TELECOM Digest     Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:08:00 EDT    Volume 24 : Issue 319

Inside This Issue:                             Editor: Patrick A. Townson

    Dutch Judge Protects Privacy of File Swappers (News Wire)
    California Regulators, Paypal Reach Settelment (News Wire)
    Web Site Established for Tribute in London Bombing (Jeremy Lovell)
    The Front Lines - July 12, 2005 (Jonathan Marashlian)
    Qualcomm Hits Back at Broadcom (Telecom dailyLead from USTA)
    RCA Victor Nipper Statues Adorn Town (Lisa Hancock)
    Bank of America Launches Online Security Features (Monty Solomon)
    Re: Police Still Using Matrix-Type Database (Lisa Hancock)
    Re: Non-Bell ESS? (Diamond Dave)
    Last Laugh! Another Example of Weird Spam From Nora (Patrick Townson)

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From: News Wire <reuters@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Dutch Judge Protects Privacy of File Swappers
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 12:44:35 -0500


A Dutch judge ruled on Tuesday that Internet service providers would
not have to hand over names or addresses of customers who may be
illegally swapping films, music and other copyright-protected files.

Brein, a Dutch organization representing 52 media and entertainment
companies, had acquired unique computer identification numbers,
so-called IP addresses, of file swappers and requested personal
details behind these IP addresses from five large Internet service
providers.

The service providers -- UPC, Essent, Tiscali), Wanadoo, and KPN --
refused to hand over the details, arguing that only a criminal trial
court could demand them.

The case was subsequently brought to a civil court in the city of
Utrecht, where a judge ruled that although he was allowed to order the
ISPs to submit the personal data, the plaintiffs had not met the
necessary conditions to warrant such an order.

"Brein has sought help from a research company, which has looked at
the shared folders on computers of the file swappers. In that process
it may have accessed private files," the judge said in the court
ruling.

"The judge does not deem this correct, because according to Dutch law,
privacy is insufficiently protected in the United States," the ruling
said.

Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm, the attorney for the five ISPs, welcomed
the ruling as "an important victory for the privacy of Internet users.

"Private organizations cannot start sniffing around on someone else's
computer and collect data," he added.

Brein manager Tim Kuik said he would take his case to a higher
court. Media companies on the list of plaintiffs included EMI,
Universal and Sony Music.

Copyright 2005 Reuters Limited.

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articles daily.

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From: News Wire <newswire@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: California Regulators, PayPal Reach Settlement
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 12:46:05 -0500


California regulators said on Tuesday eBay Inc.'s PayPal online
payment service has paid $225,000 to settle alleged violations related
to the use of unapproved receipts and incomplete reporting.

The settlement between the California Department of Financial
Institutions and PayPal released the eBay unit from any further
liability related to the allegations.

The department licensed PayPal to operate as a money transmitter in
September 2002. eBay bought PayPal the following month.

The department supervises more than 650 financial institutions and is
responsible for administering state laws for regulating state-licensed
financial institutions.

Copyright 2005 Reuters Limited.

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From: Jeremy Lovell <reuters@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Web Site Established to Pay Tribute in London Bombings
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 12:48:31 -0500


World messages flood into London support Web site
By Jeremy Lovell

LONDON (Reuters) - A Web site created the same day as last week's
multiple bomb blasts in London to act as a focal point for passive
defiance has turned into a global shrine that has already attracted 11
million hits in just five days.

The site, brainchild of Web designer Alfie Dennen, 29, has been
flooded with images from all over the world, bearing the site's
slogan: "We Are Not Afraid."

"At first the idea was just to try to put the sentiment out there that
we wouldn't be cowed -- a defiant but not aggressive statement," said
Dennen.

"But it has become a platform for support for people quite literally
from every corner of the globe," he told Reuters.

At least 52 people were killed and 700 wounded -- many critically --
when bombs ripped through three underground trains and tore the roof
off a double-decker bus at the height of the London rush hour on
Thursday morning.

The list of those still missing reads like a United Nations of world
travelers and the messages flooding into www.wearenotafraid.com at the
rate of 20 a minute are from people in at least 15 different
countries.

"We had an amazing one from China this morning," Dennen said. "But
they are from places like Italy, Brazil, Poland, Japan, South Africa,
Nigeria -- all over basically."

One particularly poignant image posted by Sage E. is a sepia-toned
picture of the face of a bespectacled young girl with the caption:
"Yesterday I lost my friend in London. Today I am not afraid."

Among more than 1,000 other images already posted are others
lampooning al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden or showing London landmarks
or just personal portraits.

