris' children were identified as Trayshaun
Harris, 6, Travante Greely, 2, and Joshua Harris, 1.

A child's body was found about four hours after a witness reported
seeing a woman drop the children into the bay near Pier 7, said
Jonathan Guerra of the Coast Guard. The body was not immediately
identified.

While rescuers searched for the children Wednesday night, an empty
stroller was visible on the pier. A small inflatable Coast Guard boat
hugged the water front as rescuers used hand-held flashlights to
search under the pier. Larger Coast Guard and San Francisco police
boats searched the water with high-powered flashlights.

Mayor Gavin Newsom who came to the scene to get briefed by
authorities, telling reporters, "I'm sick to my stomach," before
leaving, after hearing the evidence authorities presented. 

Lashaun Harris told authorities that 'someone she chatted with on the
internet' had told her to throw her children into the water, the San
Francisco Chronicle reported. It was not immediately known whether
she had an attorney, nor who this person was who had told her to drown 
her children. 

Asia Powell, who identified herself as Harris' cousin, said Harris was
taking medicine for a mental illness.

"I know that she would never hurt her kids," she told KPIX-TV. "I know
that."

Harris had been staying with her children at a Salvation Army shelter
in Oakland, the Chronicle reported.

"I just talked to her yesterday," Mary Ann Ramirez, the shelter's
social services manager, told the newspaper Wednesday. "We had our
usual, 'How are you doing, how's the kids.' I would never have guessed
in a million years that today she would do that."

The pier is in the Embarcadero area, which draws tourists to the
historic Ferry Building within view of Coit Tower and the landmark
Transamerica pyramid. It's about a mile from Fishermen's Wharf.

Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. 

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Subject: Cellular-News for Thursday 20th October 2005
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 07:49:35 -0500
From: Cellular-News <dailydigest@cellular-news-mail.com>


Cellular-News - http://www.cellular-news.com

Using SMS to end Relationships
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14485.php

You see them on the buses, in the street, in pubs and clubs, even at
the traffic lights -- young people focused on their mobile phones while
their fingers do the talking. Doctorate of Clinical Psychology
graduate Natalie Robinson also saw them as a fa...

Canada's Number Portability Will Have Limited Impact on the Wireless
Market - report http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14484.php

Yankee Group has stated that the proposed September 12, 2007 deadline
for wireless number portability (WNP) in Canada is a realistic and
rational timeframe. Recently, the Canadian Wireless Telecom
Association (CWTA) has encountered criticism in the m...

Panasonic Orders HSDPA Kit
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14483.php

TelASIC Communications has announced that Panasonic Mobile
Communications has selected it's solution for its HSDPA network base
transceiver station (BTS). TelASIC offers transmit/transceiver radio
subsystems and remote/integrated radio heads with ind...

Three New Phones from Nokia
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14482.php

Nokia has introduced a collection of three trend-inspired mobile
phones under the L'Amour Collection brand, the Nokia 7360,Nokia 7370
and Nokia 7380. In the design and development of the L'Amour
Collection, Nokia's Design team looked to materials suc...

Push to Talk For Japan
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14481.php

Japan's DoCoMo has announced the development of the new 902i series of
3G FOMA handsets. The 902i series is equipped for several new DoCoMo
services, including the PushTalk walkie-talkie-style communication
service (a DoCoMo first), the ToruCa inform...

Expanding MTN Nigeria's Network Backbone
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14480.php

Harris Corporation has been selected by MTN Nigeria to provide
microwave radios that will increase the capacity of the existing
network -- Y'hello Bahn -- by 75%. Orders of US$4.1 million have been
received for MegaStar 155 PX microwave radios that w...

Quarterly Wireless ARPU Down Worldwide
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14479.php

Although global wireless subscribers and revenues continue to grow,
mobile operators are seeing less and less revenue per
user. TeleGeography's latest GlobalComms update shows wireless average
revenue per user (ARPU) is declining worldwide, with only...

