Net Neutrality Causing a Debate Over Wireless
The Net Neutrality clause in Sec. 12 of the Broadband Policy-
“It is the policy of the United States-
To maintain the freedom to use for lawful purpose’s broadband telecommunications networks, including the Internet, without unreasonable interference from or discrimination by network operators, as has been the policy and history of the Internet and the basis of user [...]
Broadband Providers Resist Net Neutrality
The “it’s the internet, stupid” campaign wants the FCC to implement the “non-discrimination and network interconnection obligation” that the group first outlined in 2005 to be part of The National Broadband Plan.
These guidelines state that network must allow access to any lawful content, to run any legal web applications and to connect to the network [...]
Obama’s $6 Billion Broadband Plan
More details about Obama’s stimulus package emerged this week.
$6 billion of the proposed $825 billion infrastructure investment plan will go to broadband.
The funds will be allocated by the Rural Utility Service and the NTIA to fund infrastructure in under served areas. $350 million alone will go to mapping broadband.