There are many aspects to consider when addressing the Internet and Telecommunications. Through our course website, we have discussed many such as: Privacy, Time spent online, Online Gaming, Net Neutrality, and Security.
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| http://technorati.com/technology/article/how-the-internet-and-telecommunications-industry/ |
The Internet is described by dictionary.com as “the Net the single worldwide computer network that interconnects other computer networks, on which end-user services, such as World Wide Web sites or data archives, are located, enabling data and other information to be exchanged”.
Not only is the Internet constantly changing, but the way we are able to communicate has been evolving as well. A soldier, on the other side of the world, is able to make a “call” to his wife and children here in the United States and not only talk to them, but also see them as if they are in the same room. As stated in the article How the Internet and Telecommunications Industry are Changing Each Other, “The freeware model for software delivery is a proven method for quickly creating a large user base for your product. In the software space, WinZip is an example of a software product that quickly garnered huge market share due to zero dollar entry prices. LinkedIn, Yahoo mail and Gmail have had huge success in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) space.” The more the Internet advances, the more the communications technology will advance with it; and with all of this advancement, comes more opportunity. With so much change and advancement, there are bound to be countless debates over issues such as the issue of government and the Internet.
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| http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/11/senate-net-neutrality-vote-.html |
With opportunity and advancement comes the possibility for those to seek to run things. What should the government’s role be in the Internet and should the government be limited by neutrality on the Internet? There are a great many things that the government offers to us and there are some things that should remain neutral. FCC.gov posted the Digital Tornado: The Internet and Telecommunications Policy. A key point made in this paper on the role of the government is: “Government may influence the evolution of the Internet in many ways, including directly regulating, participating in technical standards development, providing funding, restricting anticompetitive behavior by dominant firms, facilitating industry cooperation otherwise prohibited by antitrust laws, promoting new technologies, encouraging cooperation between private parties, representing the United States in international intergovernmental bodies, and large-scale purchasing of services. The question then becomes how much authority we will give the government to control the Net. "Over the past 20 years, the Internet has grown and flourished without burdensome regulations from Washington," said Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. Two US senators were quoted in the Los Angeles Times as saying: "Net neutrality is not about a government takeover of the Internet, and it is not about changing anything," said Sen. Al Franken "Net neutrality and the rules the FCC passed are about keeping the Internet the way it is today and the way it has always been."
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