Broadband Internet access

Connecting to the Internet at home is becoming a must have for many. Because homes vary in distances from their Internet Service Providers (ISPs), different technologies allow us to establish the connection. While most internet participants have hear of dial-up, Modem, ISDN and fiber connections an even faster connection is near. The new technology, known as next-generation passive optical network, or NG-PON2 is being tested. So what is the difference between a fiber connections to the home,…

throttling a user’s connection,” making sure users get the connection speeds they paid for without any regard for what services they’re using. Net Neutrality Laws also ensured that ISPs couldn’t treat internet services differently, making sure that consumers could get equal access to any site, and that internet-based companies were able to compete fairly without…

telephone companies opened up. January first 1984 The Bell Systems where dead, and in its place came the company as we know today AT&T. In the 1990s a new thing was being used called the internet. Which would change the way the…

Commission. However, recently Internet Service Providers(ISPs) are objecting Net Neutrality and believe it is limiting their business interests. Net Neutrality is necessary as it allows for effective communication between buyers and sellers, it prevents excess charges to use the internet, and it prevents discrimination from Internet Service Providers. Without Net Neutrality, there would be difficulty getting goods and services to consumers. Many companies have websites on the internet. They use…

Net Neutrality Report Numerous studies have been conducted on the topic of Net Neutrality. Net Neutrality is the principle that broadband internet service providers should allow access to all content and applications regardless of its source or destination, and without favoring or blocking particular applications or contents on websites. The purpose of this report is to discuss the issue of Net Neutrality with the Ministry of Industry, and other non-technical government officials. This report…

Did you know that only one-third of the world is connected to the internet? That is 2.7 billion people. Internet.org is a project Mark Zuckerberg, along with six other software and electronics companies, is working on to bring the other four billion on-board (Rusli). The intention is to bring aid to less developed countries by giving them free basic Internet services, such as weather, news, health information, and of course, Facebook. According to Mark Zuckerberg, the objective is to make…

States is the addiction of internet usage. You may ask what internet addiction is. According to Shaw and Black, “Internet addiction is characterized by excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges or behaviors regarding computer use and internet access that lead to impairment or distress.” The advancement of technology allows for humans to use their smart phones, tablets, computers, and other devices whenever they want to. This allows for easy access to the internet. Some wireless…

and textbooks for as long as anyone could remember, but the structure was to transform entirely over the course of one summer. Chromebooks completely altered the high school’s teaching methods, structure, and policies. The school had to upgrade its internet, establish new rules, and pay for the devices. In addition, teachers were forced to completely alter their classes in just three short months to suit the new technology. Instead of reading from books,…

is being used to assess learning by providing students with options to decide which tools to use to create evidence of learning. Students in grades K-12 were utilizing vendor produced digital curriculums for instruction and remediation as well as ACCESS classes on secondary campuses. High school campuses appear to be slightly ahead of technology use for students in the classroom. While all teachers had been supplied with a new laptop during the 2014-15 school year, the technology staff couldn’t…

become so comfortable using the internet that we no longer know how to do simple things in life; for example, how to work an elementary problem because the internet spoon feeds it to us. When we wake up, the first thing some of us check is our phone. Google is always keeping us updated on news; it could be a sale or something that might be going on in the world itself. Google now tells us when there's an important date, and it also reminds us when…