Cisco Government Affairs E-Update

Volume 1, Issue 22

13 July 2001

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This Week@Cisco in Government Affairs

CISCO@WASHINGTON, DC

EDUCATION BILLS TO BE CONSIDERED NEXT WEEK - The House and Senate will meet next week to discuss HR-1 and S-1, their respective bills concerning education improvement, also known as "no child left behind." They will be working to try and meet the President's request for a finalized bill by the August recess.

AEI - BROADBAND ACCESS - COMPETITION, REGULATION AND CONSUMER WELFARE - The American Enterprise Institute this week hosted a forum on broadband with panelists former FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtogott-Roth and AEI scholars James K. Glassman and Thomas W. Hazlett. Furchtgott-Roth called the atmosphere of broadband deployment "fiercely competitive," comparing it to the rough and tumble world of professional football in that "some people will get beaten up real bad." Competition, according to Furchtogott-Roth, is rife in the broadband industry, an industry that he asserts has no substantial barriers to entry. Mr. Furchtgott-Roth blames the flawed theme in Washington that "the government needs to do something about Broadband" and argues that such cries are merely overreaction by a government filled with wanna-be heroes.

http://www.aei.org/inv010712.htm

Furchtgott-Roth's comments: http://www.aei.org/sp/sphfr010712.htm

BUSH PLAN MAY BOOST E-GOVERNMENT EFFORTS - http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/0709/web-memo-07-12-01.asp

E-GOVERNMENT EFFORTS COULD ACCOUNT FOR 40 OF ALL FEDERAL CAPITAL INVESTMENTS BY 2004 - http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0701/071201j1.htm

GAO REPORT - TELECOMMUTING: OVERVIEW OF POTENTIAL BARRIERS FACING EMPLOYERS. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?gao-01-926 (Adobe Reader Required)

FCC APPROVES RULES DESIGNED TO GIVE NEW ENTRANTS ACCESS TO INCUMBENT LOCAL PHONE COMPANIES' NETWORKS - http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/2001/nrcc0125.html

PRESIDENT BUSH'S POINT MAN ON E-GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR SIMPLER SYSTEMS - http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0701/071301j1.htm

KEVIN MARTIN SWORN IN AS FCC COMMISSIONER - http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/News_Releases/2001/nrmc0111.html

HP'S PHIL BOND NOMINATED FOR UNDERSECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR TECHNOLOGY -

http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/06jul01a.htm

STUDY FINDS NATIONAL VOTING DISPARITY - Higher Error Rate Found in Low-Income, Minority Areas; Upgraded Machines Would Help, Review Says - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33673-2001Jul8.html

NEW WEB EDUCATION BILL TO BE CONSIDERED - http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/167739.html

EDUCATION LAUNCHES E-SIGNATURE APP FOR BORROWERS -

http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/4583-1.html

ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT: Hearing before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, DAVID L. MCCLURE, DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT ISSUES, GAO -

http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?gao-01-959T (Adobe Reader Required)

SEAN O’KEEFE – DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OMB - http://www.senate.gov/~gov_affairs/071101_okeefe.htm

ALDONA VALICENTI – NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE CIOs - http://www.senate.gov/~gov_affairs/071101_valecenti.htm

PATRICIA MCGINNIS – COUNCIL FOR EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENT - http://www.senate.gov/~gov_affairs/071101_McGinnis.htm

ANNE ALTMAN – IBM - http://www.senate.gov/~gov_affairs/071101_altman.htm

SENATOR BURNS (R-MT) TESTIFIES IN FAVOR OF E-GOVERNMENT - http://burns.senate.gov/p010711c.htm

FCC CHAIRMAN POWELL MEETS WITH CLEC CEOs - http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Powell/Statements/2001/stmkp129.html

MARKLE FOUNDATION ADVOCATES INTERNET REGULATION - (From the Introduction) The Internet has become an increasingly significant part of the lives of Americans. It is giving people unprecedented direct access to information, building new communities of interest, increasing economic productivity, promoting economic and social development in remote areas, and enhancing global understanding. Because the influence of the Internet is broad, the policy choices that affect its growth and operations are increasingly important to us all. The emerging debates center on issues such as privacy and data protection, intellectual property rights, competition, protection of children, taxation, and cybercrime, as well as less discussed matters like domain names and open source code. These debates are challenging business to consider self-regulation and government to consider its role in developing uses and protecting users of the Internet. Just as important are the choices being made about the architecture of the Internet and how the design of the code itself can affect policy choices.

Full Report - 108 pages - http://www.markle.org/news/InternetAccountability.pdf

(Adobe Reader Required)

Press Release - http://www.markle.org/news/_news_pressrelease_071001.stm

HOUSE BILL CONCEDES ON IT CZAR - http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/0709/web-turner-07-13-01.asp

GOP WEB SITE KEEPS MEMBERS FULLY BRIEFED - "Committee Central," (www.gop.gov/committeecentral) a new section of GOP.gov offers the public and its Republican members bill summaries, issue briefings and sample op-eds. The site also allows party activists and lobbyists a space to express their thoughts on legislation. http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34040-2001Jul8.html

CISCO@INTERNATIONAL

BOSTROM ON E-GOVERNMENT - Sue Bostrom, SVP of the Internet Business Solutions Group at Cisco Systems, presented to the Women in International Trade group this week at Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto. The presentation, on Architecting the Internet Organization, illustrated how utilizing the vast opportunities of the Internet can transform business processes. Focusing on e-Government as a case study, Bostrom demonstrated how technology can lead to improved effectiveness and productivity, more appropriate allocation of people and other resources to improve customer and citizen satisfaction, and innovation of new services for consumers, citizens, and employees.

