Cisco Government Affairs E-Update

Volume 1, Issue 39

16 November 2001

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This Week@WASHINGTON, DC

GAO RELEASES REPORT ON INTERNET BACKBONE MARKET - The GAO released a report [PDF] titled "Characteristics and Competitiveness of the Internet Backbone Market". The report summarizes the physical structure of interconnection, and the two types of financial arrangements for interconnection among backbone providers -- peering and transit. The report also states that "No publicly available data exist to allow a precise economic evaluation of the competitiveness of the Internet backbone market." It does relate, however, that industry participants view the backbone market as competitive, and more competitive now that a few years ago. The report further recommends that "the FCC periodically evaluate whether existing data collection efforts are providing needed information on the Internet backbone market and, if deemed appropriate, exercise its authority to establish a more formal data collection program." The report also states that the "Future evolution of this market is likely to be largely affected by two types of emerging services. First, demand is likely to increase for time sensitive applications, such as Internet voice service. Second, it is expected that more 'broadband' -- bandwidth intensive -- content, such as video, will flow over the Internet in the coming years." (TechLawJournal.com) http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-02-16 (Adobe File)

HOUSE LIKELY TO VOTE ON TAUZIN-DINGELL BILL - In a victory for the regional Bell telephone companies, the House is expected to vote on broadband Internet legislation in the weeks after the Thanksgiving recess, reports CongressDaily. Several important House opponents of the bill conceded on Thursday that a bill would be on the House floor by year's end. Still, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman W.J. (Billy) Tauzin, the bill's chief sponsor, was not ready to claim victory. "We have not heard anything official yet, but all the subtle signs point to a floor debate early next month," predicted a Tauzin spokesman. "We are ready to go, and we have the votes to pass the bill." (National Journal’s CongressDaily)

EXECS LAUNCH OFFENSIVE AGAINST BABY BELL DEREGULATION - A coalition of executives from more than 100 telecommunications and technology companies will converge on Capitol Hill Wednesday, in an effort convince lawmakers that a vote in favor of a pending broadband deregulation bill is a vote to slash jobs in the telecom industry. Executives from KMC Telecom, eSpire, and the Association for Local Telecommunications Services (ALTS) – a lobbying group of small to mid-sized telcos including AT&T Corp. – will rally against passage of H.R. 1542, “The Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act.” That bill, nicknamed the "Tauzin-Dingell bill" after the two House Commerce Committee leaders who introduced it - would relax certain provisions in the 1996 Telecommunications Act to allow Baby Bell local phone companies like Verizon and BellSouth to offer long-distance data services before being required to open their own markets to competition. Currently, baby Bell companies may not offer high-speed digital subscriber line (DSL) services in a state without prior approval from state and federal authorities. The groups plan to release a letter on Wednesday signed by more than 100 information technology and telecom executives opposed to the bill, arguing that the Tauzin-Dingell bill would remove important consumer protections in federal law and cost thousands of jobs within the telecom industry. Reps. Tom Davis, R-Va., John Conyers, D-Mich., Chris Cannon, R-Utah., and Bill Luther, D-Minn., also will be on hand to show their opposition to the measure. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/172122.html

Letter: http://www3.sprint.com/PR/PressKits/Attachments/48_272.pdf (Adobe file)

NTIA SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON BROADBAND ISSUES - The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a copy of a notice to be published in the Federal Register requesting comments on deployment of broadband networks and advanced telecommunications services. The NTIA, which is a part of the Department of Commerce, is one federal agency involved in developing U.S. telecommunications and Internet policies. The notice propounds several dozen questions, including: "What should be the primary policy considerations in formulating broadband policy for the country? ... How should broadband services be defined? ... What is the current status of (1) supply and (2) demand of broadband services in the United States?, and Do the interconnection, unbundling, and resale requirements of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 reduce incumbent local exchange carriers' (ILECs') incentives to invest in broadband facilities and services?" Comments will be due within 30 of publication in the Federal Register, which has not yet happened. (TechLawJournal.com) http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/broadband/frnotice_111401.htm

SENATOR CLINTON LAUDS HIGH-SPEED INTERNET TAX CREDIT IN STIMULUS PACKAGE AS BOOST TO UPSTATE NEW YORK COMMUNITIES - Says Broadband Bill Would Help Put Internet Within Reach for Upstate Businesses and Families - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton praised inclusion of a provision in the Senate economic stimulus package that would help expand broadband access to rural and underserved communities through the creation of a tax credit for qualifying businesses and residents. The legislation achieves the same purpose as a measure introduced by Senator Clinton earlier this year to boost economic development in upstate New York.

