National Broadband Policy and Articles, Papers, and Reports

The economic and social future of the United States depends on answering the growing demand for very high-speed broadband connectivity, a capability termed “big broadband.” Failure to take on the challenge could lead to a decline in global competitiveness and an inability to educate students.

This report proposes bringing the federal government, state governments, and the private sector together as part of a new approach to making high-speed Internet services available across the country. The report also contains a detailed analysis of broadband deployment in the United States and in key countries around the world.

The Net Neutrality Squad will keep an eye out for ISPs that interfere with the free flow of Internet traffic.

Comcast has been blocking the sharing of certain files on their users network as a means of managing its network to keep file-sharing traffic from swallowing too much bandwidth and affecting the Internet speeds of other subscribers.

The authors discuss why the FCC auction of a large block of spectrum is important to colleges and universities.

EDUCAUSE has once again joined a broad coalition of association, corporations and public interest groups encouraging Congress to pass legislation permitting local governments to build and deploy municipal broadband networks under the Community Broadband Act of 2007 (S.1853/HR3281).

In this brochure, EDUCAUSE and the Network Policy Council sets forth broadband policy goals that can form a basis for a comprehensive government, education and industry effort that moves America forward aggressively toward realizing the vision of a Broadband America and restoring our national and international leadership. Also included is a map of existing and planned higher education regional optical networks.

Consumers Should Trust the Marketplace, Regulators Purr.

The higher education community weighs in on the side of neutrality during recent congressional hearings on network neutrality.

Learn the basics of today's net neutrality debate that is likely to be an ongoing issue for society.