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Weekly column: Schizo FCC deregulates DSL, but regulates Net-wiretapping [priv]
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 21:19:21 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Bob Frankston <Bob2-19-0501 () bobf frankston com> Date: August 8, 2005 7:28:09 PM EDT To: dave () farber net, 'Ip Ip' <ip () v2 listbox com> Cc: 'Declan McCullagh' <declan () well com>Subject: RE: [IP] Weekly column: Schizo FCC deregulates DSL, but regulates Net-wiretapping [priv]
This is why you need to read George Lakoff's stuff. It's not schizo -- it's part of the natural order. DSL sharing frustrates the natural market place while you
need wiretaps to protect good people.It's like opposing abortion but advocating capital punishment. The baby is
innocent but you need to balance evil with capital punishment. It may be mad logical but it is consistent with the middle.This may sound facile or cynical but is very serious -- it's the heart of much
of the red/blue split. It is why you may think you are communicating and suddenly find yourselves on different planets. -----Original Message----- From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 19:17 To: Ip Ip Subject: [IP] Weekly column: Schizo FCC deregulates DSL, but regulates Net-wiretapping [priv] Begin forwarded message: From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com> Date: August 8, 2005 12:04:24 PM EDT To: politech () politechbot com Subject: [Politech] Weekly column: Schizo FCC deregulates DSL, but regulates Net-wiretapping [priv] http://news.com.com/FCC+schizo+on+DSL%2C+wiretapping/ 2010-1071_3-5821077.html FCC schizo on DSL, wiretapping August 8, 2005, 4:00 AM PT By Declan McCullagh The Federal Communications Commission has become weirdly schizophrenic. In a pair of decisions on Friday, the commissioners voted to veer in two radically different directions: deregulating DSL lines while simultaneously imposing onerous wiretapping requirements on broadband providers. [...] The text of the FCC's CALEA order is not yet public, but early signs are worrisome. The FCC's two-page summary says that voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers like Vonage that mimic traditional phone service must rewire their networks to be easily wiretappable. It also proposes--and this is the worrisome part--to levy the same requirement on "facilities-based broadband Internet access service providers," which seems to cover any company or school offering any type of cable modem, DSL, satellite or wireless service. They'll have 18 months to comply or be fined. [...remainder snipped...] _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/) ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as BobIP () Bobf Frankston com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting- people/
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