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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I thought some ISPs got fined for blocking VoIP
traffic.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>----<BR>Mike Hammett<BR>Intelligent Computing Solutions<BR><A
href="http://www.ics-il.com">http://www.ics-il.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mike@jerris.com href="mailto:mike@jerris.com">Michael Jerris</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com
href="mailto:asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com">Commercial and Business-Oriented
Asterisk Discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 15, 2006 2:09
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [asterisk-biz] Iptables rule
help</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Legal or not ( it is
not federally illegal at this point, it may be in some states ) isp’s in the
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> most definitely do block and
degrade sip traffic.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This is a good point
to note for those in the US, the telecom bill is still stuck in conference
committee, time to call your senators and congressmen and tell them how
important it is to have net neutrality legislation included in that
bill.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The key players in
<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State>
are:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=body><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Two committees have primary
jurisdiction over media policy and will write the first drafts of any new
Telecom Act: the <A href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/">House Energy &
Commerce Committee</A> and the <A href="http://commerce.senate.gov/">Senate
Committee on Comerce, Science and
Transportation</A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=body><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Key members shaping the Telecom
Act in the House include Chairman Joe Barton (R-Texas), ranking member Rep.
John Dingell (D-Mich.), Telecommunications and Internet Subcomittee Chairman
Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Rep. Ed Markey
(D-Mass.).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=body><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In the Senate, any telecom
legislation must cross the desk of Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). The
ranking Democrat is Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii). Other Senators likely
involved in drafting the new Telecom Act will include Sens. John Ensign
(R-Nev.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Gordon Smith (R-Ore.), Olympia Snowe
(R-Maine), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Frank Lautenberg
(D-N.J.) and John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=body><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(this information extracted from:
<A
href="http://www.freepress.net/telecom/=players#Congress">http://www.freepress.net/telecom/=players#Congress</A>)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=body><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Much of this can and will change
in January with the entrance of the democratic control of the house and
senate, it is still unclear if this will or will not get resolved before
then.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Some links for your
reading pleasure:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.freepress.net/telecom/">http://www.freepress.net/telecom/</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://saveaccess.org/node/96">http://saveaccess.org/node/96</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.benton.org/index.php?q=node/1882">http://www.benton.org/index.php?q=node/1882</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mike<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Mike Hammett<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, December 15, 2006 2:28
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Commercial and
Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [asterisk-biz] Iptables rule
help</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Not a technical answer, but what
country are you in? Your ISP can't block SIP in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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