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The Telecom Digest for October 4, 2011
Volume 30 : Issue 250 : "text" Format
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 20:31:05 -0400
From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Verizon moves to oppose net neutrality
Message-ID: <CABn0hYztG-xJpCFboKhAwMuqTCe64xTWRkg2KLG7eNoBK8kxUA@mail.gmail.com>
I came across this at a site called
http://www.telecomramblings.com/
Verizon Steps to the Plate, Challenges Net Neutrality
October 3rd, 2011 by Rob Powell
In this fall's least surprising lawsuit, Verizon on Friday fired
off its best shot at the US Court of Appeals. They contend that
the FCC overstepped its authority in setting up such rules, and
basically suggest that the FCC should just butt out of everything
related to the internet. You can't blame them for taking a big
swing though, otherwise this one would be too easy to justify the
cost of the legal team they've put together. And this is
Verizon's responsibility right now, as its fellow telecom titan
AT&T is too busy arguing over the T-Mobile deal to go toe to toe
with Genachowski on another front.
Rest at:
http://www.telecomramblings.com/2011/10/verizon-steps-to-the-plate-challenges-net-neutrality/#more-13161
Bill Horne
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 19:51:53 -0400
From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Cell phone privacy cases slated for U.S. Supreme Court's new term
Message-ID: <CABn0hYwyN4Nf7ayt7gnfeG1v_exqrUZ1=WbX_CxW+RDqRQyk=A@mail.gmail.com>
This is also from CNET:
Privacy cases slated for U.S. Supreme Court's new term
By: Declan McCullagh
When police in the District of Columbia decided to use an
automobile GPS bug to surreptitiously track the movements of
Antoine Jones, a suspected cocaine dealer, they set in motion a
legal challenge that will end before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The court's fall term, which begins today, includes a review of
Jones' attempt to overturn his conviction. His attorneys argue
that such precise turn-by-turn tracking requires a search warrant
signed by a judge--a step that D.C. police chose not to take.
Ref:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20115044-281/privacy-cases-slated-for-u.s-supreme-courts-new-term/?tag=cnetRiver
Bill Horne
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 20:09:22 -0400
From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: CenturyLink-Qwest Merger Moving Forward
Message-ID: <CABn0hYwWqftOzQs7sgBFS0LnUOsv9MJHvWstWi3D5YLMpukS8g@mail.gmail.com>
CenturyLink-Qwest Merger Moving Forward
This is from the "Telecom News" section of a website called "lowt1rates"
The pending $22.4 billion CenturyLink Inc.- Qwest Communications
International Inc. merger is on its way to being a foregone
conclusion. 9 States Down, 12 to Go. This week, the two companies
said they've received approvals from nine states and the District
of Columbia, as well as antitrust clearance from the Justice
Department and Federal Trade Commission. So far, regulators in
California, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
New York, Ohio and West Virginia all have given CenturyLink and
Qwest their blessing, with no conditions.
"Obtaining these state approvals not only signifies that we have
met the requirements in these states, it also demonstrates that
the commissions recognize this transaction is very much in the
public interest," Glen F. Post III, CenturyLink's president and
CEO, said in a prepared statement.
Ref:
http://www.lowt1rates.com/telecomnews/article.php/CenturyLink-Qwest-Merger
Bill Horne
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 19:46:30 -0400
From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: iPhone users have to wait a few microseconds
Message-ID: <CABn0hYz-s82VB0gvtw94kxnTfW=PeQap8T065VOqNdENFfUKTA@mail.gmail.com>
This is from CNET:
Police in San Francisco won't be able to provide sneak peeks of
any upcoming Apple iPhone.
Investigators from the San Francisco Police Department had
expressed interest in reviewing surveillance video taken in a bar
where an Apple employee lost an unreleased iPhone in July.
On the eve of an Apple press conference where the iPhone 5 is
expected to make its debut, CNET has learned the surveillance
video that may have shed some light about the handset--how it was
lost and who possessed it--has been unintentionally erased.
Now, as much as I love to be a free advertising vehicle for Apple, I've got
to ask: am I the only one who thinks this is a little /too/ brazen?
Ref:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20115037-37/lost-iphone-surveillance-video-has-been-erased/?tag=cnetRiver
Bill Horne
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 20:21:45 -0400
From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Nine facts about SIP
Message-ID: <CABn0hYzP+XpJ8n-xFOzvTD3NWq8xDr9eRcrwFBY8sBTLedZRDg@mail.gmail.com>
I came across this at -
http://www.carrierbid.com/9-facts-about-sip/
Nine Facts about SIP
By John
SIP Trunks aren't trunks. There is no physical circuit, just a
voice path routed over a carrier's IP network using VoIP
technology.
SIP trunks can be used for more than just voice communication.
SIP can be used for video, presence, instant messaging and audio
over IP broadcasting.
SIP enables a single network for an organization's local, long
distance toll free and data transmission, allows for centralized
management of all those services and provides operational
efficiency with centralized designs and pooled trunks.
SIP allows for greater competition in the market place because
the service bypasses the public switched telephone network owned
by the incumbents.
SIP provides a single off net rate for domestic long distance
eliminating intrastate and interstate distinctions.
SIP creates an issue with 911 because the "trunk" is
not static and it could appear that call is originated at a
different location than the caller's.
SIP does not eliminate taxes and surcharges like the Universal
Service Fund.
SIP allows an organization to purchase only the call paths they
require; they aren't forced to purchase trunks in increments of
23 and 24.
SIP provides greater phone number flexibility because area codes
and prefixes aren't determined by geographical location.
I'm curious if others agree with "John".
Bill Horne
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