EDUCAUSE | Access to Advanced Networks

U.S. Internet Access Policy

djacobs — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:42:57 -0600

A worldwide tussle over Internet access policy is playing out right now, and many countries are closely watching what the United States does. This talk will provide a brief overview of the U.S. regulatory structure for high-speed Internet access.

New Coalition Touts National Broadband Policy

drupal — Wed, 30 May 2007 10:41:25 -0500

"A broad coalition of some of the Internet's leading brand names, public advocacy groups and grassroots organizations called on Congress today to immediately adopt a national broadband policy. The goal, the group said, is universal, affordable broadband for all Americans."

Alternative Solutions to Achieving Ubiquitous Broadband

drupal — Fri, 18 May 2007 09:17:51 -0500

Most Americans rely on DSL and cable modem for their broadband connection, but are these the only options? Other technologies once derided as impractical are beginning to show promise. Can alternative broadband technologies help facilitate the oft-repeated vision of federal policymakers to provide "affordable, ubiquitous broadband for all Americans, regardless of where they live"? Industry experts and entrepreneurs seeking to shake up the current broadband marketplace will discuss the practical progress of these alternatives to date and whether adjustments in federal IT policy regulations are needed to enable their chances for success.

Internet2: Not Just for the Big Boys

drupal — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:00:10 -0500

Participation in Internet2 traditionally has only included large educational institutions with big budgets and fat network pipes. Art Center College of Design, a leader in art and design education, was able to obtain Internet2 participation by using cost-effective and unconventional services. This session will discuss the challenges and steps taken to accomplish this goal.

Rural Living, High-speed Internet Access?

drupal — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:32:19 -0600

The state of Maine is working on an internet project to bring wireless Internet service to 90 percent of Maine communities that meet a population threshold (five people per square mile) by 2010.

Legislation Aims to Stop Muni Wi-Fi

drupal — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:30:34 -0500

Using the terms of the Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act (H.R. 2726), U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), seeks to prohibit state and local governments from offering telecommunications, telecommunications services, information services or cable service in any geographic area in which a private entity is already offering a substantially similar service.

Dark Fiber: Shining a New Light

drupal — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:16:45 -0500

The authors discuss dark fiber, fiber-optic cables that have already been deployed, but not yet "lit".

Community Wireless Networks, Participatory Media and Citizen-Empowerment

drupal — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:33:23 -0600

There is a growing trend for college and university campuses to participate in community or municipal networks; however, these projects are raising serious policy questions at the local, state, and national levels. This session will feature two panel discussions. The first panel will compare and contrast viewpoints from the higher education perspective; the second will present industry, public utility, and government perspectives.

Impact from Washington: How Will National Policy Changes Affect You?

drupal — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:05:46 -0600

With the move to IP-enabled services, the surge of mobile devices on campus, and the increased demand for distance learning, how will changes in national policy impact your campus telecommunications strategy? Will they hurt or help your budget? Will they promote increased outsourcing of services? This session will explore the discussions taking place in Washington on topics such as VoIP, spectrum management, community networks, and affordable access to broadband.

Providing Your Faculty Global Access to the Instruments of Scientific Discovery

drupal — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 15:14:06 -0600

Presentation at the November 2004 ECAR Symposium. In the past 20 years, we have seen the establishment of the global Internet and the Web. We are now seeing the emergence of universal grid infrastructure, providing researchers from many disciplines interactive visual access to remote scientific instruments and enormous distributed data archives. Smarr believes this will induce another transition in campus infrastructure, perhaps on a larger scale than previously, due to the creation of optical networking "clear channels" or "lambdas" across the campus, state, nation, and globe whose entire bandwidth can be dedicated to a single campus researcher. In the United States, the backbone is the recently live National LambdaRail, which is linked to the international Global Lambda Integrated Facility. Smarr discusses examples of applications that require "personal lambdas" and reviews some of the research on how to couple these enormous data pipes across campuses to link into the clusters of individual laboratories.

Regional Networks

drupal — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:12:16 -0500

The evolving technologies committee is charged with identifying and monitoring evolving technologies and their impact on higher education institutions. This submission is on regional networks.

Whither Telecommunications Regulation?

drupal — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:44:04 -0500

The author discusses the FCC's recently issued Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for IP-enabled services.

Comment on Deployment of Broadband Networks

drupal — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 16:56:37 -0500

EDUCAUSE comments on deployment of broadband networks and advanced telecommunications in regard to NTIA docket number 011109273-1273-01.

FCC Comments 04-163 "Wireless Broadband Policies"

drupal — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 16:22:47 -0500

The Federal Communications Commission appointed a new Wireless Broadband Access Task Force to study what the federal government could do to facilitate WISP growth. On May 5, 2004 they issued a Public Notice to request public comment on various aspects of deployed WLANs, including those on academic campuses. The FCC also wanted opinions on what barriers to future deployment the FCC could help eliminate. The Net@EDU Wireless Working Group surveyed 10 campuses, ranging from Little Priest Tribal College (200 students) to New York University (50,000 students). These are the compiled results that were used to answer the FCC questions.