Dennen said the six people running the site round the clock had
decided to vet the commentary posted next to the images after it had
begun to attract extreme right-wing messages. "It became hate filled
war-mongering. We simply won't have offensive content of that nature
on the site. It is an editorial decision. But the overwhelming tone is
one of great support and positivity," he said.

"From here I think it will continue in its current vein for a while
and then, because of its iconic status, it will be a good place to do
good," he added.

Copyright 2005 Reuters Limited.

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From: Jonathan Marashlian <jsm@thlglaw.com>
Subject: The Front Lines
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 13:09:24 -0400
Organization: The Helein Law Group


http://www.thefrontlines-hlg.com/
http://www.thlglaw.com/ 

Advancing The Cause of Competition in the Telecommunications Industry 

ANNUAL SECTION 43.61(a) INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAFFIC
REPORTS DUE BY AUGUST 1, 2005

Carriers are reminded that Section 43.61(a) of the Federal
Communications Commission's rules requires each common carrier that
provided international telecommunications services in year 2004 to
file a report of their international traffic data for calendar year
2004 by July 31, 2005.

All common carriers that provided international facilities-based and
facilities-resale switched and private line services, or pure switched
resale services, in the calendar year are required to file the report
regardless of the amount of traffic they provided.  Facilities-based
services are provided using international transmission facilities that
the carrier owns in whole or in part, or that the carrier leases from
an entity that does not report those circuits in its own Section 43.61
report.  Facilities-resale services are provided by leasing
non-switched international circuits from other reporting international
carriers.  These are distinct from pure switched resale services,
which are switched services that are provided by reselling the
international switched services of other U.S.-authorized carriers.
International facilities-based and facilities-resale switched message
telephone and private line services data must be filed on a
country-by-country, region and world total basis.  International
switched telegraph, telex and other miscellaneous services data may be
provided on a region and world total basis only.  Carriers that
provided international pure switched resale services for the calendar
year may file world totals only.

Clients seeking assistance with the Section 43.61(a) traffic reporting
requirements may contact Jonathan S. Marashlian at jsm@thlglaw.com or
703-714-1313.

MEXICO SET TO OPEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS TO RESELLERS

In June 2004, The World Trade Organization ruled that
telecommunications regulations in Mexico, which require connection
with Mexican operators to complete calls coming from the United
States, violate international trade rules.  This month, in a first
step to comply with the WTO ruling, the Mexican government is expected
to implement new regulations that will allow companies to buy and
resell domestic long distance from Mexican operators, most notably
TelMex.

The regulations would open Mexico's market to any company, big or
small, foreign or domestic, that is willing to resell long distance
telephone services.  Resellers can buy large volumes of airtime from
existing carriers at a discount and resell them to consumers and
companies by means of calling cards and pre-paid plans. With the
expected introduction of resellers into the Mexican telecommunications
market, rates are expected to become significantly cheaper.

Within one year after the publication of long distance resale
regulations, the Mexican government is also expected to allow
resellers to enter other communications markets, such as local and
mobile telephony, and pay television.

FCC'S VOIP 911 RULES PUBLISHED IN FEDERAL REGISTER - EFFECTIVE DATE:
NOV.  28, 2005
 
The FCC's Report and Order which requires "interconnected VoIP
providers" to provide enhanced 911 ("E911") emergency calling
capabilities to their customers was published in the Federal Register
on June 29, 2005.  As a result of publication, the new rules (which
were scheduled to go into effect within 120 days after the effective
date of the Order) become effective on November 28, 2005.  After this
date, it will be unlawful for an interconnected VoIP provider to offer
services lacking 911 capability which is the equivalent of traditional
landline 911 services.

DC CIRCUIT COURT UPHOLDS DECISION DENYING PAYPHONE SERVICE PROVIDERS
PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION IN FEDERAL COURT TO COLLECT UNPAID DIAL AROUND
COMPENSATION

In APCC Services, Inc., et al. v. Sprint Communications (case
04-7035), a majority of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
upheld payphone aggregator, APCC Services', standing to sue on behalf
of its payphone service provider (PSP) clients, but ruled that PSPs
(or their assignees, i.e., APCC Services) lack a statutory cause of
action to sue for recovery of unpaid compensation in federal court.
The DC Circuit decision in APCC Services v. Sprint follows the Ninth
Circuit Appeals Court's 2003 decision in Greene v. Sprint
Communications and further supports the conclusion that, despite
creating the right to compensation in Sec. 276 of the Communications
Act, Congress did not intend for PSPs to have a federal right to
recover unpaid compensation, at least in federal courts.  However,
neither the APCC Services nor Greene decisions limit a PSPs right to
recover in state courts under common law theories.
                 
