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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (21330)	5/11/2007 1:22:51 PM
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Baller Herbst List: 5-11-07 BROADBAND Lafayette Utilities Service plans to add wireless to FTTH offering muniwireless.com "Verizon, Comcast pump up the bandwidth. Where's AT&T?" tinyurl.com House subcommittee legislative hearing on "Discussion Draft Addressing Broadband Mapping and Data Collection," 2 p.m. May 17 energycommerce.house.gov Wilkes-Barre's broadband trials and tribulations: "Back in 2003 a Wilkes Barre, PA businessman wanted to use the city's old steam ducts to run fiber, and as far as we can tell, he's still trying. In 2004 the city began planning a seven-square-mile Wi-Fi network, but had to navigate a Pennsylvania law lobbied for by Verizon that stifled muni-deployment. In 2006, the city had a Wi-Fi deal struck, but then pulled out of it for its own financial protection. It's 2007 and the city has chosen Frontier Communications to deploy the network, which the city says will finally be completed by the end of 2007." dslreports.com Consumer complaints about exclusive broadband contracts in greenfield developments dslreports.com NAACP official: "During the 2004 elections, President Bush courageously called for universal broadband by the year 2007, but no plan ever materialized. Now, presidential candidates once again promise to expand affordable access to broadband. But talk is cheap. Candidates who expect the black vote should be prepared to offer real policy solutions to solve real problems...In the digital world, we can make investment with a modicum of resources, a light regulatory touch and earnest spirit." tinyurl.com More coverage of Sen. Rockefeller's national broadband resolution tinyurl.com WIRELESS "Private philanthropy pushes muni Wi-Fi effort" muniwireless.com Business Week article critical of muni Wi-Fi, focusing on EarthLink tinyurl.com WiMAX semantics -- the difference between "WiMAX" and "WiMAX-class" tinyurl.com Batesville, AR considers wireless public-private partnership tinyurl.com VIDEO "[T]he Milwaukee Common Council voted Tuesday to spend $10,000 to challenge a recently enacted decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that limits how municipalities negotiate agreements with cable TV providers." (from Chuck Sherwood) tinyurl.com A closer look at IPTV in China dslreports.com OTHER NEWS Light Reading's quarterly scorecard for largest wireline carriers lightreading.com ------ If you would like to be added to or removed from our list, please send an e-mail to info@baller.com. ------ THE BALLER HERBST LAW GROUP A Professional Corporation www.baller.com ------