Volume II

Issue : 3: February 5, 2004

• U.S. National Cable Association Proposes Limited VoIP Regulation
• The VoIP Regulatory Debate Intensifies in Canada - TRAI Amends its Quality of Service Regulations for VoIP Long Distance Service in India
• Minnesota Judge Refuses to Reserve VoIP Decision - Panama Introduces Tax on VoIP
• Lawsuit Launched Against Credit Card Companies over Piracy of Internet Pornography
• U.S. Telemarketers Required to Identify Themselves to Consumers by Caller ID
• Federal, British Columbia and Alberta Privacy Commissioners Agree to Cooperate
• FTC Releases Report on 2003 Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Complaints
• B.C. Court Rules Forward Looking Infra-Red Technology Does Not Constitute a Search
• RIAA Targets Individuals on Anonymous Basis - Australia Music Industry Sues ISP
• France Gets Ready to Take Action against Internet Piracy
• Canadian Company to Offer High-speed Internet Access Via Hydro Lines
• U.S. Court of Appeals Finds Formation of On-line Contract Does Not Require "I Agree"
• Ontario Court Asserts Jurisdiction Over Washington Post Based on Online Publication

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Canadian Company to Offer High-speed Internet Access Via Hydro Lines

High-speed Internet access will be made available through hydro lines in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario by local energy supplier, PUC Inc. Data will piggyback the existing power infrastructure through broadband power line technology (BPL). The speed of the service is expected to meet or exceed that of cable and phone companies and pricing will be competitive.

Consumers will be serviced by local wireless access points installed along PUC's medium voltage lines, allowing subscribers with a wireless access card to use the service anywhere in the city within range of an access point. A market trial of the service is expected within the coming weeks with broad deployment anticipated before the end of the year. The company is also investigating the possibility of offering "second-line" telephone service along its high speed lines.

PUC's technology partner is Amperion Inc., an American firm that includes Cisco Systems Inc. as a strategic investor. Amperion Inc. claims to be in discussions with all of the major hydro utilities in Canada. In the United States, the company has 12 power line trials in progress and already offers commercial service. It is anticipated that other hydro utilities in Canada will follow PUC's lead in providing High-speed Internet access over hydro lines.

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