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Indiana

Cybercrime

Indiana Code IC 35-43-2-3

(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally accesses:
         (1) a computer system;
         (2) a computer network; or
         (3) any part of a computer system or computer network;
without the consent of the owner of the computer system or computer network, or the consent of the owner's licensee, commits computer trespass, a Class A misdemeanor.

Municipal Broadband

• Auburn :: Fiber ::
  • In Auburn, Indiana, (pop. 12,000) Cooper-Standard Automotive was going to move its worldwide data system team of 75 employees. But after the company requested assistance from the Mayor, the city began offering broadband and the company kept the jobs in town.96 If the city had not filled the void left by the private providers, the local economy may have been changed for the worse. - The Need to Permit Broadband from Public Entities, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School, p. 36 (May 2006) PDF
• Indiana Telecommunications Network
• Fort Wayne
  • Wifi |
• South Bend, Indiana gets downtown hotzone, muni 3/4/2005
• Scottsburg : Citzens Communications Corp Broadband :: All Wireless net :: 512 kbps $35 / month symetrical
  • In Scottsburg, Indiana, (pop. 6,000) a similar story happened when Chrysler threatened to close a repair shop. After Scottsburg decided to deploy a broadband network, Chrysler decided to stay.97 Wireless service in Scottsburg is affordable to end-users as well. Residents pay $35 a month, and the Mayor estimates that the school system alone saves $6,000 a month on telecommunications costs. - The Need to Permit Broadband from Public Entities, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School, p. 37 (May 2006) PDF
  • Scottsburg, Indiana, (pop. 6,000) has invested $384,000 in its wireless network. - The Need to Permit Broadband from Public Entities, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School, p. 51 (May 2006) PDF
• Unlicensed Wireless Broadband Profiles Community, Municipal & Commercial Success Stories , p. 13 New America 2004 (profiling Scottsburg)
• Indiana Senate Committee approves bill to thwart municipal broadband, Muniwireless 1/13/2006
• Law
  • Proposed law: SB 245: Would prohibit munis from providing communications services with certain exceptions. A similar bill failed to pass in the last legislature. Baller Herbst Law Group: Status of State Barriers Proposed in 2005 and 2006
  • Indiana kills anti-muni broadband bill, CNET 2/18/2005
  • Indiana introduces anti-municipal broadband bill, Muni 1/11/2005

VoIP

• TELEPHONE REPORT TO THE REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY COMMITTEE OF THE INDIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY Sept 29, 2003 Page 12
• "3. VOIP Exists Today But is Not a Good Substitute for Wireline Telecommunications

Voice over the Internet Protocol ("VOIP") is a technology that uses the Internet to bypass the
traditional telephone switching centers to complete voice calls (both local and toll). While the technology
is developing, the IURC does not believe sufficient customers use the technology today to effectively
compete with wireline voice telephony. A major hurdle for VOIP providers is that the phone for VOIP is
dependent on the power source in the home, as opposed to traditional wireline telephony that does not
require a power source in the home. "For that reason, most observers see VOIP for now as an attractive
second home line, instead of a replacement for the Bell local service."6 Furthermore, since the calls go
through the Internet a customer still needs some type of Internet connection and the system works best
over broadband."
Trials and Market Deployments
• Indianapolis Comcast Launched 2004 Merrill Lynch, Everything Over IP (March 12, 2004)