TELECOM Digest     Fri, 21 Oct 2005 19:23:00 EDT    Volume 24 : Issue 480

Inside This Issue:                             Editor: Patrick A. Townson

    Interior Department Wants Computer Shutdown Reprieve (Jennifer Talhelm)
    Bank of America Delays Security Update (Robert McMillan)
    Man Accused of Stealing Corning Secrets (Associated Press News Wire)
    Bertelsmann to Launch File Sharing Service (Matt Moore)
    Telecom Update #502, October 21, 2005 (Angus TeleManagement Group)
    Re: Virgin Mobile Unusual Charges (Thomas A. Horsley)

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From: Jennifer Talhelm <ap@telecom-digest.org> 
Subject: Interior Department Wants Computer Shutdown Reprieve
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:26:20 -0500


By JENNIFER TALHELM, Associated Press Writer

The Interior Department won a reprieve Friday from a judge's order to
disconnect from the Internet all computer systems with access to
accounts it manages for thousands of American Indians.

In a motion filed in federal courts, officials had said disconnecting
the computers would cause "massive injury to the public interest and
the operations of government."

An appellate court on Friday granted a stay allowing the department to
appeal the judge's ruling.

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ordered the shutdown on Thursday,
saying the department's computer security was so bad that hackers
could easily break into the system and access and manipulate the
Indians' account information.

He directed the department to disconnect all but those systems
necessary to protect from fire or threats to life, property or
national security.

Department officials say the order would affect as many as 6,000
computers across the country plus "an undetermined number" of others
with indirect access to trust information.

Lamberth's order was much more extensive than his previous opinions,
which required the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other Indian agencies
to go off-line to protect trust data.

In an almost 10-year-old class-action lawsuit, American Indians
contend the government has cheated them out of more than $100 billion
by mismanaging oil, gas, timber and other royalties on their land
since 1887. A major issue in the case is whether the government has
kept accurate and secure trust data.

Lamberth has frequently tangled with the department in the case,
harshly criticizing its treatment of American Indians' trusts.

On Thursday, he wrote that during tests, government-contracted
computer experts were able to access several Interior Department
computer systems for days at a time.

The government argues there is no evidence that any accounts have been
hacked or that the damage would be irreparable if they were.

Interior officials say they are continuing to work to improve computer
security.

Also on Friday, House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo,
R-Calif., announced that in light of Lamberth's ruling, he would join
senators working to settle the trust case.

Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., who lead the
Senate Indian Affairs Committee, proposed legislation last summer to
resolve the case.

Their bill does not specify a settlement amount. The plaintiffs had
offered to settle for $27.5 billion, an amount lawmakers say is too
high.

Pombo said the lawsuit alerted the government of a problem that needed
to be solved.

"Unfortunately, it has taken on a life of its own with a potential to
cost billions of dollars on attorneys and accountants and very little
for the Indians the lawsuit was supposed to benefit," he said. "It's
time for Congress to assert its plenary authority over Indian affairs
and give the individual Indians their due."


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From: Robert McMillan <idg@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Bank of America Delays Security Update
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:28:31 -0500


Robert McMillan, IDG News Service

The Bank of America's rollout of a stronger user authentication
technology has hit a snag and is now expected to be completed in early
2006, several months later than originally planned.

The nationwide bank had expected to make a new authentication service,
called SiteKey, mandatory for all of its 14.3 million online banking
customers sometime in October. Now, that date has been pushed back to
early 2006, according to Betty Riess, a Bank of America (BofA)
spokesperson.  "We've made some adjustments in terms of the rollout
schedule," Riess said.

She declined to comment on what exactly had caused the delay, saying
only that "sometimes when you get to actually doing the
implementation, you make adjustments."

Some Customers Upgraded

Still, a large number of the BofA's U.S. customers are already using
SiteKey. The system presently is in use in the Southeast, Midwest, and
Southwest, and is expected to be in use in California, the Northeast,
and Northwest by year's end, Riess said. Most customers will be forced
to adopt the system by year's end, with the final two states --
Washington and Idaho -- going online in early 2006.

Based on software developed by Menlo Park, California's PassMark
Security, SiteKey is able to recognize when a Bank of America account
is being accessed via an unknown computer. It can then generate a
predetermined "challenge" question, adding another level of security
to the process of logging in. The software also lets users choose a
specific image -- a photograph of a dog, for example -- that can then be
re-shown to users in order to reassure them that they are actually
visiting the Bank of America Web site, and not some other site
masquerading as www.bofa.com the corporate site.