The proposal, introduced by Senator John Rockefeller (WV) and cosponsored by Senator Clinton, provides a 10 percent tax credit for investments in "current generation" broadband service (download speeds of at least 1.5 billion bits per second) and a 20 percent tax credit for "next generation" broadband service (download speeds of at least 22 million bits per second). http://clinton.senate.gov/~clinton/news/2001/11/2001B09C59.html

SENATE AIDE ADELSTEIN NOMINATED FOR FCC POST - Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., has nominated his aide Jonathan Adelstein to fill the vacant Democratic commissioner's seat on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Adelstein, who has been with Daschle since 1995, joins Robert Rowe, a member of the Montana Public Service Commission, on short-list of nominees to replace ex-FCC Commissioner Gloria Tristani. http://www.washtech.com/news/telecom/13730-1.html

SENATE PASSES TWO YEAR INTERNT TAX BAN - The U.S. Senate today approved a two-year extension of the moratorium on new Internet-specific taxes, and rejected an amendment that could have led to the state taxation of sales over the Internet. By a vote of 57 to 43, the Senate voted to table an amendment offered by Sens. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., that would have required Congress to either grant or deny states the right to tax Internet sales, provided at least 20 states sufficiently simplify their disparate tax systems. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/172220.html

FCC FORMS TELECOM SECURITY POLICY COUNCIL - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today formed an executive council responsible for coordinating the commission's response to a

potential terrorist attack on the nation's telecommunications network. According to information released by the FCC today, the new Homeland Security Policy Council, which will be run by senior staff from each of the FCC's seven major bureaus, will "assist the commission in evaluating and

strengthening measures for protecting U.S. communications services." http://www.washtech.com/news/regulation/13697-1.html

INS TO BE DIVIDED INTO TWO BUREAUS ONE TO OFFER SERVICES; ONE TO ENFORCE LAWS - The much-maligned Immigration and Naturalization Service will undergo a restructuring that officials say will clearly define its dual missions of making new immigrants feel welcome and apprehending immigrants who violate the law. ''America is a nation of immigrants,'' Attorney General John Aschroft said Wednesday in announcing the plan. ''But we cannot and will not allow those who come to our country with evil intent . . . to be here.'' Under the plan, the agency will remain under one commissioner but be split into two bureaus: immigration services and immigration enforcement. There will be separate chains of command. http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20011115/3626853s.htm

FED’S E-GOV MANAGEMENT CHIEF HEADED TO NASA, WHITE HOUSE SAYS - President Bush will nominate his point man on federal management issues as the new administrator of NASA, the White House announced this week. Sean O’Keefe, deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, will be nominated to replace NASA chief Daniel Goldin, the White House said. The position requires Senate confirmation. O’Keefe would bring a wealth of management experience to the space agency, which went through nearly 10 years of budget cuts and downsizing during the 1990s. Besides his work at OMB, O’Keefe served as Navy Secretary and Comptroller of the Defense Department in the administration of President George H.W. Bush, where he developed close ties to Vice President Dick Cheney. But O’Keefe’s move to NASA would also deprive OMB of its lead figure on management at a time when the office is pushing President Bush’s management agenda in agencies and on Capitol Hill. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1101/111401p1.htm

INTERVIEW WITH CYBERSECURITY CHIEF RICHARD CLARK - http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2824322,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp02

SEN. FEINSTEIN PROPOSES BIOMETRICS CLEARINGHOUSE - California Democrat Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Technology, Terrorism and Government Information Subcommittee, said she would work to create a clearinghouse of information on biometrics standards to be used in bolstering the security of the nation's computer networks and other critical infrastructure. At a hearing, she noted that more than 140 biometrics companies are fiercely competing to have the government use their technology for security, but she said there is no clear way for the government or the private sector to identify which technology works best. "The industry is fragmented, doesn't have a standard and doesn't work well together," Feinstein said. "If the government doesn't get involved to develop a standard ... I'm afraid there will only be a piecemeal adoption of biometrics technology." (National Journal’s Tech Daily)

