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TELECOM Digest Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:43:00 EST Volume 26 : Issue 47
Inside This Issue: Editor: Patrick A. Townson
New York, California More Likely Identity Theft Targets (Jonathan Stempel)
Suit Against My Space Dismissed by Texas Court (Reuters News Wire)
CommunicationsDirect News Daily Update - February 15 (communicationsdirect)
CommunicationsDirect News Daily Update - February 14 (communicationsdirect)
Is That Really What Your Email Meant to Say? (Reuters News Wire)
EarthLink Lands Houston Wi-Fi Network Deal (USTelecom dailyLead)
Embarq Announces New Wired/Wireless Calling (USTelecom dailyLead)
Re: Telephone Area Codes and Prefixes (Shalom Septimus)
Re: Which CLEC Handles Exchange (Mike Sandman)
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:51:55 -0600
From: Jonathan Stempel, Reuters <reuters@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: New York, California More Likely Identity Theft Targets
By Jonathan Stempel
New Yorkers, especially around New York City, and Californians,
especially around Los Angeles, are more likely to be targets of
identity theft, according to a new study.
The study released Wednesday by ID Analytics Inc., a San Diego fraud
security firm, found that New York, California and Nevada have the
highest incidence of attempted identity theft, while Wyoming, Vermont
and Montana have the lowest rates.
Three other Western states ranked in the top 10 in fraud attempts:
Arizona (4), Oregon (7) and Washington (9).
Among states with large populations, Illinois ranked 5th, Michigan
8th, Texas 10th, New Jersey 12th, Florida 14th, Pennsylvania 36th, and
Ohio 46th.
Urban areas had higher fraud rates because larger populations make it
easier for criminals to "operate under the radar," according to
Stephen Coggeshall, chief technology officer at ID Analytics.
"With respect to income," he added, "(fraud) rates are elevated at the
high and low income ranges, and lower in middle income levels. In New
York, for example, that could help explain some rates, and why there
appear to be 'pockets' of fraud."
The study was released two weeks after Javelin Strategy & Research, a
Pleasanton, California firm, said identity theft cost Americans $49.3
billion last year, an 11.5 percent drop that might reflect increased
vigilance.
It said people with incomes above $150,000 were among those most at
risk.
ID Analytics studied incidents from January 2003 to June 2006,
including attempted thefts as well as reported crimes, using data
collected from clients and public sources.
It said 10 percent to 15 percent of fraud attempts involve stolen
identities of actual consumers, while the balance involved criminals
creating identities with real and false data.
According to the study, Manhattan residents with zip codes beginning
with "100" were four times as likely to be targeted. Next were
Brooklyn, New York residents with 112 codes, and Detroit residents
with 482 codes.
The next four zip codes were in the Bronx, Manhattan and Nassau
County, New York, followed by the 948 code in Contra Costa County,
near San Francisco, and Los Angeles' 900 code.
Of the top 50 codes, two-thirds were in New York and California.
Some findings appeared unusual.
The fraud rate in one zip code for Floral Park, New York was 63.3
times the national average, which Coggeshall attributed to an
unexplained surge in 2005.
That rate dwarfed the next highest rate, 12.3 times the national
average, in the zip code for Faulkton, South Dakota -- population 703.
Coggeshall said the data suggested that for consumers, "it's important
to be aware of your general level of identity risk."
Experts urge consumers not to divulge personal data in response to
unsolicited communications. They also recommend consumers notify
financial services providers and file fraud alerts with credit bureaus
if they suspect identity theft.
Copyright 2007 Reuters Limited.
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:54:15 -0600
From: Reuters News Wire <reuters@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Suit Against My Space Dismissed by Texas Court
News Corp.'s MySpace said on Wednesday a federal court dismissed a
negligence lawsuit filed by the family of a teenage girl who was
sexually assaulted by someone she met on the popular Internet social
network.
Judge Sam Sparks of the U.S. District Court for the Western district
of Texas granted MySpace's motion to dismiss the charges of
negligence, fraud and negligent misrepresentation.
The high profile suit was filed last year by the family of the Austin,
Texas girl, who was attacked by a 19-year-old man she met on the Web
site.
