The Topics: Australian ISPs: Net Neutrality is Only a U.S. ProblemThe leaders of three of Australia’s largest ISP’s have declared the Net neutrality debate as solely a U.S. problem. “Their problem is that unlike Australia, they (offer) truly unlimited plans,” said Justin Milne, former chief of Australian ISP BigPond. “The problem with an unlimited-access plan,” he says “is that it “devalues what a megabyte is worth.” Sprint Launches WiMAX Network in BaltimoreSprint has officially launched its WiMAX broadband wireless network in Baltimore, marking the technology’s big city debut. With its service offering download speeds of 2 to 4 Mbps, the company sees this as the dawn of the 4G era. If you’re in Baltimore or plan on visiting, you can now purchase a $60 laptop card or an $80 fixed home modem directly from Sprint or area retailers. Is There New Life for Internet Radio?A law that could save internet radio stations from having to make payouts they claim will cripple them has been approved by the House of Representatives. Internet radio stations claim that new fees for playing music online set by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) would put them out of business. The measures approved by the House will allow online radio companies to conduct their own negotiations with rights holders over what fees to pay. Apple Lifts the Much-Maligned iPhone SDK Non-DisclosureRelenting to pressure from the developer community, Apple has dropped the NDAs that developers were required to agree to when they submitted their applications for consideration on the iPhone App Store. Red Hat and Oracle in Linux SpatIt was nearly two years ago at the 2006 Oracle OpenWorld conference that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison unveiled a plan to have Oracle provide support to Red Hat’s own Linux customers. Asked if there has been any measurable impact on Red Hat, Andrew Cathrow, Red Hat product marketing manager, responded, “To be quite honest, not at all.” Oracle disagrees.