To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (21522 ) 5/22/2007 12:33:43 PM From: Frank A. Coluccio Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 46821 Baller Herbst List: 5-22-07 NATIONAL BROADBAND STRATEGY Asia/Pacific at forefront of fiber evolution: “The next-generation broadband access services strategy, as proven in markets like Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong, is to focus on market proliferation of value- added broadband services, driven by the launch of compelling broadband content (i.e. IPTV and VoIP) and innovative broadband pricing plans.”tinyurl.com At Intelligent Community Forum, no US finalists and “Conference speakers and participants cited lack of coherent US public policy for broadband technologies, compared to the other global regions in the competition.”tinyurl.com BROADBAND OECD hits back at criticisms of its data tinyurl.com More on draft Markey broadband billtinyurl.com More on CWA data that US average broad- band speed is 1.9 Mbps, versus 61 Mbps in Japan, 45 Mbps in Swedentinyurl.com tinyurl.com "Municipal broadband takes on the Internet cartel"indypendent.org ARIN says IPv4 address space will be gone by 2013tinyurl.com Broadband competition in the UK (from Om Malik)tinyurl.com Broadband Brooklyn community hearing today, 12-3 p.m. (from Bruce Lai)nycbroadband.blogspot.com Aurora, IL, seeks to lease out fibertinyurl.com WIRELESS Mayor Newsom on S.F. citywide wireless delaytinyurl.com "Apparently with the arrival of spring came a memo to journalists begging them to write skeptical pieces about the viability of city- wide Wi-Fi"tinyurl.com (from DSLReports)tinyurl.com (from Glenn Fleischman) Muni wireless not meeting goalstinyurl.com AT&T acknowledges local demand for for high speed Internet in No. Calif., but blames federal rules for lack of specificitytinyurl.com Pleasonton, CA rolls out Wi-Fi/public safety networktinyurl.com Wheatland, CA, considers citywide wirelesstinyurl.com Jim Geier post to MuniWireless: "Higher mesh node density necessary in some cases"tinyurl.com Cisco may expand WiMAX strategytinyurl.com VIDEO Update on Tenn. statewide franchising legislation -- Senate committee vote todaytinyurl.com "As state lawmakers across the nation race to pass legislation taking control of video franchising oversight, state regulators are grappling with the additional responsibility and costs associated with that responsibility."tinyurl.com Exclusive contracts upset upscale residentstinyurl.com Review of Joost P2P TV betatinyurl.com U-Verse in Detroittinyurl.com Constitutional issues posed by a la cartetinyurl.com OTHER NEWS Sup. Ct. rejects antitrust conspiracy lawsuit vs. Bellstinyurl.com 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 ------