DAVIS PLANS TO HOLD HEARINGS ON GOVNET PROJECT - A House subcommittee chairman announced plans to hold an oversight hearing on the Bush administration's proposed government-only Internet called Govnet. Virginia Republican Tom Davis, chairman of the Government Reform Technology and Procurement Policy Subcommittee, said he plans to hold the hearing in late January or early February. Davis told attendees at a breakfast discussion on government procurement of information technology that he is working closely with government officials analyzing private-sector proposals for Govnet. "I am going to work with ... the National Security Council to ensure that the government develops a sound business plan with realistic goals for such a large and complex acquisition," Davis said, according to his press secretary, David Marin. During the breakfast, Davis also noted that the government spent $45 billion on IT purchases the past fiscal year. (National Journal’s Tech Daily)

GAO REPORT - Information Technology: State Department-Led Overseas Modernization Program Faces Management Challenges. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-02-41 (Adobe file)

This Week@INTERNATIONAL

WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE APPROVES CHINA'S ACCESSION - The WTO's Ministerial Conference approved today (10 November) by consensus the text of the agreement for China's entry into the WTO. China will become legally a member 30 days after the WTO receives notification of the ratification of the agreement by China's Parliament. The documents adopted today by the Conference are the report of the Working Party for the Accession of China, the protocol of accession, which includes the terms of membership, and the schedule of China’s commitments on market access for goods and services. “This is an historic moment for the WTO, for China and for international economic cooperation”, said WTO’s Director-General, Mike Moore, commenting on the approval of China’s accession. http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres01_e/pr252_e.htm

FRENCH PRIME MINISTER JOSPIN SPEECH ON TECHNOLOGY FUTURE – Highlights of speech include: Budget of 150 M Euros for start-ups and venture capital fundings, the IT sector represents 6% of France's GDP, Internet access for everybody is a key priority of the French Government, the cost of internet access must not be a barrier, budget of 1.5 BFF in direct investments + 10 BFF in 10-year loans for broadband networks in the regions. The objective is Broadband access in the whole country by 2005. Full speech: http://www.internet.gouv.fr/francais/textesref/jospin141101.htm (en francais)

IRAN TO OPEN TELECOM MARKET - Iran is planning to open its telecommunications sector to foreign operators in order to meet soaring public demand for telephone lines and internet access. The government is preparing legal changes to pave the way for foreign firms to enter the market, telecommunications minister Ahmad Motamedi told the Reuters news agency. "We are now taking our first steps towards privatisation and establishing regulatory policy which would allow the entry of the private sector," he said. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1654000/1654747.stm

EUROPEAN UNION SET TO VOTE ON DATA LAW - European Union lawmakers are expected to ignore a request by the Bush administration to revise a data-protection law they are drafting to allow the authorities greater access to information about telephone calls and Internet messages. Last month, President Bush sent a list of 47 measures he wanted Europe to take to assist in the war on terrorism. His requests came in response to an offer of help from the acting president of the European Union, Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt of Belgium, and Romano Prodi, the president of the European Commission, the union's executive branch, during a visit to the White House soon after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/13/technology/13NET.html (Free subscription required)

EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION SUPERVISOR: The European Commission has published a Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament, of the Council and of the Commission on the regulations and general conditions for the performance of the duties of the European Data Protection Supervisor

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/dat/2001/ce304/ce30420011030en01780178.pdf (Adobe file)

AFRICA GOING MOBILE - More people will be using mobile phones than the fixed-line alternative in Africa by the end of 2001. Third generation mobile services, however, are unlikely to be available soon and internet use will remain miniscule. The number of mobile phone users in Africa will soar to 28 million by the end of this year, from just two million in 1998, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). This compares to 22 million fixed-line users. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1651000/1651950.stm

MALAYSIA’S TELECOM SECTOR TO CONSOLIDATE - Malaysia's five main telecoms operators look set to merge into three under pressure from the government to collaborate on costly third-generation (3G) mobile technology, analysts say. The government decided last week it will hold a ``beauty parade'' to allocate 3G spectrum to just three firms, in a clear message that the two weakest operators should find partners and work together on extending the reach of their networks. State-controlled Telekom, dominant in the fixed-line arena but short on cellular customers, is expected to clinch a strategic stake in debt-laden Technology Resources Industries -- the country's second biggest mobile firm, with nearly two million users. Top cellular firm Maxis Communications is expected to buy into Time dotCom, the player with the smallest market share, though it owns a 3,231 miles fiber optic network. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011113/tc/telecoms_malaysia_consolidation_dc_1.html

