To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (21393 ) 5/15/2007 12:17:02 PM From: Frank A. Coluccio Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 46821 Baller Herbst List: 5-15-07 BROADBAND DOD blocks popular websites, fears lack of capacity (JB: A harbinger of things to come for the rest of us?) (free Wash Post registration)tinyurl.com More on USDA’s proposed new rules for RUS broadband programtinyurl.com dslreports.com DirecTV exploring BPLtinyurl.com Update on ARRL's efforts to combat BPL interferencedslreports.com OECD broadband stats questionedtinyurl.com Prime Minister and Telstra at war in Australiatinyurl.com tinyurl.com WIRELESS Pres. of San Francisco Chamber of Commerce calls for approval of SF-EarthLink-Google deal: “Now, surprisingly, the proposal faces stiff opp- osition from a few members of the board. Their rationale for opposing the contract? In due time, the city may - and I emphasize, "may"- develop the expertise, technology and resources to build and manage a municipally owned WiFi system. In other words, these supervisors are ignoring the needs of their own constituents in favor of a pipe dream that may or may not come to fruition.”tinyurl.com ... more on conflict within S.F. Board of Super- visors: "From the looks of it, we may only be in the 2nd of 12 rounds"blog.wired.com tinyurl.com Albuquerque issues RFP for citywide wirelessmuniwireless.com Crystal Lake, IL deploys city wireless network: "a local firm... will deploy the network to serve city offices for free in exchange for the right to mount antennas on city-owned poles and facilities. Heartland will sell subscriptions to local residents for $24.95 per month."muniwireless.com BT exploring WiMAXtinyurl.com VIDEO Sponsor of Penn. statewide franchise bill, shifting oversight of the industry from local governments to state PUC: "The goal here is to empower the consumer by making sure they have an independent advocate for customer rights; we want to level the playing field for all providers who enter or stay in the cable market, encouraging fair compe- tition and creating choices for the people"tinyurl.com Rocky Mountain News editorial on FCC video franchising decision adopts Qwest linetinyurl.com Forrester Research says there is no future in paid broadband video downloadsdslreports.com OTHER NEWS Verizon buys security and identity manage- ment firmlightreading.com techdirt.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 ------