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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (21349)	5/14/2007 1:03:58 PM
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Baller Herbst List: 5-14-07 NATIONAL BROADBAND STRATEGY More on Sen. Rockefeller’s resolution in support of a “100-Mbps Nation” tinyurl.com BROADBAND Vermont legislature passes eState bill (from Tom Evslin) tinyurl.com Enid, OK, studies creation of broadband utility tinyurl.com "Fiber to the premises outperforms DSL and cable in Q4 2006" blogs.zdnet.com More on Lafayette adding Wi-Fi to FTTH dslreports.com wifinetnews.com "NAACP inconsistent on broadband" dslreports.com AZ Dept. of Commerce releases economic development study -- "Arizona Broadband Initiative Framework" (from Mark Goldstein) tinyurl.com Portland, ME, editorial backing net neutrality regulation tinyurl.com USDA outlines several key elements of its proposed new RUS rules: “Promoting deploy- ment to rural areas with little or no service; Ensuring that residents in funded areas get broadband access more quickly; Limiting funding in urban areas and areas where a significant share of the market is served by incumbent providers; Clarifying and stream- lining equity and marketing survey require- ments; Increasing the transparency of the application process, including legal notice requirements, to make more informed lend- ing/borrowing decisions; Promoting a better understanding of all application require- ments, including market survey, compete- tive analysis, business plan, and system design requirements; and ensuring that projects funding are keeping pace with in- creasing demand for bandwidth.” tinyurl.com "The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration has asked the FCC to open a rulemaking on the way incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) retire their copper infrastructure. The move may help competitive carriers (CLECs) who lease those lines....In essence, the CLECs see a threat that as ILECs are increasing their potential fiber markets, they could simul- taneously shrink the CLECs’ potential markets." tinyurl.com Report from European Commission con- ference in Brussels - "Bridging the Broadband Gap" (from Esme Vos) tinyurl.com "AT&T, Comcast: How Much Bandwidth is Enough?" telecom.seekingalpha.com WIRELESS S.F. Controller's office issues favorable review of EarthLink/Google citywide wireless (from Greg Richardson) tinyurl.com tinyurl.com (report) "When Crisis Hits the Fan -- Muni Wireless to the Rescue" (from Craig Settles) tinyurl.com Muni Wi-Fi a campaign issue in Houston (from Esme Vos) tinyurl.com Citywide wireless in Aberdeen, Scotland, will focus on civic services and public access tinyurl.com Free Wi-Fi for Springfield, OH tinyurl.com VIDEO High-end homeowners rebel at exclusivity tinyurl.com FL editorial slams state franchise bill: "We never cease to be amazed by the willingness of Republicans in the Florida Legislature to talk "less government" and "smaller govern- ment" while they amass power for them- selves and state agencies in Tallahassee, and shovel their responsibilities, and much of the costs thereof, onto local govern- ments. …” tinyurl.com Wisconsin letter to the editor slams astroturf tactics of AT&T tinyurl.com "Cable television bills could go down if back- ers of legislation passed in the Ohio Senate are right. If they’re wrong – expect to pay more or not be able to get service at all." . . . tinyurl.com .. . "We’re all for competition and improving cable service in Ohio, but S.B. 117 wouldn’t benefit consumers, just A.T.&T. This bill now moves to the Ohio House. We hope they have the good sense to vote it down." tinyurl.com COPYRIGHT Internet radio "has overwhelmed the existing royalty structure" tinyurl.com OTHER NEWS Business Week on "Averting the IT energy crunch" tinyurl.com ------ If you would like to be added to or removed from this list, please send an email to info@baller.com. ------ THE BALLER HERBST LAW GROUP A Professional Corportation www.Baller.com ------