Ukrainian court rejects Storm's claim to amend Kyivstar charter
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14478.php

Ukraine's Kiev Arbitration Court has rejected on October 12 the claim
of Storm, which holds 43.5% in Ukraine's major mobile operator
Kyivstar, that the regulation of Kyivstar's charter
contradicts Ukrainian legislation, a source familiar with the c...

Handset Retailer to Start Franchise Plan
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14477.php

Russia's largest mobile handset retailer Euroset plans to start
offering franchises under the Tekhmarket brand in January 2006, the
company said in a press release Wednesday. ...

FOCUS: Russian mobile operators prepare for growth slowdown
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14476.php

[Premium] The Russian mobile operators seem to be preparing for a
slowdown in growth as the real penetration rate is now over 50%,
non-voice services remain unpopular and monthly average revenue per
user (ARPU) continues to slide. ...

Nextel Partners Files Counterclaim To Sprint Nextel Suit
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14475.php

Nextel Partners Inc. (NXTP) filed a counterclaim Wednesday seeking the
dismissal of the latest lawsuit filed by Sprint Nextel Corp. (S)
against the company. ...

Portugal Radiomovel Launches Retail CDMA Access Product
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14474.php

Specialized telecommunications provider Radiomovel said Wednesday it
is launching a mobile network access product based on its CDMA
technology. ...

Cingular CFO Sees Improving Trends In ARPU Declines
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14473.php

Cingular Wireless (CIW.XX) Chief Financial Officer Pete Ritcher
believes the trend of declining average revenue per user is
improving. ...

Nokia Expected To Report 32% Profit Rise
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14472.php

Nokia Corp. is expected to post a 32% rise in profit to 18 euro cents
a share, due to higher unit sales, when it reports earnings on
Thursday. ...

INTERVIEW: VimpelCom to keep eye on margins, ARPU
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14471.php

[Premium] Russian wireless operator OAO Vimpel Communications (VIP)
plans to focus efforts more on retaining customers as the market
matures, but doesn't see prices falling any lower, according to a
senior manager. The company -- Russia's second-largest mobile ...

Telus Mobility President, CEO Cope Leaving For Bell Canada
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14470.php

Telus Mobility's President and Chief Executive, George Cope, has
resigned from his post effective immediately in order to take on the
position of president and chief operating officer at Bell Canada. ...

Cingular 3Q Net Rises On Subscriber Gains
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14469.php

ATLANTA (AP)--Cingular Wireless LLC, the nation's largest cell phone
provider, reported a 56% jump in third-quarter profit on solid growth
in subscribers and revenue. ...

Virgin Islands' court freezes Russia's Alfa stake in MegaFon
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14468.php

An appellate court in the British Virgin Islands upheld the lawsuit of
Bermuda Islands-based IPOC International Growth Fund against Russia's
Alfa Group and ruled to freeze Alfa's 25.1% stake in
Russia's third largest mobile operator MegaFon until N...

Research In Motion Seeks 10 New Asian BlackBerry Partners
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14467.php

Ontario-based Research In Motion, the maker of BlackBerry wireless
solutions and devices, expects to reach partnership deals with up to
10 new cellphone service providers in Asia to provide BlackBerry
services in the next three to six months. ...

EARNINGS PREVIEW: Ericsson Seen Reporting Strong 3Q
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14466.php

Swedish telecommunications equipment vendor Telefon AB LM Ericsson
(ERICY) is expected Friday to report solid third quarter revenue and
earnings growth as telecom operators around the world continue to
upgrade and expand their networks. ...

China Mobile Extends Peoples Telephone Talks To Thursday
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14465.php

The negotiations for China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. (0941.HK) to
acquire a controlling stake in China Resources Peoples Telephone
Co. (0331.HK) have been extended until Thursday, China Resources
Peoples Telephone said in a disclosure Wednesday. ...

Australian Min Supports Any Telstra 3G Plan For Bush
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14464.php

The Australian government said Wednesday it would welcome any
commitment by Telstra Corp. (TLS) to rollout next generation mobile
phone networks in rural and regional centers, provided customers
weren't left "dangling on the line." ...