Ahead of Regulations

The SiteKey rollout may put BofA ahead of the curve on new federal
regulations, which are due to take effect next year.

Last week, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
(FFIEC) released guidelines calling for U.S. banks to use a stronger
form of authentication than the username and password logins typically
used for online banking today. The guidelines call for Internet
bankers to now add a new form of authentication to their online
banking systems by the end of 2006. They do not spell out what exactly
what this technique must be, leaving banks some leeway to develop
their own approaches to stronger authentication.

Though Riess declined to comment on whether or not the BofA's system
met these requirements, PassMark believes that its software qualifies,
according to Mark Goines, PassMark's chief marketing officer.

In addition to the BofA, PassMark's software is being used by Stanford
Federal Credit Union, in Palo Alto, California, Goines said. Online
brokerage Scottrade is also in the process of rolling out the
software, he added.

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From: Associated Press News Wire <ap@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Man Accused of Stealing Corning Secrets
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:29:59 -0500


Man Accused of Stealing Corning Secrets

A former employee of a Corning Inc. glassmaking plant is charged with
stealing trade secrets and selling them to a Taiwanese company.

The FBI arrested Jonathan Sanders, 37, on Wednesday and charged him
with selling information about the process Corning uses to make liquid
crystal display, or LCD, glass for flat-panel TVs, computers, cell
phones and digital personal assistants.

"We have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in this, which is
why it is so important to us," Corning Inc. spokesman Jim Terry told
the Lexington Herald-Leader.

Sanders pleaded not guilty Thursday before a federal magistrate.

Also Thursday, the Taiwanese company, PicVue Electronics Ltd., and
Corning announced a settlement of a Corning lawsuit stemming from the
alleged sales.  PicVue agreed not to use the information and to
compensate Corning for any past wrongdoing, Terry said.

Sanders is described as a former employee of the Harrodsburg
plant. Terry said he did know how long Sanders had worked there.

The FBI, in a criminal complaint, said Sanders confirmed Tuesday that
he sold PicVue blueprints about "fusion draw," a glassmaking process
Corning had developed.

The bureau said Sanders told an agent he found the blueprints in 1999
in Corning's Harrodsburg warehouse, in a hopper containing
confidential material to be destroyed.

Prior to September 2000, court records allege, Yeong C. Lin -- a
PicVue consultant -- told PicVue that Sanders was offering drawings he
had obtained from Corning. PicVue authorized a wire transfer of
$30,000, but it was unclear whether Sanders received it.

Sanders met with PicVue President Jacob Lin and Yeong C. Lin several
times over the next nine months, according to court records. Jacob Lin
is no longer the company's president.

FBI Special Agent Steven L. Halter in Buffalo, N.Y., said the
four-year investigation is continuing, but would not say whether
others may be arrested.

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From: Matt Moore <ap@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Bertelsmann to Launch File-Sharing Service
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:31:19 -0500


By MATT MOORE, AP Business Writer

Bertelsmann AG said Friday it will launch a new service that uses the
technology made popular by file-swapping businesses for legal
downloads of music and movies.

The service, dubbed GNAB, or "bang" in reverse, is set to be used in
Germany by the end of this year, with an eventual rollout to other
countries through 2006 and beyond, the company said.

Unlike Bertelsmann's previous foray with the original Napster -- which
led to a bevy of lawsuits over violations of copyright law -- GNAB uses
a decentralized peer-to-peer network to offer downloads whose original
content is hosted on centralized servers.

"Most of it is ready," said a Gernot Wolf, a spokesman for Arvato AG,
the media services unit of Guentersloh-based Bertelsmann.

Unlike other file-sharing programs, Arvato said, GNAB will be licensed
to partners who can use it to sell their own downloads, meaning
consumers will only get to use it if they go through a particular
partner or company.

"We are a service provider and we present the idea and technique of
GNAB to others," Wolf said.

The decentralized nature of GNAB's technology makes it feasible for
providers to distribute large files like feature films or games
without overburdening the centralized servers.

"In addition, we can offer our customers and all users of the platform
a maximum of quality and security thanks to our secure file-sharing
technology," said Hartmut Ostrowski, chairman and chief executive of
Arvato.

Arvato has agreements lined up with several labels, particularly Sony
BMG, of which Bertelsmann has a 50 percent stake, giving it access to
about 1 million songs.

The service comes amid heightened competition by other companies,
notably Apple Computer's ubiquitous iTunes, which is popular in the
United States and has local versions operating throughout Europe.

