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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (21229)	5/7/2007 1:01:08 PM
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Baller Herbst List: 5-7-07 NATIONAL BROADBAND STRATEGY “When it comes to reasonably priced, high-speed Internet service, the United States is an embarrass- ment. Despite years of promises from politicians and technology titans, the U.S. continues to lag far behind our global competitors. … The federal government's lack of leadership in this area is a disgrace. Despite a 2004 promise by President Bush to deliver "universal, affordable access to broadband technology by the year 2007," his administration has done nothing to advance that goal.” mercurynews.com BROADBAND "Broadband cited as impetus for Kentucky jobs growth" muniwireless.com "Press gives a free pass to citizens groups allied with telecoms" niemanwatchdog.org "Digital divide costing older people jobs" * (from Greg Richardson) itpro.co.uk Interview with NYC Council member Gale Brewer gothamgazette.com CALEA "Think you can put off CALEA? Read the rules!" isp-planet.com WIRELESS Chmn. Martin receptive to expanded 700 MHz auction to encourage "public-private partner- ships to help build out a new wireless network" news.com.com Rhode Island leading the race to be first all-wireless state burlingtonfreepress.com "Municipal WiFi is coming. Government employees, not citizens, may be the biggest users." (from Pete Collins) governing.com "Area-wide WiFi service could be the hammer that cracks open the broadband market and gives a choice beyond cable and DSL." northjersey.com "One of the more innovative financial models we’ve seen comes out of Kingsport, Tennessee, where a local credit union is working with the Greater Kingsport Alliance for Development (GKAD) to provide free wireless access to 14,000 residents and visitors." muniwireless.com More on City of St. Louis citywide wireless agreement with AT&T chron.com Cent. London area Wi-Fi network expensive -- "Ouch! It's a shame they're charging so much for Wi-Fi. People will just go to the same old cafes and won't use this network intensively. A missed opportunity." muniwireless.com VIDEO Dual carriage, a la carte on Chmn. Martin's agenda for remainder of Bush term multichannel.com VOIP "Vonage won't get retrial" telephonyonline.com OTHER NEWS "Verizon is charging some customers a fee for not using its long distance service. Yes, you read that right. There's a $2 fee for some customers if they don't make any long distance calls. But, it gets even better. If you want to get rid of it, you can pay a one-time fee of $6.75 to block all long distance calls on your phone." techdirt.com More on access charge dispute in Iowa seattletimes.nwsource.com ------ If you would like to join or leave our list, please send an e-mail to info@baller.com. ------ THE BALLER HERBST LAW GROUP A Professional Corporation www.baller.com ------