The suit and reports of other victims of predators made the popular
service a target of child protection advocates. MySpace users share
information about their lives by posting photos, blogs and videos.
In dismissing the suit, Judge Sparks said that as an "interactive
service," MySpace was protected from materials posted on its site by
the Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996. Sparks explained that
the CDA is aimed at allowing Internet and other interactive services
to continue to develop.
"To ensure that Web site operators and other interactive computer
services would not be crippled by lawsuits arising out of third party
communications, the Act provides interactive computer services with
immunity," Sparks' ruling said.
Sparks noted also that the girl lied about her age, posing as an
18-year-old when she was only 13, and registered for an account.
MySpace's minimum age requirement is 14. The girl's name was not
divulged because of her age.
Adam Loewy, a partner in Austin-based law firm Barry & Loewy LLP, who
represented the family, said they planned to appeal the dismissal of
the negligence charge and to refile charges of fraud and
misrepresentation in a different court "in the very near future."
"We intend to fully prevail in this litigation," Loewy told Reuters in
a phone interview.
MySpace separately faces several other lawsuits filed in state court
in Los Angeles by families of teenage girl victims of predators they
met on the service.
Carl Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond, said the
ruling could be "persuasive" to the remaining suits, which were filed
in state court. But Sparks' decision in federal court would not be
binding.
Family protection groups have criticized MySpace, saying the Rupert
Murdoch-controlled company had failed to provide safeguards such as
age verification rules to protect its large group of teen users.
Copyright 2007 Reuters Limited
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From: communicationsdirect_daily <communicationsdirect_daily@communication.dir>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:50:33 (EST)
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Kazakhtelecom Launches GSM Operator
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Reports indicate that the national fixed-line incumbent has now
launched its first fully owned mobile ...
Copyright Office Releases Critical Telecom Decision
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/130/22728?11228
So you think the FCC is the only federal government agency that
affects telecom technology? Wrong. The Copyright Office, which is
part of the Library of Congress, is a player also. It has
jurisdiction over copy control and access control technology
because of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998,
which makes it illegal ...
FTC Urged to Boost Internet Oversight
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/130/22723?11228
WASHINGTON - Consumer advocates on Tuesday said federal
regulators need to increase oversight of telephone and cable
companies that offer Internet access to ensure they aren't
discriminating against certain providers of video and other Web
content. Gigi B. Sohn, president of Public Knowledge, a
nonprofit group that focuses on ...
FCC Heads For Hill Hot Seat Again
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/130/22718?11228
Washington, D.C., may be snowed in today, but Rep. John Dingell
(D-Mich.), the new chair of the House Energy and Commerce
Committee, promises to supply some heat when he and fellow
panelists host the Federal Communications Commission tomorrow.
The five commissioners were questioned by the Senate two weeks
(TelecomWeb news break, ...
Cisco Converges Defenses
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/150/22715?11228
Cisco Systems Inc. said it has integrated its security products
into a single architecture known as the 'Cisco Secure Wireless
Solution'. Less a new product than a matching up of
existing security features, Cisco will combine its Self-Defending
Network system with the wireless security features already
available in its ...
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Subject: CommunicationsDirect News Daily Update
From: communicationsdirect_daily <communicationsdirect_daily@communication.dir>
Reply-To: communicationsdirect_daily-owner@communicationsdirectnews.com
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:00:30 EST
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MegaFon Targets Corporate Market with New, Regional Fixed-Line Network
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/120/22708?11228
Russia's third-largest mobile operator, MegaFon, has launched new
fixed-line services in the Leningrad region in the north-west of
the country, reports Novecon. MegaFon is providing internet
access services, with a handling capacity of 1 Mbps, to corporate
client Baltika. The last-mile solution will include provision of
a data ...
EU to Liberalise Mobile Frequency Usage
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/130/22705?11228
The European Commission has said that it may allow mobile network
operators to use their current 2G networks to offer 3G
services. The report from Dow Jones cites an unnamed official as
saying that for this to happen the European Union would need to
ask the European Parliament and member country governments to
overturn a 20-year-old ...
