http://connect.educause.edu/browse/content/lib_item/4979,320 http://connect.educause.edu/browse/content/lib_item/4979,320 http://connect.educause.edu/educause/images/e_rss.png events, concepts, and conversation from EDUCAUSE The EDUCAUSE Podcast Crew EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. Our podcasts provide information about a range of topics including Leadership, Policy and Law, Teaching and Learning, Emerging Technologies, Open Source, Research Computing, Cyberinfrastructure, and Digitial Libraries. http://connect.educause.edu/browse/content/node/691/list/feed Recent library resources tagged with Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports and Telecommunications Policy. en http://connect.educause.edu/display/39513 As part of the Ad Hoc Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, EDUCAUSE signed on to comments submitted to the FCC regarding the auction rules for the 700 MHz spectrum. This valuable spectrum is expected to be auctioned off in January 2008. The comments ask the FCC to establish rules that would help facilitate a viable third provider for broadband access that would not only provide much needed competition, but would be required to adhere to basic non-discrimination rules. Considerations include rules for: anonymous bidding, exclusion of incumbents or new entrant credit, band plan issues, build-out requirements, designated entities, open access, Carterphone and net neutrality. http://connect.educause.edu/display/39513#comments ISP Net Neutrality Spectrum Management Telecommunications Policy Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports PDF Thu, 24 May 2007 14:50:34 -0500 drupal 39513 at http://connect.educause.edu http://connect.educause.edu/display/39514 The EDUCAUSE State Legislative Tracking Chart for the year 2007. This tracking chart focuses mainly on telecommunications issues at the state level. http://connect.educause.edu/display/39514#comments Policy and Law: State Telecommunications Policy Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office Excel Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports Thu, 24 May 2007 11:48:55 -0500 drupal 39514 at http://connect.educause.edu http://connect.educause.edu/display/39512 On April 30, 2007 EDUCAUSE, as part of the Ad Hoc Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, submitted comments in the Skype Communications proceeding (RM-11361) at the FCC. These comments support the idea that as broadband access becomes increasingly available over wireless phones, principles that applied to the wireline development of the Internet need to be applied to wireless access as well. These include the principles of: being able to attach any device to the network as long as it does not damage the network (known as the Carterfone principle), non-discrimination, and basic consumer protection. http://connect.educause.edu/display/39512#comments Skype Spectrum Management Telecommunications Policy Wireless Technology Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports PDF Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:02:08 -0500 drupal 39512 at http://connect.educause.edu http://connect.educause.edu/display/39511 Testimony of Tim Berners-Lee CSAIL decentralized information group MIT. This testimony was before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Hearing on the "Digital Future of the United States: Part I -- The Future of the World Wide Web". http://connect.educause.edu/display/39511#comments Net Neutrality Telecommunications Policy Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports HTML PDF Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:59:19 -0600 drupal 39511 at http://connect.educause.edu http://connect.educause.edu/display/39498 This document was submitted to the 10th District Federal Appeals Court in Washington DC on March 13, 2006 as part of the ongoing appeal of the FCC Report and Order brought by the higher education community. The FCC Report was issued August 5, 2005 and dealt with the applicability of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act. This document contains arguments in response to those submitted by the FCC and the DoJ in this case. http://connect.educause.edu/display/39498#comments Broadband Access and Pricing CALEA Telecommunications Policy VOIP Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports PDF Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:26:05 -0500 drupal 39498 at http://connect.educause.edu http://connect.educause.edu/display/39493 This is a formal appeal of the FCC ruling concerning CALEA filed in the 10th District Court of Appeals. The document states that we are asking the Court to overturn the FCC ruling based on the evidence given in the Brief. This document combines the arguments of all the petitioners. This Brief represents the first formal submission of evidence, there be an oral argument later this spring. http://connect.educause.edu/display/39493#comments CALEA Telecommunications Policy VOIP Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports PDF Fri, 27 Jan 2006 11:36:18 -0600 drupal 39493 at http://connect.educause.edu http://connect.educause.edu/display/39492 Higher Education's Comments filed with the FCC on November 14, 2005 regarding CALEA. This is the final draft. http://connect.educause.edu/display/39492#comments CALEA Telecommunications Policy VOIP Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports PDF Tue, 15 Nov 2005 10:24:29 -0600 drupal 39492 at http://connect.educause.edu http://connect.educause.edu/display/39488 On September 23, the Federal Communications Commission released an Order and Further Notice of Public Rule Making applying for the first time the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) to facilities-based broadband Internet access providers, including higher education institutions, K-12 schools, libraries, and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers. The Order requires these entities to facilitate lawful requests for surveillance of specific communications on their data networks through a combination of new equipment, trained personnel, policies, and procedures, to be in place within 18 months of the filing of the ruling in the Federal Register. http://connect.educause.edu/display/39488#comments CALEA Telecommunications Policy VOIP Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports PDF Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:01:54 -0500 drupal 39488 at http://connect.educause.edu http://connect.educause.edu/display/42427 A coalition of higher education and library associations recently filed a comment with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opposing a Department of Justice attempt to bring all broadband access to the Internet within the scope of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). The current CALEA legislation, also commonly referred to as the 'wiretapping law', gives law enforcement agencies access to communications traffic under specific legal conditions and constraints. http://connect.educause.edu/display/42427#comments CALEA ISP Telecommunications Policy Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports PDF Mon, 12 Apr 2004 10:57:55 -0500 drupal 42427 at http://connect.educause.edu http://connect.educause.edu/display/42420 EDUCAUSE filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief before the Supreme Court in supporting the right of municipalities to provide telecommunication services. At issue is whether municipalities fall under the definition of "any entity" under section 253 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which prohibits state and local regulations from restricing entities from providing telecommunicaitons services. Many higher education institutions and their surrounding communities, particularly those located in remote areas, are partnering to provide affordable telecommunications services where commercial carriers refuse to deploy. Oral arguments before the Supreme Court are expected to take place in January 2004. http://connect.educause.edu/display/42420#comments Telecommunications Act of 1996 Telecommunications Policy Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports PDF Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:03:36 -0500 drupal 42420 at http://connect.educause.edu