Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 42956
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2006/5/5-9 [Politics/Domestic/California] UID:42956 Activity:nil
5/5     FCC votes unanimously to require ISPs, VoIP providers, universities,
        and municipalities to cover the cost of building VoIP call
        surveillance infrastructure for law enforcement use
        http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6067971.html?tag=nl.e550
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