Mobile broadband

Net Neutrality Net neutrality has been a part of geeky Internet conversation for years, but has only come into public view relatively recently when the FCC voted to reclassify Internet service providers as public utilities, which will ensure that Internet access continues to be available to anyone with no restriction on the content that’s accessed (Kang). This is a landmark decision that will affect many people over the next few decades. Net neutrality is important to me because it directly…

Threats to Net Neutrality The FCC adopted strong net neutrality rules that stop cable and phone companies from making fast and slow lanes on the internet. The policies of other parts of the world are taking a different view that can hurt consumers and small internet businesses. The European Council, which is made of 28 countries, ruled that phone companies can charge internet services like Netflix and Google a fee to deliver their content faster than small companies that can't pay…

equally. Not discriminating or charging differently by user, website, platform, application, type or attached equipment, or mode of communication. The term “Net Neutrality” or “Network Neutrality” came from a paper by Tim Wu called Network Neutrality, Broadband Discrimination. In his paper he describes Net Neutrality as no service provider shall favor content of any kind over any other content. Content of which being no website, no application, and no content shall be blocked or limited by any…

In some simple words, the Arris brand world wide known for developing innovative products for the future. The name has gained its popularity in IP, video and broadband technology,…

Anonymity as a Necessary Evil The Internet is filled with people that cannot be normally identified. They are essentially disembodied voices that speak when not spoken to and provide opinion even when they do not have a valid one to present, Anonymity is a necessary evil as it allows people to freely express opinion without retaliation, allows people to share information, and for the preservation of personal freedom. The United States guarantees a right to the freedom of speech. This means…

Discrimination can occur on the internet as well as in person. All citizens have freedom of speech. “Pity the local blogger who criticizes her ISP's crummy service -- the broadband gatekeeper would be free to slow or silence her” (Copps and Wozniak). Without Net Neutrality, ISP's have the permission to block any person or any content that is negative towards them. They may also establish ties with other companies to block competitor's…

The Open Internet Order of 2015 was passed, and it reclassified broadband internet service under Title II, and it allowed the FCC to enforce their rules. After it was passed, Commissioner Ajit Pai was appointed Chairman of the FCC in 2017. The upbringing of Ajit Pai wasn’t very welcoming to those who are for net neutrality…

majority inhabitants are conscious that practically everything done on the internet is followed. For example, the internet is accessed by users in many different ways such as mobile devices, wireless networks, Bluetooth, etc., which is all traceable. If you connect to the internet via smartphones; the telecommunication providers (T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, etc.) can locate you by triangulating your signals through the cell phone towers, located in most cities in the United States. Simply…

Everyone in this room uses the internet, probably daily, but many of you may not realise a threat which could harm the way our internet works, net neutrality intends to protect us consumers from the threats. Net Neutrality is often mistaken to be related to censorship, or other seemingly unethical act, that's just a small part, the idea of Net Neutrality is, in a nutshell, that all data carried over the internet should be treated equally. This means that any organisation, government or corporate…

In today’s society, an internet connection is a precious commodity that enables the population to communicate with one another, access information, and work. Without an internet connection, people and business cannot compete in today’s world. Likewise, it is important for Texas to develop a better telecommunication infrastructure. Historically, Texas has done a decent job supporting the development of the telecommunications infrastructure. For example, “In 1995, the Legislature created the…