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* [[Politics and Technology of Control: Introduction|Jan 24]] | * [[Politics and Technology of Control: Introduction|Jan 24]] | ||
* [[Paradigms for Studying the Internet|Jan 31]] | * [[Paradigms for Studying the Internet|Jan 31]] | ||
* [[New Economic Models|Feb | * [[Regulating Speech Online|Feb 7]] | ||
* [[Peer Production and Collaboration|Feb | * [[New Economic Models|Feb 14]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Peer Production and Collaboration |Feb 21]] | ||
* [[New and Old Media, Participation, and Information | * [[Copyright in Cyberspace |Feb 28]] | ||
* [[New and Old Media, Participation, and Information |Mar 6]] | |||
* Mar 13 - ''No class'' | * Mar 13 - ''No class'' | ||
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* [[ | * [[Collective Action and Decision-making |Mar 20]] | ||
* [[Internet | * [[Internet and Democracy |Mar 27]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Control and Code: Privacy Online |Apr 3]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Internet and Democracy: The Sequel |Apr 10]] | ||
* [[Internet and | * [[Internet Infrastructure and Regulation |Apr 17]] | ||
* [[ | * [[The Wikileaks Case |Apr 24]] | ||
* [[Cybersecurity and Cyberwarfare|May 1]] | * [[Cybersecurity and Cyberwarfare|May 1]] | ||
* [[Final Project|May 8]] - ''No class'' | * [[Final Project|May 8]] - ''No class'' | ||
Revision as of 09:56, 12 January 2012
April 17
In this class, we will cover the politics, policy, economics and technology of deploying broadband infrastructure. We will look at the year-old US National Broadband Plan and the Berkman Center review of international experiences in broadband policy. Additionally, we will look at the substance and politics of the net neutrality debate.
Readings
- Executive Summary of the National Broadband Plan [1]
- National Broadband Plan Commission Meeting: National Purposes Update, February 18th 2010 [2]
- Next Generation Connectivity: A review of broadband Internet transitions and policy from around the world, Berkman Center [3]
- Net Neutrality 101 [4]
- More Confusion about Internet Freedom [5]
- Hands Off the Internet [6]
Optional Readings
- The Federal Communications Commission
- National Broadband Plan
- OpenInternet.gov
- The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
- The Telecommunications Act of 1996
- FCC - Wireless Spectrum Auctions
- Powell's Four Freedoms