WIRELESS INDUSTRY SHOULD NOT HYPE 3G LAUNCH - The wireless industry should not hype the launch of fast third-generation (3G) mobile phones and services in Europe as it is unlikely they will be ready next year, wireless analysts said on Thursday. Manufacturers and telecoms operators are promising the availability of 3G phones in Europe by next October that will enable consumers to easily and quickly send and receive e-mails and digital images as well as download quality music. ``We don't see 3G up and running by the end of next year in Europe. We're forecasting shipments in the first quarter of 2003,'' said senior analyst Philip Taylor at the Yankee Group, a Boston-based technology research group. ``It would be healthier for operators and manufacturers to commit themselves to a more realistic timetable.'' http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011115/tc/tech_mobiles_3g_dc_1.html

IRISH SURFERS PLAN PROTEST OVER POOR INTERNET ACCESS: Faced with an ongoing lack of unmetered and broadband Internet access, Irish Internet users say they will stage a "blackout" day of protest this week. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/172192.html

LONDON: BROADBAND, 3G, HOME VIDEO PUSHING NET USAGE SKY HIGH - Third-generation mobiles, increased broadband availability and the takeup of video-on-demand services could push Internet traffic in Western Europe through the roof in the next two years.

http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/172194.html

FRANCE LAUNCHES E-GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE: In an attempt to streamline France’s civil service, the country has launched an e-government initiative that will provide every French citizen with their own personal internet portal, which they in turn can use to do things such as child registration for state schools and paying taxes online, reports the BBC.

http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=6677

NORWAY LEADS THE WAY WITH E-GOVERNMENT: Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) conducted a survey in July and September 2001 on the use of online government services in 27 countries. Norway has the highest level of e-government usage, with 53% of Norwegians tapping into e-government resources over the previous 12 months.

http://www.emarketer.com/Feeds/NumbersInTheNews/Story04.html?ref=global

GREEK INTERNET PENETRATION LEVELS COULD REACH 50% BY 2004: By the end of the year, 12 per cent of the Greek population will be Internet users, according to VPRC polls for the National Research and Technology Network.

http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=6709

E-GOVERNANCE PROJECT FOR SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE: Six countries from south-eastern Europe have launched a project called 'eGovernance' (e-government) in order to establish an online co-operation framework at a regional level.

http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=6661

ONE-THIRD OF UK ADULTS CURRENTLY GO ONLINE AT HOME: Over the past 12 months, home internet usage has grown by 50 per cent, as currently a third of UK adults, roughly 15.4 million people, are using the internet from home, up from 10.3 million one year ago, according to Continental Research's latest internet report.

http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=6638

JAPANESE ASP MARKET GROWING STEADILY - AsiaBizTech reports that the Japanese ASP market was worth JPY2.4 billion (USD19.7 million) last year. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357366&rel=true

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: BROADBAND TAKES OFF IN HONG KONG - Over 1.2 million of Hong Kong's 3.5 million Internet subscribers now have broadband access, reports the South China Morning Post. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357375&rel=true

This Week@US STATES

CALIFORNIA LATINO CAUCUS VISITS CISCO – This week, Technet, Silicon Valley Manufacturers Group, AeA and Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) hosted a reception honoring

the California Assembly's Latino Caucus The reception was held at the Executive Briefing Center of Cisco Systems, in San Jose, CA. Approximately 60 representatives of the technology community attended the event, and heard remarks by Cisco's Dan Scheinman, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, Assemblymember Manny Dias (D-San Jose) and Assemblymember Marco

Firebaugh (D-East Los Angeles). Firebaugh is the Chair-Elect of the Latino Caucus, and in his remarks emphasized that the Latino community and the tech community share an overwhelming joint interest in improving the education of the youth of California.

