February 13, 2004
NY Times: F.C.C. Begins Rewriting Rules on Delivery of the Internet.
Homes could start being connected to the Internet through electrical outlets, and consumers and business may find it easier to make cheaper telephone calls online under new rules that the Federal Communications Commission began preparing on Thursday.
eWEEK: New Anti-spam Initiative Gaining Traction.
A grass-roots movement to improve the SMTP protocol that governs e-mail traffic is gaining acceptance, and its lead developer hopes to get fast-track approval by the Internet Engineering Task Force to make the emerging framework a standard.
News.Com: Chips the rage at two SF conferences next week.
The International Solid State Circuits Conference, the granddaddy of semiconductor research conferences, and the semiannual Intel Developer Forum will both take place during the week of Feb. 15 in roughly the same location. While topics and attendance at the two events will overlap, the two conferences are somewhat distinct.
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