Just this month, iTunes began offering downloads of music videos,
short films from Pixar and television shows like "Desperate
Housewives" and "Lost." The episodes are available for download the
morning after they are on ABC television in the United States.

File-sharing networks that use peer-to-peer sharing have drawn fire
from major record companies because they claim that users are sharing
the music illegally, depriving them of income.

In a bid to stem such losses, several have cut their own deals with
companies to offer the products for sale via download themselves.

According to Arvato's Web site, GNAB adds features that ensure
copyrighted material that is downloaded is flagged so that payment for
the file, such as a song, can be made.

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Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:41:36 -0700
Subject: Telecom Update #502, October 21, 2005
From: Angus TeleManagement Group <jriddell@angustel.ca>
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Number 502: October 21, 2005

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IN THIS ISSUE: 

** Telus Exec Jumps to Bell 
** Nortel Recruits a CEO, Again... 
** ...and Motorola Sues Him
** Allstream Challenges Rogers' Plan to Move LD 
** CRTC Expands VoIP 9-1-1 Notification Rules 
** Bell May Vary VoIP Prices by Province 
** Telecom Policy Forum to Be Held Next Week 
** CRTC to Continue Telecom Industry Reports 
** Videotron Hiring to Meet Phone Demand 
** Telus Must File Dark Fibre Tariff 
** Mitec Weighs Strategic Alternatives 
** Treo to Offer BlackBerry Connect 
** RIM Seeks Stay in Court Appeal 
** Telus Strengthens Security Portfolio 
** NEC Intros Small Business VoIP System 
** Celestica Sales Down 8%
** TIW Shares to Be De-Listed 
** Toronto VoIP User Group Formed 
** IIC Sets Conference Program 

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TELUS EXEC JUMPS TO BELL: George Cope, President and CEO of Telus
Mobility, will join Bell Canada as President and Chief Operating
Officer in January. His surprise resignation from Telus was effective
this past Tuesday evening.

** Bell's Enterprise, Small and Medium Business, Residential, 
   and Wholesale units will report directly to Cope. He will 
   not be responsible for Bell Mobility.

** Stephen Wetmore now has overall responsibility for 
   improving Bell's cost structure: his new title is Group 
   President Corporate Performance and National Markets.

NORTEL RECRUITS A CEO, AGAIN... Mike S. Zafirovski, who was Chief
Operating Officer of Motorola from 2002 until January 2005, will join
Nortel Networks as President and Chief Executive Officer on November
15.  He replaces Bill Owens, who has held the post for only 19 months.

 ... AND MOTOROLA SUES HIM: One day after Nortel's announcement, Motorola
filed suit against Zafirovski in Illinois, alleging that joining Nortel
would violate non-compete agreements he signed on eight separate
occasions. Motorola wants the court to prevent him from taking the
position, and to order him to return a US$11 million payment he received
when he left the number 2 cellphone maker.

ALLSTREAM CHALLENGES ROGERS' PLAN TO MOVE LD: MTS-Allstream says it is
preparing a court application to block Rogers Communications from
moving its long distance traffic from Allstream to the former
Call-Net, which Rogers acquired this year. Allstream says Rogers is
obligated by contract to continue using Allstream for LD until the end
of 2006.

CRTC EXPANDS VoIP 9-1-1 NOTIFICATION RULES: CRTC Telecom Decision
2005-61 orders all VoIP providers to notify current customers about
the availability, characteristics, and limitations of their
9-1-1/E9-1-1 service within 90 days, and to notify new customers
before providing service. The information cannot be buried in small
print, and must be provided in marketing, point-of-sale and
implementation materials.

** Customers must be re-informed of 9-1-1 limitations at 
   least once a year. 

** Carriers must include these conditions in their new and 
   existing contracts with VoIP resellers. 

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2005/dt2005-61.htm

BELL MAY VARY VoIP PRICES BY PROVINCE: CRTC Telecom Decision 2005-62 gives
interim approval to Bell Canada's application to charge different rates in
Ontario and Quebec for its access-dependent "Digital Voice" VoIP service
(see Telecom Update #496, 498).
 