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primarily impacting companies engaged in the competitive
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Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 12:50:57 EDT
From: Telecom dailyLead from USTA <usta@dailylead.com>
Subject: Qualcomm Hits Back at Broadcom


Telecom dailyLead from USTA
July 12, 2005
http://www.dailylead.com/latestIssue.jsp?i=23010&l=2017006

		TODAY'S HEADLINES
	
NEWS OF THE DAY
* Qualcomm hits back at Broadcom
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY WATCH
* Cisco, Sprint extend partnership
* Verizon's FiOS being challenged by cable offerings
* Cogent to extend "on-net" services
USTA SPOTLIGHT 
* TELECOM '05:  Exhibit Today! Special Offer Ends July 15th
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
* ICANN approves .mobi for wireless users
* Q-and-A: Current Communications exec discusses BPL
REGULATORY & LEGISLATIVE
* FCC approves Alltel-Western wireless deal
* Sprint, Nextel merger a step closer to reality
* Verizon, AT&T announce E911 for VoIP
* Ebbers stripped of $5.5 million

Follow the link below to read quick summaries of these stories and others.
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From: hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com
Subject: RCA Victor Nipper Statues Adorn Town
Date: 11 Jul 2005 19:21:04 -0700


The Victor phonograph company, which became part of RCA, created a
logo "His Master's Voice" showing a dog, with his ear lifted,
listening to a phonograph.  This logo became very famous, AFAIK
remains in use to this day on whoever owns RCA-Victor compact disks
label (BMG?)

(The modernized RCA logo is owned by Thomson consumer electronics of
France).

Anyway, the founder of Victor, Eldridge Johnson, was from Moorestown
NJ.  To celebrate its heritage, many residents have set up statues of
Nipper throughout the town this summer.

RCA made quite a bit of telephone equipment.  Some of it appeared to
look exactly like Western Electric products.  TV crews wore headsets
similar to that of Bell System operators.  Others were built for the
military and contained security features.  RCA also made computers but
didn't do well in that and sold that business to Sperry Univac.

In the postwar years, RCA gained more and more income from defense and
industrial products (ie televsion cameras and transmitters) and less
from consumer goods (record players).  Eventually all consumer lines
were dropped and later TV lines were dropped.  Defense systems were a
big business.

The huge RCA-Victor plant complex was located in Camden NJ.
RCA-Victor was sold to GE which it turn split it up and sold off to
various parties.  Lockheed Martin took over some defense electronics
and still runs some plants in the Moorestown area.  However, virtually
all of the original Camden complex has been torn down.  One building
is now a fancy apartment house (and has the Nipper logo in stained
glass on the roof).  One other bldg is in use as a school district
office building.  Camden as a city has seen much better days.

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Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 15:57:28 -0400
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: Bank of America Launches Online Security Features in Mid-Atlantic


Industry-leading online security service provided for free to protect
accounts and identify fraudulent Web sites

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America's online
customers in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., have a new way
to help prevent fraud and identity theft with the launch this week of
an industry-leading protection service with their Online Banking.

The new service, called SiteKey(TM), is free. Customers pick one of
thousands of images, write a brief phrase and select three challenge
questions. The customer and the bank can pass that information
securely back and forth to confirm each other's identity.

Using SiteKey is like getting a safe deposit box that takes two keys
to open. Before the customer and the bank agree to open the box
together, they confirm each other's identity.

Bank of America, which has the most online banking customers in the
country, is the first major financial services company to provide this
added level of security. The service was announced in May and is being
rolled out across the country throughout the year.

     - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=50395933

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From: hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com
Subject: Re: Police Still Using Matrix-Type Database
Date: 11 Jul 2005 13:03:27 -0700


David Royse wrote:

> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - When the federal government in April stopped
> funding a database that lets police quickly see public records and
> commercially collected information on Americans, privacy advocates
> celebrated what they saw as a victory against overzealous police in the
> fight against terrorism.

I have mixed feelings about this.

On the one hand, this kind of national hookup can be very useful in
solving dangerous and heinous crimes.  We live in a very mobile
society today.  It also may be useful to fight potential terrorism.

On the other hand, if misused without good controls, this could be a
nightmare.  "Partial matches" are just that.  By definition, a great
many people could 'partially match' and thus all considered as
potential suspects, and hauled off the street without warning.  If you
by coincidence partially match a wanted fugitive, your life will be
miserable.

