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== Optional Readings== | == Optional Readings== | ||
[http://www.fcc.gov The Federal Communications Commission] | * [http://www.fcc.gov The Federal Communications Commission] | ||
* [http://www.broadband.gov National Broadband Plan] | |||
[http://www.broadband.gov National Broadband Plan] | * [http://www.openinternet.gov OpenInternet.gov] | ||
* [http://www.ietf.org The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)] | |||
[http://www.openinternet.gov OpenInternet.gov] | * [http://www.icann.org The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers] | ||
* [http://www.fcc.gov/Reports/tcom1996.txt The Telecommunications Act of 1996] | |||
[http://www.ietf.org The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)] | * [http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/default.htm?job=auctions_home FCC - Wireless Spectrum Auctions] | ||
* [http://www.isp-planet.com/cplanet/tech/2004/prime_letter_040301_powell.html Powell's Four Freedoms] | |||
[http://www.icann.org The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers] | |||
[http://www.fcc.gov/Reports/tcom1996.txt The Telecommunications Act of 1996] | |||
[http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/default.htm?job=auctions_home FCC - Wireless Spectrum Auctions] | |||
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Revision as of 19:53, 22 February 2011
March 29
In this class, we will cover the politics, policy, economics and technology of deploying broadband infrastructure. We will look at the hot-off-the-presses US National Broadband Plan and the recent 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]
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