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An Internet for the few or the many?

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Title:An Internet for the few or the many? (ID: CSD4591)
Author(s):Stefanie Olsen (CNET News.com) and Anne Broache (CNET News.com)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:Michael Copps has a message for the technology industry when it comes to Net neutrality: Get involved.
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Congress Thinks It Can Force Technical Changes on the Internet, but Congress Is Wrong

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Title:Congress Thinks It Can Force Technical Changes on the Internet, but Congress Is Wrong (ID: CSD4520)
Author(s):Robert X. Cringely (PBS Adult Learning Service)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:When this column began in the spring of 1997, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was a new law that had changed how communication services were provided in the United States, reflecting the new possibilities of what was then popularly called the Information Super Highway. Nine years later, Congress is now in the throes of rewriting that same law to reflect new realities and lessons learned, with the result that there is a lot of jostling for political position.
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