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DSL and The U.S. Goverment

RIAA vs. the Internet (again)

The telco army of lawyers and lobbyists needs to be unleashed immediately, this time to make sure consumers aren't gouged, countering the record companies.

If you're near D.C. on August 15th, you can have dinner with Ed Felten, Princeton Prof, security expert, and key Microsoft witness—and support the EFF at the same time. See PSA below:

** August 15th Electronic Frontier Foundation dinner with Ed Felton, after he presents at the USENIX Security Conference the paper the RIAA does not want you to read. Some of the most interesting people in the industry should be there. If you can afford the $250 contribution, email katie@eff.org for details (public service announcement)

Rodey: DSL Forum can be key educator
Session planned to brief US gov
The DSL Forum has earned a strong reputation as a non-partisan representative of the industry, making them a natural source for an in-depth presentation to the Federal Communications Commission this week.

Chairman Bill Rodey told us they would be happy to present similar information-rich programs for any other government agency/regulator. Officials interested should contact DSL Forum Marketing Director, Laurie Gonzalez, for more information. The Forum is also working on plans to get timely, accurate information out to the press.

Lots of hard work went into the Loop Management and DSL Anywhere white papers now up on the Forum site. The former addresses the issues of cost and reliability so crucial to solve; the later makes it clear that DSL can be economically delivered to 90 percent plus, which Korea and Germany will soon achieve.

Copyright 2001 Dave Burstein.
The DSL Prime Newsletter is reprinted with permission.

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