I also want to emphasize my concern about _private_ organizations
collecting all this information and sharing it around, without any
controls whatsoever.  We've learned they're sloppy and it gets stolen.
We don't know if the information gets misinterpreted forcing us to pay
much more for a loan or an apartment rental, or even lose a job
because unknown to us there's a black flag in our secret credit
history.

What's more troubling about the invasion of privacy is that the
invaders (government or business) keep it secret and we're not allowed
to even know about it.

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From: Diamond Dave <dmine45.NOSPAM@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Non-Bell ESS?
Organization: The BBS Corner / Diamond Mine On-Line
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:51:17 -0400


On 11 Jul 2005 09:38:10 -0700, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:

> Wasn't that the one that failed in numerous exchanges all across the
> country as a result of a software bug?

The software problem you're referring to was the infamous crash of the
AT&T long distance network in 1990 when a software upgrade was applied
to the over 100 AT&T/Western Electric #4ESS long-haul tandems in the
US. It brought down most if not all the #4ESS switches to a screeching
halt for the better part of a day.

AT&T had to do an about-face and go back to a previous software
version until they got the bug fixed!

Here's an article written about the incident:

http://www.dmine.com/phworld/history/attcrash.htm

Dave Perrussel
Webmaster - Telephone World
http://www.dmine.com/phworld

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From: Patrick Townson via Nora Burch <ptownson@cableone.net>
Subject: Last Laugh! A Final Example of the Idiotic Spam Going Around
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 22:47:47 -0500



[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Nora Burch was formerly employed by
Harvard University until she was fired because of her web log ('blog')
which is part of her web site http://www.annoyyourfriends.com . When
I reviewed her site over last weekend, I found several very clever
examples of her writing; take-offs on the sort of spam which has
made the rounds on the net in recent years. I do not want to belabor
this for too long, but here is one that originally appeared in
_Reader's Digest_ many years ago which circulates on the net a lot,
but in its original format. You should easily be able to spot the
alterations in Nora's account.     PAT

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Like any good mother, when Bertha found out that another baby was on
the way, she did what she could do to help her 33-year-old son,
Buford, prepare for a new sibling. They found out that the new baby
was going to be a hermaphrodite, and day after day, night after night,
Buford would sing to his brother/sister in Mommy's tummy.  The
pregnancy progressed normally for Bertha. Then the labor pains came.
Every five minutes ... every minute. But complications arose during
delivery. Weeks of labor. A C-Section was required. Finally, Buford's
little brother/sister was born, but s/he was in serious
condition. With sirens howling in the night, the ambulance rushed the
infant to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Hilda's Hospital in
Scituate, Massachusetts.

The days inched by. The little boy/girl got worse. The pediatric
specialist tells the parents, "It's gonna die soon, whoo-ee!." Bertha
and her husband contacted a ditch digger about a burial plot. They had
fixed up a special corner in their basement for the new baby -- now
they plan a funeral.  Buford, kept begging his parent to let him see
his brother/sister, "I want to yell at him/ her," he says.

Week two in intensive care. It looked as if a funeral would come
before the week was over. Buford keeps nagging about singing to his
brother/sister, but kids are never allowed in Intensive Care.

Bertha made up her mind. She would take Buford whether they liked it
or not.  If he didn't see his brother/sister now, he would never see
him/her alive.

She dressed him in an oversized scrub suit and marched him into
ICU. He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse
recognized him as a child and bellowed, "Get that kid out of here now!
No children are allowed in ICU."

The mother rises up strong in Bertha, and the usually mild-mannered
lady glares steel-eyed into the head nurse's face, her lips a firm
line. "He is not leaving until he sings to his brother/sister!"

Bertha tows Buford to his brother/sister's bedside. He gazes at the
tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing. In the
pure-hearted voice of a 33-year-old, Buford sings:

"Smokin' in the boys' room-"

Instantly the baby girl responded. The pulse rate became calm and
steady.

"Smokin' in the boys' room..."

The ragged strained breathing became as smooth as a kitten's purr.

"'teacher, dont' you fill me up with your rule...cause everybody
knows..."

Buford's little brother/sister relaxes as rest, healing rest, seemed
to sweep over her. Tears conquered the face of the bossy head
nurse. Bertha glowed.

"that smokin' ain't allowed in school."

Funeral plans were scrapped. The next day, the very next day, the
little boy/girl was well enough to go home! Soldier of Fortune
magazine called it "the miracle of a brother's song." The medical
staff just said "forward this incident to everyone on the net you
know, immediately!"

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[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Nora, that one was just plain weird.
But then, so is so much spam going around. PAT]

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