Laserfiche WebLink
<br />TELECOM IN THE NEWS <br /> <br />AT&T Establishes Grassroots E-mail Letter <br />Writing Campaign <br /> <br />AT & T, in an effort to promote Project <br />Lightspeed, the teleco's broadband Internet and <br />TV endeavor, has organized a grassroots e-mail <br />letter writing campaign to public officials. <br /> <br />To read the article, visit www.nwherald.com <br />and search for "Residents E-mail Officials <br />About Cable Competition." <br /> <br />Will AT&T Scale Back Project lightspeed? <br /> <br />Analysts in the telecommunications industry <br />are predicting that AT&T may have to scale back <br />its Project Lightspeed project. Its current Video <br />Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) model only allots <br />for six megabytes per second of broadband to the <br />home (25 megabytes of data to the home overall), <br />which is a concern for AT&T. <br /> <br />To read more, visit www.dslreDOrts.com and <br />search for "AT&T Realizing 25Mbps Not <br />Enough." <br /> <br />Additional background information on this topic <br />can be found at www.arstechnica.com/news.ars. <br />Search for "AT&T to Slow Down Fiber Rollout?" <br /> <br />GOP Turns Back COPE Network Neutrality <br />Amendment <br /> <br />On Wednesday, April 26, House Commerce <br />Committee Republicans, along with four Demo- <br />crats, voted 34-22 to defeat an amendment to the <br />Communications Opportunity, Promotion and <br />Efficiency Act of 2006 (COPE Act) that would have <br />prohibited broadband providers from charging <br />content and service providers different rates <br />based on bandwidth consumption. <br /> <br />To read more on this issue, visit <br />www.internetnews.com and search for "GOP <br />Gets Its Way on Net Neutrality." <br /> <br />MoveOn.org Campaigns for Network <br /> <br />Neutrality <br /> <br />MoveOn.org, a grassroots civic advocacy <br />organization, has begun work campaigning <br />against Internet providers such as AT&T and <br />Verizon that are seeking passage of a bill that <br />would gut "Network Neutrality" on the Internet. <br /> <br />Network Neutrality is the safeguard that pre- <br />vents Internet providers from choosing which <br />websites open most easily for you based on which <br />site pays that provider more. <br /> <br />For more information, visit <br />www.civic.moveon.oralsave the internet/. <br /> <br />......................... <br /> <br />SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT <br />COMMITIEE REVISES LEGISLATIVE <br />RESEARCH GUIDE <br /> <br />The Senate Local Government Committee has <br />revised Quick List - a guide that provides help in <br />researching statutes. <br /> <br />Created by the Senate Local Government Com- <br />mittee, this annotated glossary of local-govern- <br />ment statutes includes 60 key state laws, statu- <br />tory citations, and handy references. Plus, the <br />guide includes step-by-step directions for retriev- <br />ing public documents and a list of helpful <br />websites. <br /> <br />Quick List can be found under "Links of Inter- <br />est to Cities" on the League website at <br />www.cacities.orÇl. For more information and <br />ordering, contact the Senate Publications and <br />Flags Office at (916) 651-1538. <br /> <br />Our Mission <br /> <br />Restore and protect local control for cities <br />through education and advocacy to <br />enhance the quality of life for all Californians. <br /> <br />PAGE 2 . PRIORITY FOCUS <br />April 28, 2006 - Issue #17 <br /> <br />Visit the League's OffIcial Website--www.cacities.org <br />