Broadband Internet: Access, Regulation and Policy

BROADBAND INTERNET: ACCESS,REGULATION AND POLICY......Page 3
NOTICE TO THE READER......Page 6
CONTENTS......Page 7
PREFACE......Page 9
ABSTRACT......Page 15
INTRODUCTION......Page 16
WHAT DO WIRELINE BROADBAND NETWORKS LOOK LIKE?......Page 19
The Broadband Last Mile......Page 20
Broadband Network Providers’ Proprietary IP Networks......Page 23
The Internet Backbone......Page 24
PARAMETERS AVAILABLE TO BROADBAND NETWORK PROVIDERSTHAT CAN AFFECT END USERS’ AND INDEPENDENT APPLICATIONSPROVIDERS’ ACCESS TO THESE NETWORKS......Page 25
HOW MIGHT STRATEGIC BROADBAND NETWORKPROVIDER BEHAVIOR HARM CONSUMERS?......Page 26
The FCC Broadband Policy Statement......Page 28
Internet Consumer Bill of Rights......Page 29
Network Neutrality......Page 30
Antitrust and Unfair Methods of Competition Laws......Page 33
REFERENCES......Page 35
ABSTRACT......Page 41
THE MARKET FORCES DRIVING BUNDLING......Page 42
WIRELINE-OF BUNDLING STRATEGIES......Page 44
WIRELINE, WIRELESS, VIDEO BUNDLING STRATEGIES......Page 45
THE PRICING OF BUNDLED SERVICE OFFERINGS......Page 48
Bundling and the Federal Universal Service Fund......Page 49
Bundling and Competition......Page 52
REFERENCES......Page 56
ABSTRACT......Page 65
BACKGROUND......Page 66
Broadband in Rural and Underserved Areas[11]......Page 67
Federal Role......Page 69
FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS......Page 71
The Universal Service Concept and the FCC[47]......Page 72
LEGISLATION IN THE 109TH CONGRESS......Page 75
LEGISLATION IN THE 110TH CONGRESS......Page 79
Is Broadband Deployment Data Adequate?......Page 80
Which Approach Is Best?......Page 81
REFERENCES......Page 85
ABSTRACT......Page 91
MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS......Page 92
What Is Broadband and Why Is It Important?......Page 93
Broadband Technologies......Page 94
Access to Broadband and the “Digital Divide”......Page 96
Regulation and Broadband: Convergence and the Changing Marketplace......Page 98
Activities in the 109th Congress......Page 99
109TH CONGRESS LEGISLATION......Page 102
REFERENCES......Page 107
ABSTRACT......Page 109
BACKGROUND: BROADBAND AND RURAL AMERICA......Page 110
PILOT BROADBAND LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAMS......Page 112
RURAL BROADBAND ACCESS LOANAND LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM......Page 113
COMMUNITY CONNECT BROADBAND GRANTS......Page 115
OTHER BROADBAND PROGRAMS......Page 116
Loan Approval and Application Process......Page 118
Loans to Communities with Existing Providers......Page 119
Definition of “Rural Community”......Page 120
Technological Neutrality......Page 121
Funding......Page 122
REFERENCES......Page 123
ABSTRACT......Page 129
BACKGROUND......Page 130
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACTIVITY......Page 132
Broadband over Powerline Systems Proceeding......Page 133
IP-Enabled Services Proceeding......Page 134
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ANDINFORMATION ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITY......Page 135
ISSUES FOR CONGRESS......Page 136
Regulatory and Industry-Governance Issues......Page 137
Technical Issues......Page 138
CRS Products......Page 139
REFERENCES......Page 140
ABSTRACT......Page 147
FCC’s Declaratory Ruling and Rulemaking......Page 148
SUPREME COURT’S DECISION......Page 149
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS......Page 151
IMPLICATIONS FOR COMPETITION POLICY......Page 152
REFERENCES......Page 153
INDEX......Page 157