Other Latino Caucus member in attendance:

Southern Vice-Chair -- Assemblymember Jenny Oropeza (D-Long Beach)

Chair of the Policy Committee -- Assemblymember Simon Salinas (D-Salinas)

Assemblymember Lou Correa (D-Anaheim)

Assemblymember Gloria Negret McLeod (D-Chino)

Assemblymember Ed Chavez (D-La Puente)

http://www.assembly.ca.gov/latinoCaucus/

COMPTEL ADDRESSES BROADBAND RIGHTS OF WAY - The Competitive Telecommunications Association (CompTel) issued a release regarding rights of way. It wrote that "The bureaucratic morass of permits and licenses and building codes has received less attention than the more visible problems of lack of local loop competition, but the problems over public rights of way have created serious paralysis in broadband deployment. Instead of getting services to customers, providers are finding themselves stuck in halls of local and state governments, trying to negotiate through a maze of permit and licensing arrangements." CompTel also released a twelve point list titled "Public Rights of Way Principles". Among its recommendations are the following: "Rights of way access shall extend to all entities which provide intrastate, interstate or international telecommunications or telecommunications services or deploy facilities used directly or indirectly in the provision of such telecommunications or telecommunications services. In exercising its legitimate management authority, a government entity should ensure that service providers have reasonable and non-discriminatory access to public rights of way. A government entity's authority to manage the rights of way shall not include regulatory control over the provider s operations and services." http://www.comptel.org/press/nov13_2001.html (TechLawJournal.com)

U.S. INTERNET USER COUNT HITS ALL-TIME HIGH - More people in the U.S. used the Internet in October than ever before, and three in five Americans have Net access, a Nielsen/NetRatings report said today. Some 115.2 million Americans surfed the Net last month, up 4 percent from September for the largest monthly jump of the year, the rating service said. The total is 15 percent greater than the October 2000 count of 100.3 million. About 176.5 million people in the U.S., or 62 percent of the population, had access to the Internet compared to 155.9 million, or 57 percent, in October 2000. Much of the growth stems from lower prices for computers and a greater necessity to have Internet access, said Nielsen/NetRatings analyst Lisa Strand. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/172123.html

HOME INTERNET SERVICE VIA CABLE JUMPS, SURVEY SAYS - The number of subscribers getting high-speed access to the Internet through cable television lines jumped 15 percent during the third quarter, a telecommunications group said on Monday. The 825,000 new subscribers brings the total number of U.S. cable modem users to 6.4 million, about 9.1 percent of the 70 million homes able to receive the service, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) said in a survey. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011112/tc/telecoms_cableinternet_survey_dc_1.html

58.7 MILLION BUYERS WILL SPEND $10.7 BILLION ONLINE DURING THE HOLIDAY

SEASON - eMarketer reports that online consumer spending will reach $10.7 billion in Q4 2001 -- a record quarter for the internet channel and a 20.2% increase over last year. Compared to the 2000 holiday season, 14.1 million more people will buy online this year. http://www.emarketer.com/ereports/holiday_us/excerpt.html?page=1

BROADBAND NET SPREADS WIDER IN US - The Yankee Group believes that three quarters of households in the US will be able to access high-speed Internet access services by the end of this year, if they want to do so. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357371&rel=true

STUDY SHOWS MD. INCUBATORS' VALUE - Nonprofit Tech Houses Pay State Tens of Millions in Annual Taxes - Maryland's technology incubators have generated thousands of jobs, hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity and millions of dollars in state tax revenue, according to a study released yesterday. The publicly funded $30,000 study, conducted by a regional economic studies institute at Towson University, examined the effects of Maryland's six technology incubators on the state's economy. The study's backers said this is one of the first attempts in the nation to determine how useful technology incubators are to the communities where they are located. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38048-2001Nov15.html

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS HIGH TECH COMMUNITY – Broadband Deployment – It is estimated that 2.5 BILLION hours are 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, fiber and technologies are being tested for access through electrical wires. Broadband is the future of the internet and the future of communications. What does broadband mean in your life? Add your thoughts at Cisco’s High Tech Community - http://forums.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Community/HtCom?page=main.

FACTS AND STATS:

WEB CONFERENCING MARKET ON THE UP - The US Web conferencing market is set to grow rapidly as jittery business executives opt out of travelling by air.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357368&rel=true

TELEWORKING POPULAR IN NORDIC REGIONS - Reuters reports that 45 percent of Scandinavian firms allow their employees to telework. http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357385&rel=true

HALF OF CANADIANS COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT EMAIL - New research from Angus Reid shows that email is the most popular online activity for Canadians.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357370&rel=true

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