Cisco Government Affairs E-Update

Volume 1, Issue 23

20 July 2001

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This Week@Cisco in Government Affairs

CISCO@INTERNATIONAL

FORMER U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE, AMBASSADOR CHARLENE BARSHEFSKY visited Cisco this week and met with members of TechNet and the high-tech industry. She talked about the trade issues that are facing high-tech as well as discussed her views on what the Olympics mean for China and trade, the FTAA and the WTO among other topics. Ambassador Barshefsky was chief trade negotiator and principal trade policy maker for the United States from 1996 to 2001.

SOUTH KOREA: THE LAND OF BROADBAND - By 2005, 84% of South Korean households will be able to access the internet using ultra high-speed -- 20 megabits per second (Mbps) -- broadband connections. The local government has agreed to carry out a proposal by the Ministry of Information and Communication, which is set to wire 13.5 million households with 20 Mbps internet service. The undertaking for this project will cost a total of 20 trillion won ($15.28 billion), including 17 trillion won ($12.99 billion) from the private sector. Also included in the plan; wireless access will improve to 2 Mbps by the end of 2005.

NEW GUIDELINES FOR AVAILABLE NETWORK CAPACITY - In February 2001, Oftel forced BT to offer rival ISPs an unmetered wholesale connection as of 26 February However, with that decision likely to lead to growth in internet traffic on BT's network, Oftel s independent technical experts advised that capacity may not be sufficient to meet the demand for the new wholesale product ST FRIACO (Single Tandem Flat Rate Internet Access Call Origination). In response, the guidelines, published in a report this week, set out how available capacity should be assessed. Where there is a capacity shortage, the guidelines set out how the network capacity issues are to be handled.

The full report is available at www.oftel.gov.uk/publications/internet/fria0701.htm

WORLD LEADERS TAKE FRESH LOOK AT DIGITAL DIVIDE - http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010717/wr/column_pluggedin_dc_2.html

ACCENTURE, OTHERS TARGET TECHNOLOGY IN EFFORT TO ASSIST DEVELOPING NATIONS - (paid subscription required) http://interactive.wsj.com/articles/SB995232751547292591.htm

FCC CHAIRMAN MICHAEL K. POWELL REMARKS AT THE TENTH AFRICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE - http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Powell/2001/spmkp108.html

ASIA CLOSES THE GENDER GAP - While men continue to dominate the internet in Europe and

Latin America, Asia's gender equality is starting to catch up with the US and Canada.

http://www.emarketer.com/analysis/easia/20010717_asia.html?ref=glw

RUSSIAN INTERNET USE IS LOW, BUT GREAT POTENTIAL IS PUSHING EXPANSION - http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/16/technology/ebusiness/16RUNE.html (free registration required)

THE INTERNET IS TRANSFORMING IRAN - http://www.rferl.org/welcome/english/releases/2001/07/44-160701.html

CHINA SHUTS DOWN INTERNET CAFES OVER CONCERN FOR INFLUENCE ON TEENAGERS - http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1448000/1448423.stm

INTERNET DRAWING FEWER NEW USERS IN CHINA - http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/44319p-688261c.html

REPORT: INTERNET NOT A THREAT TO REPRESSIVE STATES - http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010717/wr/tech_internet_control_dc_1.html

ENERGY CRUNCH IS SIPHONING OFF INTERNET USAGE IN BRAZIL - http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27960,00.html

IDC RESEARCH: BROADBAND TO BOOM IN AUSTRALIA - The number of broadband users in Australia is forecast to reach nearly 4.5 million by 2005, up from the current figure of 430,000.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356960&rel=true

CISCO@WASHINGTON, DC

BROADBAND COULD ADD $500 BILLION TO ECONOMY - http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27966,00.html

Study: http://www.criterioneconomics.com/documents/Crandall_Jackson_500_Billion_Opportunity_July_2001.pdf (Adobe Reader Required) (Study was funded by Verizon.)

