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From a December 16 announcement by ICANN: “In an important step towards fulfilling the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN’s) objective to have informed, structured participation of the individual Internet user community (“At-Large”), six organizations in three geographic regions have received “At-Large Structure” certification. Certification recognizes that the following groups meet ICANN’s criteria …
The New Millennium Research Council today (NMRC) issued a press release and a report titled, The Future of Internet Phone Calling, Regulatory Imperatives to Protect the Promise of VoIP for Industry and Consumers [Link]. From CNN, see also Firms answer call for Internet phones See also this December 15 letter from EPIC to FCC Chairman …
InformationWeek conducted a Cyberloafing Study to determine the level of personal use of the web on the job by a group comprising 225 business-technology professionals. Survey says: 91% admit to personal use of the web on the job. Most were using the web to access their personal email and to “search for items of personal …
This BBC article reports on the incredible staying power of the fax machine after three decades of use.
According to the Winter Corporation Top Ten Program for 2003, the organizations identified as maintaining the “world’s largest and most heavily used databases” using either Windows or Linux platforms include: France Telecom, AT&T, Amazon.com, FedEx Services, and at number 4, an organization listed as “Anonymous.” [Slashdot]
A new survey that targeted the UK’s top 90 websites revealed a widespread lack of privacy compliance just as the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation comes into force today.
U.S. is No.1 in technology competitiveness Global Information Technology Report: “Covering a total of 102 economies, the Networked Readiness Index of the new Global Information Technology Report 2003-2004 measures how prepared economies are to participate in, and benefit from, information and communication technology (ICT) developments.” Networked Readiness Index Rankings Profiles of the Top Five Economies …
According to Government Computer News, two Google Seach Appliances have been purchased for use on the government’s intranet for classified information sharing that spans numerous agencies, called Intelink.
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), scheduled to begin in Geneva on December 10, is shaping up to be the backdrop for an escalating dispute focused on Internet governance. Think Web’s virtually government free? Think again Governments and Country-Code Top Level Domains: A Global Survey
“The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee plans a February hearing to probe fraud allegations in the E-Rate program, the nation’s $2.25 billion initiative to help schools and libraries connect to the Internet.” [Link] Previous postings on the e-rate program
From today’s LA Times (reg. req’d), FBI Seeks Wiretap Capabilities for Phone Calls Made Over the Internet. As I posted yesterday, FCC Commissioner Powell released a strong statement opposing regulation of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). According to the Times article, DOJ officials maintain that such a position would “jeopardize the ability of federal, state …
The Internet and the right to communicate: “This paper examines the development of a right to communicate and how it can be defined and implemented.”
