Net Neutrality or Net Neutering: Should Broadband Internet Services Be
Regulated
Net Neutrality or Net Neutering: Should Broadband Internet Services Be Regulated
The subject of this book – whether or not to extend traditional telecommunications regulation to high-speed or "broadband" access to the Internet – is perhaps the most important issue now facing the Federal Communications Commission. The issue is also very contentious, with influential economic interests as well as academics on both sides of the question. Content providers – Microsoft and Amazon, for instance – argue that broadband providers should be treated as common carriers, required to transmit all content in a nondiscriminatory way. The broadband providers – the telephone and cable companies – argue that no bottleneck monopoly exists to justify such regulation and that, if imposed, it would stifle development of the Internet. This volume consists of recently updated papers that were originally presented at a June 2003 conference held by the Progress & Freedom Foundation. The authors are among the top researchers in the field of telecommunications research. Thomas M. Lenard is Vice President for Research and Senior Fellow at the Progress & Freedom Foundation. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books and articles on electricity, antitrust, privacy, and other regulatory issues. Lenard received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and his Ph.D. from Brown University. Randolph J. May is Senior Fellow and Director of Communications Policy Studies at the Progress & Freedom Foundation. In addition to writing a regular column for Legal Times, he has published more than fifty articles and essays on a wide variety of topics ranging from communications to law to constitutional theory. May received his A.B. from Duke University and his J.D. from Duke Law School.
Cost Optimization of Customer (Service) Service Provides a Push for IVR and Web-Based Self-Service Markets in North America
Cost Optimization of Customer Service Provides a Push for IVR and Web-Based Self-Service Markets in North America
The increasing emphasis on cost optimization has created tremendous pressure on service delivery mechanisms to provide customer satisfaction and contribute to the overall reduction of customer defection. This has created demand for new, web-based solutions and migration to higher-end, Internet protocol (IP)-based interactive voice response (IVR) from the current installed base of self-service
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Internet Alarm Monitoring System includes battery backup.
Housed in lockable enclosure, IS-250 intelligently selects and communicates digital alarm data signals via network Internet alarm communicator to Grays Central Station for monitoring, 24/7. Unit is built around UL approved, 128-bit encrypted security, LAN, WAN, Internet network alarm communicator board. Able to detect network link failure in less than 200 sec, Central Station sends emails or text
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Amazon.com launches TV, movie service
Global Internet retailer, Amazon.com, has launched a digital video downloading service, ending months of speculation that it would be getting into the online TV and movie business.
Source: www.businessworld.ie
Amazon.com launches digital download service
Amazon.com on Thursday unveiled a widely anticipated Internet service offering movies and TV shows that can be downloaded to personal computers, solidly moving the online retailer into the nascent market.
Source: uk.news.yahoo.com
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