FRESH LOOK AT OPEN ACCESS BY CONGRESS - Recent company actions and the decision of a Virginia court make legislation to require providers of high-speed Internet access to open their networks "even more necessary now than it was in the last Congress," according to the author of an open-access bill in the 106th Congress. Virginia Democrat Rick Boucher, a co-chairman of the Congressional Internet Caucus, said he is "moving rapidly toward reintroduction" of a measure that was numbered H.R. 1686. (TechDaily)

HOUSE VERSION OF E-GOVERNMENT BILL INTRODUCED - http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0701/071601t1.htm

FCC ADOPTS ANNUAL REPORT ON STATE OF COMPETITON IN THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY - http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/News_Releases/2001/nrwl0117.html

FCC CHAIRMAN MICHAEL K. POWELL REMARKS AT THE TENTH AFRICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE - http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Powell/2001/spmkp108.html

INTERNET2 PUTS BROADBAND TO THE TEST - http://www.internetweek.com/indepth01/indepth071801.htm

U.S. CIO COUNCIL PLANS MENTORING PROGRAM - http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/0716/web-mentor-07-16-01.asp

TIME ONLINE/PEW INTERNET STUDY - Why some people use the Internet more than before and why some use it less. http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=37

DINGELL-TAUZIN DEBATE LAUNCHES TELECOM HUB INTERNET TV CHANNEL - http://www.washtech.com/news/telecom/11237-1.html

NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION (NCTA) RELEASES WHITE PAPER ON CABLE TELEPHONY -

Press release: http://www.ncta.com/press/press.cfm?PRid=160&showArticles=ok

White Paper: http://www.ncta.com/pdf_files/Telephony_ReportComplete.PDF (Adobe Reader required)

NCTA HEAD SAYS TELECOM SUCCESSFUL FOR BROADBAND BUILDOUT -

Press release - http://www.ncta.com/press/press.cfm?PRid=159&showArticles=ok

Text of speech - http://www.ncta.com/pdf_files/RJS_NARUC_701x.PDF (Adobe Reader required)

BROADBAND BILL SUPPORTERS PUSH FOR VOTE - http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27994,00.html

FCC INTERNATIONAL BUREAU AUTHORIZES NEW MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICE SYSTEMS IN THE 2 GHz BAND - http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/News_Releases/2001/nrin0109.html

FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN Chairman Alan Greenspan appeared before the House Financial Services Committee this week to present the Federal Reserve's semiannual report on monetary policy. He provided an assessment of the current economic situation, with particular attention to the technology sector. See, prepared testimony: http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/hh/2001/july/testimony.htm

COMPAQ IN TALKS WITH EPA TO PUT E-GOVERNMENT PLAN ONLINE - http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010720/tc/online_environmental_1.html

CISCO@US STATES

ONLINE JURY DUTY SIGN UP WINS TOP E-GOVERNMENT PRIZE FROM COUNCIL FOR EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENT -

http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0701/072001m1.htm

STATES E-PROCUREMENT GOALS MAY BE UNREALISTIC - http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/167997.html

STUDY ADVISES VOTING SYSTEM UPGRADE - http://www.dallasnews.com/politics/420122_nuvoting_17nat.html

CA. STATE COURTS UNVEIL ONLINE SELF-HELP LEGAL CENTER - Citing an increasing number of people coming to court without lawyers, the Judicial Council of California on Wednesday opened a free online legal help site.

http://www.sacbee.com/news/beelive/show_story.cgi?courts

CITY, STATE WIN TECH AWARDS - The Los Angeles Information Technology Agency and the New Jersey Department of Human Services were among winners of Digital Government Awards presented by the Accenture consulting firm and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Los Angeles agency was honored for the city's recently redesigned Web portal, www.lacity.org. The New Jersey agency won for its One Ease E-Link site, www.oel.state.nj.us, which provides a collaborative environment for state, county, private and nonprofit service providers.

WOMEN LOSE GROUND IN SCIENCE, TECH JOBS, REPORT SAYS - http://digitalmass.boston.com/news/globe_story.html?uri=/dailyglobe2/199/business/Women_lose_ground_in_science_tech_jobs_report_says-.shtml

NIELSEN NETRATINGS: STEADY RISE IN AT-WORK USE IN US - US office workers are using the Internet more often, and for longer. http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356972&rel=true

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.

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