Broadband: A Solution for Rural e-Learning?

drupal — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 16:25:22 -0500

Rural and remote learners are disadvantaged even with online provision due to poor connections. Broadband offers a potential solution. This paper looks at the initial results of a project to install broadband services in the Western Isles of Scotland. It focuses on the educational potential of broadband and the design implications for online courses. It also considers more informal kinds of learning that broadband facilitates in rural areas.

Broadband America - An Unrealized Vision

drupal — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:54:19 -0500

The Net@EDU Broadband Policy Working Group, on behalf of EDUCAUSE, provides a higher education vision for a national broadband network. This white paper recommends policy principals, goals and action items for federal policymakers with the hope of revitalizing the vision and expectation for an advanced telecommunications infrastructure for all Americans which also fully supports the needs of the academic community and its educational mission.

Presentation provided by Mike Roberts for the Net@EDU Broadband Policy Group's (BPG) Fall Forum. Roberts discussed the BPG's White Paper, "Broadband America: An Unrealized Vision", which provides a blueprint for the higher education community on promoting sound federal policies for affordable, ubiquitous broadband deployment while continuing to meet the public service needs.

The Case for Municipal Provision of Competitive Broadband Infrastructure

drupal — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 12:21:26 -0500

The author discusses how the EDUCAUSE Net@EDU Broadband Policy Group (BPG) is getting involved with the process of making broadband access affordable in a competitive market.

Advanced Networking and Broadband

drupal — Thu, 05 Feb 2004 17:12:09 -0600

Issue brief written on Advanced Networking and Broadband by Net@EDU.

A Research Design for Broadband Propagation

drupal — Tue, 25 Nov 2003 09:34:58 -0600

This presentation describes Georgetown University's Communications, Culture and Technology program, making a case for the CCT to become a social science think tank to explore the role importance (or not) of broadband in universities and research institutions.

Add Another Zero: An Interview with Larry Smarr

drupal — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:47:31 -0500

Dr. Smarr discusses the issue of broadband.

Extending Your Campus Network Using Broadband Wireless Technologies

drupal — Mon, 14 Jul 2003 13:31:37 -0500

The University of Notre Dame has deployed high-speed broadband wireless technology to extend the university's IP network to faculty, staff, and students in the surrounding communities. This presentation will cover the technological and business models that make such an application a better solution than commercial broadband services while providing a source of revenue for the school.

Practicing What We Preach: Building Research Support for a Robust University Broadband

drupal — Mon, 07 Jul 2003 11:52:08 -0500

Details of a proposal to link newly-formed Georgetown University Communications, Culture and Technology student seminar on broadband issues with activities of Net@EDU Broadband Pricing Working Group.

Local Optical Initiatives - One Gigabit or Bust Initiative: A Broadband Vision for California

drupal — Thu, 03 Jul 2003 16:25:39 -0500

The first presentation provides an overview of CENIC's initiatives to provide high-speed Internet access to California residents. Included in the overview is a description of the "National Lambda Rail", which seeks to create a dark fiber national footprint to support very high-end experimental applications including network research.
The 2nd presentation details the econonomic benefits for building a ubiquitious next-generation broadband infrastructure for California, providing arguments for the "One Gigabit or Bust Initiative" led by CENIC.

A Vision for the Network

drupal — Fri, 06 Sep 2002 16:55:53 -0500

This white paper, which was contributed by the Net@EDU Broadband Pricing Group, provides a vision of higher education's evolving networking needs over the next five to ten years. Articulating the role of research and education networks in our society, it explores the drivers, challenges and policy issues in deploying said networks, and the need for our community to partner with all levels of government in helping to define and achieve national networking goals.

This paper is the January 2003 revision.

The Virginia Model: A Research and Education Driven Public Advanced Network Infrastructure

drupal — Wed, 05 Jun 2002 10:26:08 -0500

A paper concerning future strategies for ensuring the availability of advanced, broadband network services.

Strategic Policy Issues of Broadband to the Home and Last-Mile Connectivity to the Campus - Panel Discussion

drupal — Thu, 02 May 2002 15:44:43 -0500

There has been a fierce national debate about whether the federal government should help facilitate the deployment of broadband technologies or rely on market forces alone. Consumer reluctance to pay higher costs for broadband services raises two questions: Why do we need broadband to the home, and what is driving demand for broadband services? Panelists will discuss what they see as driving broadband deployment, the potential for federal government intervention, and how higher education can drive this market.

The Broadband Divide: A widening Chasm in Higher Education?

drupal — Mon, 22 Jan 2001 15:08:16 -0600

A major challenge for colleges and universities is gaining affordable access to the national high-speed networks via the local loop.