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.” tinyurl.com Tom Evslin: Why State or Vermont should support rural broadband. tinyurl.com Leaders of NH, ME and VT issue joint statement on need for expanded access to broadband tinyurl.com 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." tinyurl.com 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!) tinyurl.com 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." tinyurl.com 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" tinyurl.com VIDEO Union sues Comcast, charges discrimination against black workers tinyurl.com VOIP "Telcos' evolving responses to Net phone services" tinyurl.com Emerging trend "toward cyber-criminals moving to take advantage of VOIP platforms as they become increasingly popular." tinyurl.com OTHER NEWS More on Internet access tax debate 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 ------