Regulating the internet in the same manner as other public utilities is necessary to ensure the survival and practicality of online learning. Any throttling, or the creation of a ‘fast lane,’ marginalizes all content produced by those who can’t afford to buy into the fast lane, i.e. schools.
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Net Neutrality Secures the Future of Education
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015Measuring Broadband America
Thursday, April 18th, 2013FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
This 2013 Measuring Broadband America—February Report contains the most recent results from the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) Measuring Broadband America program. This program, whose first results were published in August 2011, is an ongoing, rigorous, nationwide study of residential broadband performance in the United States. This study, like those conducted before, involves actual performance tests for thousands of subscribers of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) serving well over 80 percent of the residential market.
A New Broadband Map from NTIC & FCC
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011“The National Broadband Map (NBM) is a searchable and interactive website that allows users to view broadband availability across every neighborhood in the United States.”
-Broadbandmap.gov
NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN: CONNECTING AMERICA
Thursday, July 15th, 2010An interactive map of broadband stats including use and availability across the country is offered by the National Broadband Plan of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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