All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center regularly examines the level of internet penetration and spread of computer technology among our countrymen. The results are impressive. Thus, while in 2002 only 9% of Russians had a home computer or laptop, then in 2010 they had almost half – 46%. The same applies to Internet access: in 2002, the overseas gimmick was available only 4% of the population, today it is 38%.

It is also interesting how the use of internet "standing at attention" to own a computer: as can be seen from these figures, eight years ago, less than half of all owners of the PC went on the Internet, but now this makes them an overwhelming majority.

In addition, Internet use has become much more frequent. In 2006 only 5% of Russians went into it every or nearly every day, in 2010, is already 23%.

Number of people who do not use the Internet , today is 60%. Most often it does at home – 82%. At work, surf the Internet while only 13% of respondents.

Incidentally, in 2002 only 7% have a cell phone, and now owns 81%.

Via wciom.ru

In the market research firm AC & M-Consulting reported that last year the revenues from mobile operators associated services (different content and Internet access) grew by 27% to 122.3 billion rubles.

It is important to both: the share of services in total income of operators also increased (from 14,9% to 18,8%), indicating that the growth of their popularity. To access the Internet operators for the first time earned more than the sale of content: 36.4 and 32.4 billion rubles. respectively. At the same time revenues from SMS-messages has grown by only 4% (up 49.8% billion).

According to the "MegaFon" in several regions of SMS-messages on the yield is inferior to the mobile Internet access. This is due primarily to the development of 3G and sales growth, USB-modems.

In the MTS notice that subscribers use SMS less frequently, which can explain the development of online forms of communication: first, it is social networking, chat rooms and ICQ.

via Gazette

Child pornography – is not freedom of speech, but a serious crime, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom (Cecilia Malmstrom) at a press conference. The official did not merely voiced truisms, and proposed concrete measures to more effectively combat this scourge.

In particular, it proposed to increase penalties for both the dissemination of pornography on the Internet, and for "off-line" of the crime in this area, such as pedophilia and child trafficking. The Commissioner has proposed to introduce rules requiring national governments of EU countries to block access to all sites with child pornography, including even those that are located outside the EU.

According to Malmstrom, we are now seeing the growth of certain types of sexual crimes and simultaneously increase the number of sites with child pornography . Every day on the internet appears about 200 new pictures of this kind.

The Commissioner calls attention to new kinds of abuse of children, such as the seduction of children through the Internet and various kinds of video chats.

Now to discuss the proposed measures should be ministers and legislators are 27 EU states.

Via Reuters

Coordination Center domain. Ru decided to tighten the registration process. Starting from April 1 to register a new site in the area. Ru be required to provide a scanned copy of the passport, or, in the case of a legal entity, a registration document.

In Coordination Center believes that this measure will help combat online fraud, exuberant in recent years. In RuNet becoming increasingly pornographic, spamming, hacking and phishing sites, and provide them not only Russians, but also in Eastern Europe. Anonymity is one of the main drivers of this trend.

Center Manager, Olga Ermakova, said of the situation: "We do not need a negative content, and in fact such sites are anonymous registrants.

Foreign experts also express concern about the zone ru. "(This area) is circulating everywhere subversive activities", – says the chief technologist DNS-operator Neustar.

Recently, similar measures have taken power in China, also complicate the procedure of registration of its national domain.

Via PCWorld

Tomorrow, on Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission formally present its National Development Plan of broadband. According to this plan over the next ten years, 100 million American households will have fiber channel access to the Internet at speeds up to 100 Mbps. In addition, for wireless access will be allocated bandwidth in the range of 500 MHz, and some frequencies will be available to all without licensing in order to create space for the development of new technologies. In rural areas will continue to develop access to Internet-based cable networks.

In addition to infrastructure projects budget for the program provides educational expenses. FCC will fund a program teaching computer literacy for those who lack skills in this area. Another $ 12-16 billion will be spent on the development of wireless communication for the needs of emergency services.

The ultimate goal of the project in the government see the full transition to the broadband Internet as the main and only means of communication in the United States. Thus, the Internet should completely replace the phone, television and other traditional means of communication. The norm should be deleted education and medicine, conducted by video conference.

Via Electronista

In the United States can enter free wireless internet. This is reflected in the draft plan for the development of network infrastructure, published by the Federal Communications Commission, USA. It seeks to bring the degree of penetration of broadband Internet access from the current 65% to 90%.

"The National Broadband Plan proposes actions for federal, state and local authorities … aimed at reducing the digital divide and turn America into a country where broadband is helping every citizen to expand their opportunities" – reads the document.

One of the proposed measures is the introduction of frequencies for very cheap or even free services for Internet access.

"Broadband access for all is essential to meet the information needs of society in a democracy – said chairman of the FCC. – Without it we risk a another category of second-class citizens ".

Plan of the FCC will be considered the U.S. Congress on March 17.

Via Electronista

Federal Antimonopoly Service initiated a case against the ISP "Dalsvyaz", part of the holding "Svyazinvest". Antimonopolschiki found violations in too high prices for access to the Internet in several regions of the Far East, particularly in Kamchatka, Khabarovsk and Primorsky regions and the Magadan, Sakhalin and Amur regions. In these areas, the price of access to the Internet ten times higher than in central regions of the country.

Thus, in the Sakhalin region cost unlimited access to the Internet ranging from 1899 to 5299 rubles. per month at speeds of 100 and 500 kbit / s, respectively. In Moscow subscribers of several operators, such as "Akado" pay of 100 rubles. month at a speed of 800 kbps.

FAS such pricing policies considered unreasonable, and "Dalinvestu" face fines of up to 1.5% of revenues, ie, up to 41.25 million rubles.

Meanwhile, the company did not agree with the arguments of the regulator. The representative of "Svyazinvest" Vedomosti reported that due to low population density and climatic and geographic region-specific cost of providing services for access to the Internet are higher by several times.

via Gazette

Famous Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher (Ashton Kutcher) come to our country with a delegation of American diplomats and representatives of major IT companies, including eBay and Cisco Systems. eBay, by the way, stated that the entrance to the Russia market.

Kutcher himself is one of the most popular bloggers, Twitter, where he has 4.5 million subscribers. "This is the power of the social Web: you will not necessarily be a celebrity or a walk on the catwalk to create a community, – said the actor at a press conference. – Simply create an idea, thought, to show leadership.

Members of the delegation will meet with representatives of Russia's government, will visit universities and IT companies. The formal purpose of the trip is to strengthen cooperation Russian and American companies in the field of information technology.

Via Reuters

Apple iPad – whether it can improve the Web?

The Moscow authorities are preparing for large-scale verification of all operators of the Internet and cable television. Spot checks were late last year, and then revealed massive violations: mistakenly drafted instruments, properly carried out cables, etc. Now, they learned Gazette, will be more severe test of all the organizations that carry out their networks in homes. Moreover, the Moscow authorities intend to organize even a special commission, which will control such organizations.

Providers themselves against the new initiatives by the authorities do not object – in theory. For example, in VimpelCom believe the correct unification of the rules of the game, but fear the possible arbitrariness of the authorities, such as the dismantling of existing networks for violation of bypassing the court.

via Gazette