Networks and Infrastructure

Broadband

“Broadband” refers to high-speed data networks that allow users to access Internet services such as streaming media, VoIP, etc. Broadband is often defined by regulators based on the data rates or “speed” the network provides. The speeds which define broadband have changed – and will continue to change – as technologies improve and infrastructure investments continue.

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Dale Hatfield
University of Colorado
Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Networks and Infrastructure, Broadband

Christopher Yoo
University of Pennsylvania
Intellectual Property, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Networks and Infrastructure, Broadband, Net Neutrality

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Your Internet Privacy Should Be Up For Sale

University of Chicago law professor Omri Ben-Shahar questions the FCC’s quest to regulate privacy for Internet providers.

Omri Ben-Shahar

August 19, 2016

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Broadband Access and Infrastructure

High-speed Internet access – often referred to as “broadband” – is a set of technologies that, taken together, are recognized as a potential catalyst for global economic and social change.

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Clive Thompson on High-Bandwidth Buddies

"Having a smaller number of high-bandwidth relationships can be good for you." — Marshall Van Alstyne, Associate Professor, Boston University

Marshall Van Alstyne
Wired
April 26, 2011

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Network Neutrality, Broadband Discrimination

This paper looks at ideas to support open access to the Internet, including net neutrality rules.

By: Tim Wu

June 4, 2003

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