Speaking of democracy... it is an opiate only if
we Netizens stand by and let the ubiquitous "they"
take the First Amendment away from us by pricing
us out of the Net. I will send an easy form
and ways to address this pressing issue
in my next send.
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Source:
Special Report from IDG.net
>From 240+ Web sites, quality computing
intelligence you need every day.
The FCC's ruling today on calls to local ISPs
has resulted in a
record amount of traffic to IDG.net. To help you
understand the
issues behind this complicated story, the
editors at IDG.net
created this special newsletter.
FCC rules ISP calls are long-distance in
nature
(Source: Network World Fusion) In a
long-anticipated vote, the
U.S. Federal Communications Commission decided
that dial-up
Internet calls are interstate in nature and
not local.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=58646
The FCC: No friend of local government
(Source: The Industry Standard) [OPINION]
Although the FCC
has set up a state and local government advisory
committee to
represent local governments in areas such as
right-of-way
management and taxation, the committee does not
appear to
carry much weight in policy-setting. (Miles
Fidelman)
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=58648
FCC avoids new broadband regulations
(Source: Computerworld) The U.S. Federal
Communications
Commission tiptoed around calls for new
broadband-service
regulations in a report on the status of
advanced
telecommunications services in the country.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=58650
1999 brings talk of new Net legislation
(Source: The Industry Standard) The challenge of
governing the
Net has given Congress a full plate. On the
agenda: privacy,
encryption, gambling and the FCC.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=58652
1999 will be the year of the Bills, bills,
and bills
(Source: InfoWorld Electric) [OPINION] Internet
bills are being
passed at accelerating rates by various
legislatures -- on
taxation, censorship, privacy, etc. It's not
going to work to
simply oppose them all. We do need law and
order on the
Internet. (Bob Metcalfe)
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=58654
Computerworld's collection of FCC resources
(Source: Computerworld) Provides links to FCC
Access Fee
Reform pages, the National ISDN Forum, Internet
Access
Coalition papers and more online FCC
resources.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=58656
Today's top news headlines from CNN
(Source: CNN) Top business, financial, U.S., and
world news
briefs updated 24 hours a day, seven days a
week.
http://www.cnn.com/QUICKNEWS/idg/
Find an information-technology gathering near
you
(Source: IDG.net) IDG.net offers six ways to
help you find
appropriate trade shows and conferences anywhere
in the
world.
http://www.idg.net/events
--
P.A. Gantt, Computer Science Technology Instructor
Electronic Media Design and Support Homepage
http://user.icx.net/~pgantt/
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Common sense is not common, and conventional wisdom is not
wisdom. But at least you can have conventional sense. ~~ Daily Whale
