The U.S. Federal Communications Commission released a plan on Monday for the foundation of a National Broadband System. This system aims to have 100 million American households get Internet speeds of 100 megabits per second by 2020. The goals of the plan are to improve speeds and to increase coverage to the nearly 100 million Americans with dial up Internet access. A Connect America Fund would receive up to $15.5 Billion over the next decade to help achieve this goal.
Posts Tagged ‘Internet’
The Trappings of Addiction
Posted: October 25, 2009 at 8:29 pm by Nathan Driskell
What is addiction? When is to much to much? How can one fully understand if they have an addiction? How does one stop an addiction, and if they succeed, are they still addicted? These are just a few of the many questions those who suffer from addictions ask. To be honest, we do not have the answers as of yet, however there is one component of addiction that is known; addiction negatively impacts one’s life.
Is Broadband Internet Access a Right?
Posted: October 16, 2009 at 2:40 am by Nathan Driskell
CNN reported today that Finland is to become the first nation to declare broadband access a legal right. Starting in July of next year, telecommunication companies will be required by law to provide internet access at speeds of at least 1 megabit per second. No other nation on earth currently has this right. Finland plans to up the speed to 100 megabits per second by 2015. While you may think this is a difficult task for Finland’s government to achieve, 95% of Finland already has online access, making Finland one of he most wired countries in the world.
President Obama’s Internet Kill Switch
Posted: August 29, 2009 at 3:51 pm by Nathan Driskell
A U.S. Senate Bill proposed in the spring allows for the White House to seize control of public networks in times of a national emergency. Currently this bill is being revised, and is not yet complete. According to CNET, a 55 page draft of the blll S.773 allows the president to seize temporary control of private sector networks during a cybersecurity emergency.
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