Motorola Profit Surges On Handset Gains
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/14463.php

Motorola Inc. on Tuesday said third-quarter net profit more than
tripled, as the technology bellwether benefited from higher
wireless-phone sales, a onetime tax benefit and the sale of an
investment. ...

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Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:48:56 EDT
From: USTelecom dailyLead <ustelecom@dailylead.com>
Subject: SBC Plans Business Class IPTV Service


USTelecom dailyLead
October 19, 2005
http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/wwfgatagCupzfBlubG

		TODAY'S HEADLINES
	
NEWS OF THE DAY
* SBC plans business class IPTV service
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY WATCH
* Adelphia hangs up on VoIP as sale approaches
* Cingular goes 3G
* CLECs see gold in wireless
* Cingular, Motorola report earnings
USTELECOM SPOTLIGHT
* Redback Networks CEO talks smart broadband networks at TELECOM '05
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
* Commentary: Does the Internet mean the end of TV?
* The future of wireless: A bounty of possibilities
REGULATORY & LEGISLATIVE
* Report criticizes FCC's oversight of E-Rate
* Despite its promise, Wireless Philadelphia faces hurdles

Follow the link below to read quick summaries of these stories and others.
http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/wwfgatagCupzfBlubG

Legal and Privacy information at
http://www.dailylead.com/about/privacy_legal.jsp

SmartBrief, Inc.
1100 H ST NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005

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Subject: Re: My First SMS Spam
From: Mark Atwood <me@mark.atwood.name>
Organization: EasyNews, UseNet made Easy!
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:12:20 GMT


Tony P. <kd1s.nospam@nospam.cox.nosapm.net> writes:

> When the woman answered the call I told her I didn't appreciate spam
> on my cell phone when it was on my dime. She asks if I'd like to be
> added to the do-not-call list and reads back my number and then
> pauses. She asks if I'm calling from the AG's office to which I reply
> that I was.  Click.

You should have told us what the company and the 800 number was.


Mark Atwood             When you do things right, people won't be sure
me@mark.atwood.name     you've done anything at all.
http://mark.atwood.name/   http://www.livejournal.com/users/fallenpegasus


[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I quite agree, Mark. When Tony lodged
this complaint, he really should have included _full details_ regards
the name -and any toll free numbers available- for the company so that
our panel of experts could have looked into it more fully.  PAT]

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From: Joe Morris <jcmorris@mitre.org>
Subject: Re: TV Show - Legacy Phone in Scene
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 12:43:39 UTC
Organization: The MITRE Organization


hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com writes:

> In the city, payphones for prepay, even if dial-tone first.  (I don't
> remember if 3-slots could have dial-tone first).  On TV, it seemed
> every pay phone was also pre-pay.

> However, in rural locations, payphones were postpay.  That is, you got
> a dial tone and dialed the number.  If the line was busy or no answer
> you just hung up.  But if answered you had to put in the dime to let
> your transmitter work.

Question: for postpay systems, what mechanism was used to respond to
the insertion of coins to turn on the transmitter?  Was it merely the
detection of a coin falling through the mechanism tripping a relay
(presumably reset when the instrument goes on-hook), or was there
involvement by the CO (and wouldn't this be necessary if it was
possible to make long-distance calls from the phone)?

> In the film "Airplane!", the satire of disaster movies, they purposely
> used the buzz of a propeller plane as the background sound for the
> jet, among other sight and sound gags.  BTW, the film was not
> original, it was actually a remake of a 1950s Canadian film.  The
> original film was intended to be totally serious and they used almost
> all of its dialogue and plot.  They just hammed it up and added some
> gag lines here and there.  The original movie was already so
> overwrought it became funny pretty easily.  (The original was shown on
> TCM who provided this explanation, the original never made it to
> video).

"Airplane!" was a send-up of the film version of the late Arthur
Hailey's 1968 book "Airport", which was made into a film by Universal
two years later.  Google shows it as available on both VHS and DVD.

