Broadband Internet access

getting what you fully pay for is frustrating yet calming. The government is wanting to protect the general population from seeing something most have most likely seen, knowing what is out there in the world is one of the most asked questions. The internet holds…

Don’t know what net neutrality is? Kindly pay $20 to read about it on the internet. As the years have gone on, our world has drastically changed. One of the main reasons is because of the internet. The internet almost controls everything now and will soon in the near future. But with the internet can come many faults and many people will wonder if some of it is unconstitutional. The main discussion is about net neutrality and how it can provide individual rights, “Congress shall make no law…

The Environment Verizon’s recent work stoppage made an impact on the economy, technology, social values, political system and the legal system that are a part of the economy. Forty thousand employees ended up going on strike due to problems with wages, health insurance and retirement. Health Insurance was affected the most. According to DiMaggio (2016), “These concessions, which include higher premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket expenses, remain in the new contract, though the wage…

Internet television started out in 2007 as websites like Netflix and Hulu were created to provide television shows for convenient watching. However, since then it has become increasing popular, making it possible to watch almost every show on demand and on the go. Internet television is has been taking the world by storm for the last seven years but is it going to take over television as we know it? Not only are shows from well-known broadcasting channels available on these platforms, but also…

providers due to low product differentiation, there are few service providers in most regional areas limiting consumers to little or no choice. Furthermore, Comcast has gained even more power as residential clients become “increasingly dependent on TV, internet, and phone services.” Therefore, Comcast’s cable communications face low bargaining power of the buyer. The third of Porter’s five forces model is bargaining power of the supplier. Cable communications faces low bargaining power of the…

Telstra has both positive and negative experiences when managing change and innovation. The company has made the right moves but in return also underwent a few missteps along the way. In an article from The Australian, Telstra was accused by NBN for providing slow download rate at 0.002% of the expected speed that the customers pay for. A spokesman claimed that while several clients are transitioning to NBN enables them to download at a top speed level however, common network factors indicate…

The internet has only been influencing our current culture for a decade, and it has already become a more important catalyst for social development then thousands of years of cultural evolution. Internet connections have started to become the norm; even the poorest nations and peoples have some limited access to the vast wealth of information the internet offers. This accessibility of information is the exception, not the rule. Normally, education was only available to the richest in a society,…

subsidized access to phone service is getting an upgrade to include subsidized internet access as well. In a perfect world this would be a wonderful addition allowing those without access at home to receive a lifeline for important tasks regarding civic participation and education, unfortunately things are not so simple. Though providing access at home is a step in the right direction, there are many other factors to consider, and many more effective ways to use taxpayer dollars to improve…

The internet is a tool that people can use to access information. The internet came into use during the 1990s and is known as the world wide web. Cyberbullying started when the internet became a common tool for anonymous users to say upsetting words without thinking of the consequences. Because the internet has only been around for less than twenty years, cyberbullying is a new term that has only been used during the last twelve years. Moreover, most recently the term has been associated with…

sacrifice your freedoms for security you deserve neither. The same goes for internet freedoms. When you sacrifice the freedom and openness of the internet for any type of law you deserve nothing. The internet started on the basis of the words, free, open and neutral. These words later formed the term called “Net Neutrality” or the full form “Network Neutrality”. The most common and important principle for Net Neutrality is that internet service providers and governments should treat all data…