There are so many policy issues that are analyzed, politicized, lobbied and discussed these days. A fair number of discussions seem to revolve around technology. One of the issues that has been bantered about over the last two years is net neutrality. This topic probably affects more people than … [Read more...] about Is Net Neutrality Changing Lanes? Or Stuck at a Traffic Light?
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Transferring Internet control from US — Symbolic progress?
This post is as close to political content as I will (hopefully) ever post on this blog. Don't worry, no commentary on the elections :-). In a March 17, 2014, I posted an article titled Does the US Need to Give Everything Away?! That post outlined an early conversation about transferring the … [Read more...] about Transferring Internet control from US — Symbolic progress?
What does the color beige and the Internet have in common?
So ... should the Internet be neutral? Metaphorically, beige in a manner of speaking. Neutrality. Consider the following scenario -- Your wireless phone service provider is ABC while your brother Tom's provider is XYZ. When Tom calls you from his cell phone, his call is placed in a queue … [Read more...] about What does the color beige and the Internet have in common?