Federal Election Commission

Introduction The case, Comcast Corporation v. Federal Communication Commission and Steinbach v. Village of Forest Park discusses important aspects of utilizing the Internet for business and potential technology and privacy concerns. The Internet is growing rapidly. A growing concern to manage the growth and reliability of the Internet is net neutrality. It is important to understand how it can be regulated by the Federal Communication Commission and what authority Internet service providers…

information; restrictions should not be added to certain content and websites just because some users abuse the privilege of infinite knowledge. Although there are many issues regarding copyright and illegal media, I believe that there should not be tougher federal restrictions for content on the internet for many reasons.…

Almost two decades ago, Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Intended to better the life of Americans economically and socially, the act unexpectedly did just the opposite. Cable and broadcast television as well as radio were the two media outlets most affected by this new bill. This is an example of what can happen when the public is not informed about policy decisions and when big corporations spend their money on political contributions while making promises they cannot keep.…

Raheeb Chowdhury 12/19/17 Mr. Ajit Pai I strongly disagree with your opinion that net neutrality should be destroyed. Here are a few reasons why I disagree with you. For one thing, Net Neutrality provides equality for all on the internet by making internet speeds equal, this makes it so ISPs (Internet Service Providers) can’t fiddle with the speeds to make a certain program slower so they will use the program for the same purpose that is provided by their ISP. Another reason why Net Neutrality…

Net Neutrality: It Needs to Protected Introduction Research shows that net neutrality should be protected because it prevents the formation of ISP monopolies, provides protections to start-ups and small companies, and prevents ISPs from controlling access to internet content. But what is net neutrality? In 2003, the term net neutrality was used by Tim Wu - a professor at Columbia Law School. The core concept of net neutrality is that all data should be treated equally regardless of source,…

Moreover, in the market, there always exists some inequality situations. Theses situations prevent net neutrality and cause inequality results. Tim Wu writes about the Web need to work in an identical position and do not fight with each other. He states that “ Until 2007, the Web and its allies had, in the main, been playing defense-attempting to preserve the status quo of net neutrality and limits the power of their rivals among other information enterprises”( Wu 553). “Net neutrality” means…

" Today, on December 14th, 2017, a warily anticipated vote was finally cast. This vote, having been taken through the Federal Communications Board of Commissioners, repealed the previously instated rule of Internet Neutrality. Of course, 'Internet Neutrality' as a term can be taken many ways- however, in this case, it was a law which prevented internet service providers from playing favorites with various sites, apps, and other online communication networks by giving one more speed and benefit…

line and what programs would qualify as quality programming. Minow tried to alleviate these concerns in his speech as he posed these questions to the audience: “Why should you want to know how close you can come to the edge of the cliff? What the Commission asks of you is to make a conscientious, good-faith effort to serve the public interest.” (Para. 44). Minow was trying to demonstrate that the bargain shouldn’t be thought of as a strict set of laws that would come with harsh punishments if…

The advancement of the communication system has transformed the way information is broadcasted, as well as how society perceives information. Knowledge and news was once acquired through newspapers and oral interactions, unlike our modern reliance on corporate media outlets to distribute and prioritize news. Media outlets have a huge influence on society, considering they present the most amount of information in a timely fashion. Corporate media exploits the minds of the public and frame the…

According to Robert Lussier, a professor of Management at Springfield College, defines ethics as “the standards of right and wrong that influence behavior.” (45) It is well known that right and wrong isn’t always black and white, however, in business ethics – there is a fine distinction between lying to customers in order to turn a profit and maybe taking a bribe. Pairing ethics with advertising, though, does paint a very clear picture of what is right and what is considered wrong. Lussier…