August 2007

McConnell: Fewer Than 100 Secret U.S. Wiretaps

MCCONNELL: FEWER THAN 100 SECRET US WIRETAPS
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Joby Warrick]
Law enforcement officials are targeting fewer than 100 people in the United States for secret court-approved wiretaps aimed at disrupting terrorist networks, the top U.S. intelligence official said in an interview published yesterday. The relatively low number of those under surveillance in this country stands in contrast with "thousands" of people overseas whose calls and e-mails are monitored for possible links to terrorism, Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell said.

Handcuffs chafe wireless users

HANDCUFFS CHAFE WIRELESS USERS
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Leslie Cauley]

Gambling Dispute With a Tiny Country Puts U.S. in a Bind

GAMBLING DISPUTE WITH A TINY COUNTRY PUTS US IN A BIND
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Gavin Rivlin]

FCC Must Protect Innovation, Privacy in e911 Rulemaking

FCC MUST PROTECT INNOVATION, PRIVACY IN E911 RULEMAKING
[SOURCE: Center for Democracy & Technology]

Next FCC meeting: Sept. 11

NEXT FCC MEETING: SEPT 11
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
The Federal Communications Commission plans to hold its next public meeting on Sept. 11, the first time in six years that the agency has done so on the same day as the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. No meeting agenda has been released; expect one on Tuesday Sept 4. The FCC is facing an Oct. 5 deadline to extend the cable program access rules. Among other things, those rules require cable operators to sell their satellite-delivered networks to other pay-TV providers.

Google CEO says mobile auction bid still probable

GOOGLE CEO SAYS MOBILE AUCTION BID STILL PROBABLE
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Diane Bartz]

Former FCC Chair Stumps For Spectrum

FORMER FCC CHAIR STUMPS FOR SPECTRUM
[SOURCE: internetnews.com, AUTHOR: Andy Patrizio]

AT&T’s Overstuffed iPhone Bills Annoy Customers

AT&T'S OVERSTUFFED IPHONE BILLS ANNOY CUSTOMERS
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Katie Hafner]
For the last several weeks, iPhone users have been by turns amused or enraged over the sheer heft — some are the size of small novels — of the bills they are receiving from AT&T. Yesterday, in response to customers, AT&T’s wireless business sent text messages to all its iPhone users to let them know that it will be sending them summarized bills from now on.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/23/business/23bill.html?ref=todayspaper
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* AT&T to keep iPhone bills brief

‘Kid Nation’ Parents Gave Show Free Rein

'KID NATION' PARENTS GAVE SHOW FREE REIN
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Edward Wyatt]

Checking the Kids' Homework Over the Internet

CHECKING KIDS' HOMEWORK OVER THE INTERNET
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Christopher Lawton christopher.lawton@wsj.com]

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