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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (21723)5/31/2007 7:33:42 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 46821
 
Baller Herbst List: 5-31-07

AMERICA’S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS



Average US household will need 50 Mbps
bandwidth within three years.



"’When you start adding up how much
bandwidth that the average home with a
couple of teenagers might consume
between 6 and 9 at night -- two or three
people watching HDTV shows, playing
music from the Internet, playing online
games -- the bandwidth demands are
going to be gigantic,’ says Mark Weg-
leitner, Verizon's chief technology
officer.”



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Tom Evslin: Why State or Vermont
should support rural broadband.



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Leaders of NH, ME and VT issue joint
statement on need for expanded access
to broadband



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BROADBAND



"Telecoms Charge AT&T With Delaying
New Service -- Long Waits Hindering
Fiber-Optic Plans, Say Groton Firm,
Others"; "[T]he company has had to wait
— in some cases for over a year — to
attach fiber-optic cable to utility poles
owned by AT&T so it can bring the
broadband to homes in its five-town
service area."



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In-Stat broadband predictions: by 2011
the number of broadband subscribers
around the world will double, increasing
to over half a billion subscribers



dslreports.com



W.Va. governor explains why he vetoed
broadband bill (JB: Gimme a break!)



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WIRELESS



So. Cal. Edison submits tariff filing for
Wi-Fi attachments and unmetered power
usage to Calif. PUC; includes specifics
on rates, etc. (from Ken Desforges)



tinyurl.com



Tucson, AZ City Council consider wireless



azstarnet.com



"The City of London WiFi network has
only registered 6,000 users in its first month
out of a possible 350,000, despite offering
the service for free. Such disappointing
take-up ... raises fears that on-street wire-
less access will not be commercially viable."



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More on Wireless Silicon Valley delays . . .
"Who would have thought a project span-
ning 1,500 sq mi and dozens of cities, a
few counties, and other entities could ever
possibly go wrong? "



tinyurl.com (from Glenn
Fleischman)



tinyurl.com (from Carol
Ellison



Sprint CFO: "WiMax network could yield
a tenfold increase in improved cost per-
formance"



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VIDEO



Union sues Comcast, charges discrimination
against black workers



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VOIP



"Telcos' evolving responses to Net phone
services"



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Emerging trend "toward cyber-criminals
moving to take advantage of VOIP
platforms as they become increasingly
popular."



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OTHER NEWS



More on Internet access tax debate



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