Europe Considers A Communications Czar
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/130/22702?11228
European Commission (EC) Telecom Commissioner Viviane Reding has
thrown down the gauntlet to telecom regulators from all 27
nations in the European Union (EU), demanding they come up with a
proposal to increase competition in telecom markets throughout
the region. One possible outcome: A European communications czar
-- one regulator ...
The Web on Wheels
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/150/22700?11228
Slip behind the wheel and experience the Internet's new frontier.
Car, truck and SUV manufacturers are all looking forward to the
day when broadband WiMax service becomes widely available,
allowing all sorts of vehicle gadgets to exchange high-speed data
with Web-based services. Ford, Nissan and Volkswagen are just a
few of ...
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:49:24 -0600
From: Reuters News Wire <reuters@telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Is That Really What Your Email Meant to Say?
Billions of emails are sent around the globe each day but are their
true meanings getting across? Maybe not.
Although emails are quick and easy to send, their lack of facial cues,
body language and emotional feedback mean they can be easily
misinterpreted.
Kristin Byron, of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse
University in New York, believes that many email users could be
sending and getting mixed messages in emails.
"A first step toward improving accuracy in emails is to recognize the
possibility that we are fallible as both email senders and receivers,"
said Byron who is an assistant professor of management at the
university.
"People make the assumption that emails are very clear but that is
just not the case. There are a lot of misunderstandings," she added in
an interview.
One of the main points of confusion is that people forget that
emotions can be communicated in email. While facial expressions can be
easy to read, there aren't the same clear signals in emails.
Misinterpreted emails could be a particular minefield in the workplace
with co-workers perceiving emotional content in the email that may not
be intended.
Emotions can be expressed in emails through punctuation marks and
other techniques but that can confuse the message even more, according
to Byron who will report her findings in the journal Academy of
Management Review.
"The use of exclamation points, asterisks, or capital letters, the
length of the message, even the use of emoticons all can be used or
perceived to communicate emotion. Yet these are ambiguous in email
communication -- and are often discouraged from use in the workplace
-- and therefore may be misinterpreted," she said.
Emoticons are symbols such as smiling faces or characters on keyboards
used in emails to show emotion.
To improve email communication and lower the risk of sending the wrong
signals Byron suggests email users express themselves clearly and
repeat important information they want to convey.
Companies might also consider offering training in the use of emails at
work.
"With the increasing reliance on emails in the workplace, understanding
how to effectively communicate emotions by email is crucial," Byron added.
Copyright 2007 Reuters Limited.
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:06:17 CST
From: USTelecom dailyLead <ustelecom@dailylead.com>
Subject: EarthLink Lands Houston Wi-Fi Network Deal
USTelecom dailyLead
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TODAY'S HEADLINES
NEWS OF THE DAY
* EarthLink lands Houston Wi-Fi network deal
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY WATCH
* Verizon upgrades business continuity services
* Alcatel-Lucent wins WiMAX deal
* AT&T open to more acquisitions
* Vodafone expects rapid mobile growth in India
* Qualcomm expects Nokia licensing battle to continue
* Ericsson inks Vivo deal in Brazil
USTELECOM SPOTLIGHT
* USTelecom's McCormick denounces calls to regulate the Internet
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
* Broadband on pace to reach 480 million customers
* Cisco, Nokia race to link cell phones, corporate VoIP
* Convergence to IPTV changes game
* Ads on cell phones set to break out
REGULATORY & LEGISLATIVE
* Tennessee franchising bills would bring video competition
* FTC holds forum to debate net regulation
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:14:31 CST
From: USTelecom dailyLead <ustelecom@dailylead.com>
Subject: Embarq Announces New Wired/Wireless Calling
USTelecom dailyLead
February 15, 2007
http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/ghuofDtusXmfzPCibuddWazt
TODAY'S HEADLINES
NEWS OF THE DAY
* Embarq announces new wired/wireless calling plan
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY WATCH
* Bell Canada extends PPV movies to mobile
* Covad makes next-generation progress
* SK Telecom, BlueRun will pool knowledge, tap new markets
* Clearwire stock offering includes option for more shares
* Cisco unveils new self-defending wireless system
* Cox launches wireless bundle with Sprint
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
* Wi-Fi, VoIP heading toward convergence
* IBM, Nortel share software to expand IMS, collaborate
* Samsung, ZTE reach deal to develop mobile base stations
* Profiting from wireless media means long-term strategy
* Mobile world sets sights on emerging countries
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From: Shalom Septimus <druggist@pobox.c0m>
Subject: Re: Telephone Area Codes and Prefixes
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:09:36 -0500
On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 19:12:22 -0600, Joe Tibiletti <joetib@cox.net>
wrote:
> As to archives and comments of telephone number configurations, the prefix
> Zenith was used in the 1950's for non dial telephones in Pacific Palisades
> area of LA. Chicago had in the same period a 2L and 6N in some sub-urban
> area numbers in the same period.
