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| March 3, 2000 |
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Public Service Link
The Cheasapeake Bay Foundation
www.cbf.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MERGERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daily Digest Released: March 2, 2000. COMMENTS INVITED ON GTE
COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION TO DISCONTINUE PROVISION OF DATA SERVICES NSD
FILE NO. W-P-D-454.SECTION 214 APPLICATION APPLICANT: GTE COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION - Comments: March 24, 2000. Contact: Network Services
Division: Al McCloud at (202) 418-2499, email: mmccloud@fcc.gov or Marty
Schwimmer at (202) 418-2320, email: mschwimm@fcc.gov, TTY: (202)
418-0484. Internet URL:
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/2000/pncc0012.doc
Qwest Chief Hints At Calling Off US West Merger - Report
http://www.newsbytes.com/pubNews/00/144990.html
Deutsche Telekom offers to buy Qwest, say reports
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2000/0303qwestbuy.html
AOL, Time Warner Vow Competition
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/tech/2000/mar/03/030300639.html
AOL Will Be Dominant In Cable Broadband
http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000302S0013
Testimony of CDT's Jerry Berman on AOL TW Merger
http://www.cdt.org/testimony/000302berman.shtml
Consumers Union Statement on AOL TW
http://www.consumersunion.org/telecom/110timedc00.htm
Lawmakers quiz AOL, Time Warner on Net policy
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-1563466.html
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2455118,00.html
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000303-3.shtml
AOL, Time Warner testify for second day
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/invest/in432.htm
Case, Levin Again Face Senators' Skepticism
AOL, Time Warner Chiefs Address Deal
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/2000-03/03/171l-030300-idx.html
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FCC CHAIRMAN KENNARD RECEIVES AWARD FROM EDUCATORS Chairman cites award
as "success of E-Rate program"
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/2000/nrmc0011.html
======RELIABILITY ==============
Hacker Gives a Hill How-To Mitnick Tells Panel Loose Lips Sink Systems
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/2000-03/03/183l-030300-idx.html
Hatch Won't Hatch Clinton Net Security Idea
http://www.newsbytes.com/pubNews/00/144974.html
'Coolio' denies February attacks; LAPD plans charges
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/03/03/dos.coolio/index.html
[subsequently reportedly cleared of charges]
===== BROADBAND INDUSTRY NEWS =========
Consumers Sorting Through Broadband Battles
http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,1087,8_314801,00.html
========= DNS =========================
Communications Daily is reporting that the Dept of Commerce has
requested comments on Internet domain names using personal names.
Comments are due March 30. [Confirming information could not be found on
the DOC website - can anyone confirm this?]
============ E Commerce ===============
DOC PR: Retail E-commerce Sales for the Fourth Quarter 1999 Reach $5.3
Billion, Census Bureau Reports 3/2/00
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000/cb00-40.html
Govt Starts Tracking e-comm
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2455334,00.html
U.S. Releases First National Online Sales Figures
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000303-2.shtml
============= INDUSTRY ================
AOL class-action suits pile up
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/03/03/aol.suits.idg/index.html
CAIS Calls in Big Bells to Deliver Broadband Access
http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,1087,8_314371,00.html
============ Wireless =================
AOL Looking for Wireless Partners
http://www.allnetdevices.com/news/0003/000303aolwireless.htm
========= WHITE HOUSE =================
President Clinton and Vice President Gore: America's Agenda for the
Information Age 3/3/00
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/New/html/20000303_2.html
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