Watch and listen to Sue talking on E-Government.

INTERNATIONAL BROADBAND MARKET TO FARE BETTER THAN U.S.

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010708/tc/telecoms_broadband_international_dc_1.html

KOREA PLANS FOR BROADBAND EVERYWHERE BY 2005 - http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/167864.html

BROADBAND IN CHINA - Investors are gravitating to China as the broadband market in

the country develops. http://www.capitalstrategy.com.cn/broadband.htm

BROADBAND ACCESS - Broadband has yet to make an impact in Europe. Analyst Nevin Cohen suggests that when high-speed access catches on, Europeans will prefer a different means of access than their US counterparts. http://www.emarketer.com/analysis/eeurope/20010711_europe.html?ref=glw

BRAZILIAN INTERNET USE PROFILE - http://www.yankeegroup.com/webfolder/yg21a.nsf/press/34C6D0579B649C8E85256A80006986E8?OpenDocument

FRENCH BROADBAND BACKBONE - French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin announced a $1.5 billion project Monday to make high-speed Internet access available throughout France within five years. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-France-Internet.html

CLINTON PRESSES FOR WIDER INTERNET IN ARGENTINA - http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/40927p-645560c.html

YOUNG AND ONLINE IN CANADA - Young people rule the 'net in Canada -- as of March 2001, 99% say they have used the internet to some extent. http://www.emarketer.com/estatnews/estats/eglobal/20010703_canada_youth.html?ref=wn

LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF BRITISH POPULATION IS ONLINE - Currently 36% of the British population is online -- representing roughly 16 million people. Of those people, 94% make 'net connections from PCs.

http://www.emarketer.com/estatnews/estats/eglobal/20010705_which.html?ref=dew

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: ONLINE GENDER SPLIT EVENS UP IN ASIA -

The number of women using the Internet in the Asia-Pacific region has increased by an average of 36 percent since January. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356940&rel=true

ASSOCIATED PRESS: TAIWAN NET AUDIENCE REACHES 8 MILLION -

Eight million Taiwanese, or almost a third of the country's population, now use the Internet, according to a report on Ninemsn. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356929&rel=true

CISCO@US STATES

U.S. BROADBAND SUBSCRIBER BASE TO EXCEED 84 MILLION BY 2005 - http://www.instat.com/rh/bbw/mb0104mi.htm?sourceid=00384768753653345384

SIZING UP THE US BROADBAND AUDIENCE - By 2004, one-half of the US population should be making high-speed internet connections, according to Senior Analyst Ben Macklin. http://www.emarketer.com/analysis/broadband/20010710_bband.html?ref=atw

TECH IN THE CITY - Two of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. economy -- technology

and business services -- are almost entirely located within metro areas, according to a report released this week by the U.S. Conference of Mayors. http://usmayors.org/citiesdrivetheeconomy/index3.html

MISSOURI WORKS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY - The Missouri legislature has passed legislation that would restrict the Authority of local governments to regulate telecom companies' use of public rights-of-way, according to Nation's Cities Weekly. The bill is headed to Democratic Gov. Bob Holden for approval. The measure would prohibit local governments from requiring telecom

companies to obtain a franchise to use rights-of-way, but it would not apply to franchise agreements that were in effect by May 1.

WASHINGTON GETS GOOD TECH GRADES - Washington state received high marks in a recent Washington Technology Center survey. http://www.watechcenter.org/

ARKANSAS USES INTERNET TO AUCTION OFF SURPLUSES - http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/40671p-643532c.html

RHODE ISLAND PLANS PORTAL - http://www.civic.com/civic/articles/2001/0709/web-rhode-07-11-01.asp

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS HIGH TECH COMMUNITY –

Issue of the week: Broadband Deployment - It is estimated that 2.5 BILLION hours were wasted with people accessing the Internet via dial-up. Broadband access, or always-on, high-speed internet, allows productivity increases, standard of living increases and new applications that haven't even been thought of. Broadband can be delivered via satellite, wireline, wireless, cable, fibre and technologies are being tested for access through electical wires. Broadband is the future of the internet and the future of communications. What are some examples of the ways broadband has added to your productivity?

Add your thoughts at Cisco’s High Tech Community - http://forums.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Community/HtCom?page=main.

FACTS AND STATS OF THE WEEK:

WORKING HARD, OR HARDLY WORKING? - the latest Nielsen//NetRatings 'net usage report for the month of June 2001 finds that web usage at work in the US grew by 23% over the past year. At-work users went online for an average 43 sessions per month in June 2001 -- up from 39 sessions per month in June 2000. Nielsen also reports that at-work users visited 35 unique websites in June 2001 compared to the 28 they visited in June 2000.

B2B 2 GROW - eMarketplaces or B2B e-commerce should grow 98% in 2 years according to a May 2001 survey conducted by the Adams Group and Line56. This survey of CEOs, CIOs, CFOs and other senior-level managers of mid-to large-sized companies also showed that outside of the e-business and technology sectors, expectations are even higher with estimates of a 120% growth in the next 24 months.

INTERNET POPULATION EXPLOSION IN INDIA - According to IDC India, the internet population in India will grow by more than eight times to 37.5 million by the end of 2005. There were 4.47 million unique internet users in 2000. The home and small business markets are expected to flourish in the next few years. Internet use from home is expected to grow by a

computed annual growth rate of 87% and the small business base will grow by 72% from 2000 to 2005.

For more Facts and Stats on the New Economy, visit our Facts and Stats page. Also, see our special State of the Internet report on this page.

For daily, topical Facts and Stats visit our Hot In Tech page.

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