Which explains one thing I'd wondered about. In 1959, one Donna
Dameron recorded an answer song to the Big Bopper's "Chantilly Lace",
purporting to be the other side of the conversation; the title was
"BOpper 48 - 6609". Which is 8 digits. I originally figured she was
taking some poetic license, but possibly she was in suburban
Chicago ...
> Not all possible combinations were used in
> all area codes, while several private NXX -- such as KRypton was used in
> Houston, Texas, for the Humble Building, and LT (WITH NO MEANING WAS USED
> UNTIL MODERN TIMES IN NYC.)
My dad had a (212) LT1-xxxx number for years, that went to an
answering service. I asked him what that stood for, and he said it
didn't stand for anything in particular, which offended my 5-year-old
sense of propriety (at the time, our home phone was (212) EVergreen
5-xxxx, so I was familiar with the concept).
> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note:
> When telephone exchanges were name/words, they were often times
> assigned based on geographic considerations. For example, Chicago
> used to have FRAnklin (372), DEArborn (332), STAte (782), WABash (922),
> and others downtown; all names familiar to Chicagoans, as well as
> GRAceland (472) and MIChigan (642) on the north side.
Not to mention PIG (744) for the C.P.D., right Pat? ;-)
I just checked their website, and the main switchboard is now
312-746-6000, but they've got some numbers in 747-xxxx as well, so
they might still have 744.
Shalom
[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Neither 'suburban Chicago' nor anywhere
else in (what is now) 312/630/773/815/847 or otherwise northern Illinois
_ever_ had a total of eight digits for dialing; it was always (since
1923 or so) SEVEN digits, although the seven digits were parsed
differently through the late 1940s: sometimes 3 L and 4 D or sometimes
2 L and 5 D, but always the total was SEVEN, never EIGHT. When the
conversion to 2L-5D occurred, then the first of 5D was almost always
what had previously been the third letter. The first 'expansion' in
codes, as it were, occurred when some of the 2L's took an illogical
first D following them. For example, GRAceland, which became GR-2 in
about 1950 was followed in a year or two by GRaceland-7.
City of Chicago's main centrex now uses 744, 745 and 746. The Chicago
Police Department metamorphises went from 'Ask Operator for Police' in
the 1920's to WABash-4700 in the 1950's along with their emergency
gerry-rigged number POLice-1313 in the same time frame through sharing
the centrex with City of Chicago in the 1960's (with PO-5-1313 as the
emergency number), and PIG-4000 for administrative purposes, and of
late, 746-6000 for administrative purposes and 911 for emergency use
only. PIG-4000 is still the main inbound line for all city departments
except police. This was changed, not out of any increased sensibilities,
but because of telephone traffic considerations. PAT]
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:28:49 -0600
From: Mike Sandman <mike@sandman.com>
Subject: Re: Which CLEC Handles Exchange
Hi Pat,
I noticed a message in the Digest where someone was asking what phone
company a particular exchange belonged to:
> From: Peter <XXpmpmpmXX@mindspring.com>
> Subject: Which CLEC Handles Exchange
> Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:14:39 -0500
> How can I find out which CLEC handles two phone exchanges in the Atlantic
> City, NJ area? Is there a list by area code / exchange somewhere?
> 609-385
> 609-674
> Peter
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