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State the administrative agency which controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation interest you (briefly). Will this proposed regulation affect you or the business in which you are working? If so, how?
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable (FCC, 2011). Its job is to basically make sure that the organizations in these industries are severing the public with their activities. The air waves are radio frequency are really kind of a public good since no one can or should be able to own them. Therefore, in regards to radio frequencies, the FCC will distribute the frequencies or channels so that the quality can be maintained and there can be an equal manner in which these resources are divided. The proposed legislation deals with how societies and companies will access the internet in future and therefore is of significant importance to just about everyone with a computer or a cell phone.
2. Describe the proposal/change.
The proposed regulation deals with both broadband internet access as well as mobile broadband access. Companies...
This would give various websites the ability to pay service providers for providing consumers faster access. Smaller operations would not have the funding to compete with bigger players and as a result could not be as competitive. Although the initial legislation has already been passed, there are various free speech activists groups challenging the constitutionality of the legislation. Also, the FCC has been vague about role in the future of mobile broadband where it has allowed service providers more leeway while ensuring broadband stays completely neutral.
3. Write the public comment that you would submit to this proposal. If the proposed regulation deadline has already passed, write the comment you would have submitted. Explain briefly what you wish to accomplish with your comment.
Since mobile broadband represents the future of internet connectivity, how can allowing companies to provide preferential treatment via this channel realistically uphold the values incorporated in net neutrality? The future of internet access will not be…
Works Cited
FCC. (2011, September 13). Retrieved from Federal Communication Commission: http://www.fcc.gov/
Reed, B. (2010, December 22). FCC's net neutrality order: The basics. Retrieved from Network World: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/122210-fcc-net-neutrality.html?page=1
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