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From: NY Times

June 30, 2006
USA Today Backs Off Report on Phone Records

By MATT RICHTEL
In a note to readers today, USA Today backed off an earlier assertion that BellSouth and Verizon had contracted to provide telephone calling records to the National Security Agency.

The note referred to an article published May 11 that said those two companies and AT&T had provided calling records to the security agency, without warrants, for a database it was compiling to detect terrorist activity.

from: Capital Weekly

AT&T's new privacy policy is sticking point in cable-access legislation

By Shane Goldmacher

(published June 26th, 2006)
On Tuesday, the Senate utilities committee will consider legislation to drastically expand telephone companies' access to California's lucrative video- and Internet-services market.

Note: If the Telcos continue to whine about the cost of rolling out their video delivery service - and they feel the need exact a massive public service giveback in the form of fewer PEG services, elimination of net neutrality and the elimination of local control over right of way - then maybe their business model is terribly wrong. If this is the public cost necessary for phone company competition in cable TV - it's not worth it.

from: Silicon Valley

June 19, 2006

AT&T: Let your middle finger do the talking

“The commission vote demonstrates a recognition that the merger of SBC and AT&T will enhance competition, help bring new technologies to market faster, and provide real benefits to consumers and businesses. We commend the commission, under the leadership of Chairman Martin, for recognizing the reality of today’s communications marketplace and for fostering an environment where there will be greater choice in communications services and providers.”

$200 Billion Broadband Scandal is NOW a free download for
ONE WEEK ONLY starting TUESDAY, June 20th. 2006

http://www.teletruth.org/docs/BROADBANDSCANDAL.pdf

Senate Should Stop and Investigate Verizon, AT&T, BellSouth and Qwest’s Broadband and Internet Control and Deployments. – FOLLOW THE MONEY TRAIL.

Sen. Stevens offers deal on Net neutrality

Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:13 PM ET

By Jeremy Pelofsky

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Commerce Committee
Chairman Ted Stevens has offered a compromise in
the fierce fight over legislation on Internet
network neutrality, but stopped short of demands
sought by content companies like Google Inc.

Google, Microsoft Corp. and other Internet