** The ruling does not apply to Bell's access-independent 
   "Digital Voice Lite."

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2005/dt2005-62.htm

TELECOM POLICY FORUM TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK: The Telecom Policy Review
panel, appointed in April, is hosting a three-day public forum October
24-26 at the Gatineau Congress Centre. The forum will examine a wide
range of telecom policy and regulatory issues. (See Telecom Update
#477, 485, 490)

** CPAC will provide a live webcast of the proceedings, and 
   will rebroadcast them on TV at a later time.

http://www.telecomreview.ca/epic/internet/intprp-gecrt.nsf/en/h_rx00049e.html

CRTC TO CONTINUE TELECOM INDUSTRY REPORTS: The CRTC says its annual
reports on the state of the Canadian telecom industry have proved so
useful that it will continue issuing them, even though the five-year
Cabinet order requiring the reports expires this year.  To improve
timeliness of reporting, service providers must submit data by March
of each year.

** The CRTC's 2005 monitoring report will be published this 
   month.

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Notices/2005/pt2005-15.htm

VIDEOTRON HIRING TO MEET PHONE DEMAND: Videotron says it will hire 300
new employees for customer service, technical support, and other
areas. The cableco says the 10% increase in staff is driven by an
increase in customers, "including those generated by the launch of
residential telephone service."

TELUS MUST FILE DARK FIBRE TARIFF: CRTC Telecom Decision 2005-63
orders Telus Communications to file a general tariff for optical
fibre, subject to the availability of unused and unallocated
facilities.

** If Aliant, MTS Allstream or SaskTel decide to provide dark fibre, they
must file a general tariff for the service.

** The Commission has decided not to deregulate dark fibre on routes where
IX private lines are already forborne.

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2005/dt2005-63.htm

MITEC WEIGHS STRATEGIC ALTERNATIVES: Montreal-based Mitec Telecom,
which makes radio equipment for the wireless and satellite industries,
has hired Orion Securities to help it assess "strategic alternatives,"
including the possible sale of the company.

** Mitec has named a new executive team, headed by CEO Keith 
   Findlay. (See Telecom Update #490)

TREO TO OFFER BLACKBERRY CONNECT: Palm Inc. says it is working with
Research In Motion to add RIM's BlackBerry Connect software to the
Palm Treo 650 smartphone early in 2006.

RIM SEEKS STAY IN COURT APPEAL: Research In Motion has asked a U.S.
appeals course to block proceedings in NTP's patent-infringement
lawsuit while RIM appeals the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

TELUS STRENGTHENS SECURITY PORTFOLIO: Telus's portfolio of managed
security solutions now includes End Point Security Agent, which
analyzes "suspicious IT behavior" to identify worms and viruses.

NEC INTROS SMALL BUSINESS VoIP SYSTEM: NEC Unified Solutions has
expanded its Univerge product line with the SV7000 MPS, an IP-PBX for
the Small/Medium Business market. The system, which can grow from 50
to 500 IP clients, supports both NEC Dterm telephones and SIP-standard
devices.

CELESTICA SALES DOWN 8%: Toronto-based Celestica, which makes telecom
and other electronic components, reports third-quarter sales of
US$1.99 billion, 8.4% less than the same period a year ago. The net
loss of $19.6 million was Celestica's ninth in the past ten
quarters. (See Telecom Update #466)

TIW SHARES TO BE DE-LISTED: Telesystem International Wireless plans to
have its shares de-listed from the TSX Ventures Exchange by the end of
November, as part of the company's liquidation. Earlier this year TIW
sold its major European assets to Vodafone for US$3.5 Billion: it
distributed $3.58 billion to shareholders on September 27, leaving it
with cash and short-term investments of $260 million. (See Telecom
Update #473)

TORONTO VoIP USER GROUP FORMED: The inaugural meeting of an
organization of business users of VoIP products and services will be
held in Toronto on November 1. For information contact Toronto VoIP
Users Group: tvug@tvug.org.

IIC SETS CONFERENCE PROGRAM: The Canadian Chapter of the International
Institute of Communications will hold its fifth annual conference at
the Ottawa Congress Centre, December 12-13. The theme of this year's
meeting is "Broadband: Are We Ready?" See the IIC'S website for the
conference agenda and registration information.

http://www.iic-canada.ca/

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Subject: Re: Virgin Mobile Unusual Charges
From: tom.horsley@att.net (Thomas A. Horsley)
Organization: AT&T Worldnet
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 22:27:18 GMT


> Anyone else notice anything unusual on their Virgin Web logs?  Before
> I call them, I would like to know if I am the only one.

No mysterious charges for my vmobl phone. The only thing I get is
annoying emails and calls to my alternate line trying to convince me
that I need to "top up" starting about 3 weeks before the actual
deadline. I never use the full $20 in each 3 month period anyway, why
on earth would I want to top up more than a few hours before the
deadline? (Could it be so that virgin mobile gets more money in the
bank sooner? :-). 

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