Joe Morris

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From: hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com
Subject: Re: On Having Telco as a Housemate (was Question Easement)
Date: 20 Oct 2005 07:38:23 -0700
Organization: http://groups.google.com


> I think eventually if an easement record cannot be located, IBT will
> have to bite the dust and relocate the whole thing at thier expense.
> The woman has said if the easement *is* found, and it contains the
> signature of the former owner, she will sue him if necessary to make
> him pay for the removal.

***

> If I were that lady, and IBT came to the door because they needed
> access to work on one of the lines that came to that box, I would give
> it to them -- as soon as they showed me the document granting telco
> the easement.  Not before.

***

> This woman ought to consult a real estate attorney without delay. I
> believe that her seller was responsible for conveying a clear title to
> the property, including a written description of any easements. He (or
> his title insurance company) are probably responsible for Illinois
> Bell's claim of easement.

Interesting points.  If IBT had a special easement above and beyond
the normal public utility one granted by law they would and should
have documentation to prove it.  Likewise, the original seller of the
house had to convey clear title or describe in the deed any special
easements.

In my state, deeds for homes contain some standard boilerplate
prohibiting their use as a tannery or pig farm or other obnoxious uses
as well as granting easements for utilities.  They may be also
convenants with the deed limiting certain uses or alterations.  For
example, when Levittowns were built, owners were prohibited from
building fences or doing laundry on Sunday.

Most people don't read their deed or properly reserach the original
title of the property their buying or of the surrounding area.  Most
deed convenants are very tightly binding and very difficult to
overturn.  An exception was convenants that limited subsequent sale to
certain ethnicities; they have been voided by law.

As to the issue of conveying clear title, this is true, and certainly
the woman could sue the former owner if it turned out IBT in fact had
an easement that wasn't disclosed in the title.  HOWEVER, there's two
old expressions in real estate: "you can't sue bricks" and "you can
sue me if you can find me".  In other words, any questions should be
resolved before the property is purchased, not after because it's
damned hard too.

> I understand that uncontested use of a property will mature into
> permanent rights after some (forgotten) interval.
> I think the interval is 20 years for "adverse use" of property.  Your
> mileage may vary.

Yes, that's true too.  A common example is when a neighbor builds a
garage that happens to fall on your side of the property line.  If you
don't about it or ignore it for the specified length of time, the
property line is shifted and becomes your neighbor's.  Another example
is a college that has streets on its campus open to the public but are
actually private.  Typically colleges close these streets once a year
and publish a notice to retain its ownership.  Likewise for buildings
with sidewalks open to the public but are on private property.

The critical issue in real estate is to get everything in writing and
keep the papers permanently.  If you're buying a property, make sure
the seller or agent answers all your questions in writing before you
sign for it.

Our complex got burned with the water company because we were sloppy
and didn't require a written record.  The water company built a new
pipeline through our complex, which they had a legal right to do.
They met with us and promised to restore the area (light woodsy) and
plant lots of specified trees.  But after construction they planted
_one_ cheap tree and refused to do any more (they did plant grass).
We had no written record of their committment and they denied it.  Our
own damn stupidity.

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Subject: Re: Recorded Weather Forecast for New York City?
From: Nathan Strom <nstrom@freemail.ph>
Date: 20 Oct 2005 14:47:54 GMT
Organization: Octanews


> There used to be a recorded weather forecast for New York at
> 212-976-1212.  Westchester County had 914-976-1212.

> However, those numbers no longer work.  The AAA Guidebook, which once
> listed the numbers, is now silent on it.

> Would anyone know if such a service still exists for NYC?  (And other
> cities as well)?

For NYC weather, the number I have is 631-924-0517. Dial 1 when the
recording picks up. This recording is run by the National Weather
Service in Upton, NY.

FWIW, there's a weather recording for southern CT from WTNH in New
Haven at (203) WEATHER = (203) 932-8437.

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