Telecommunications Policy

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Telecommunications Policy

Mapping the Fault Lines in Telecomm, Media, and Tech Lobbying

June 11, 2007

The digital convergence of telecommunications, media, and technology is changing the landscape for policy makers and the industries that lobby them, as well as the users of computers, telephones,…

CALEA: It doesn't apply to universities and libraries after all

May 17, 2007

"Back in 2005-2006, when CALEA (the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act) was being expanded to cover broadband providers and VoIP companies, libraries and universities raised a…

New Coalition Touts National Broadband Policy

January 1, 2007

"A broad coalition of some of the Internet's leading brand names, public advocacy groups and grassroots organizations called on Congress today to immediately adopt a national broadband po…

EDUCAUSE signs on to 700 MHz Comments to the FCC

January 1, 2007

As part of the Ad Hoc Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, EDUCAUSE signed on to comments submitted to the FCC regarding the auction rules for the 700 MHz spectrum. This valuable spectrum is expecte…

State Legislative Tracking Chart

January 1, 2007

The EDUCAUSE State Legislative Tracking Chart for the year 2007. This tracking chart focuses mainly on telecommunications issues at the state level. Th…

Net Neutrality in Practice: What Would It Look Like?

May 16, 2007

In an effort to move the net neutrality debate from rhetoric to realistic compromise, a group of telecommunications attorneys and Internet technologists from industry and the nonprofit sector have …

New Life for Network Neutrality

January 1, 2007

© 2007 Mark Luker EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 42, no. 3 (May/June 2007): 88 New Life for Network Neutrality Mark Luker Mark Luker, Vice President of EDUCAUSE, heads the Policy O…

Librarians as Change Agents: How You Can Help Influence Public Policy in the 110th Congress

January 1, 2007

The author discusses the leaders of the 110th congress and what library issues that may be see legislative light with this congress. The author discuss…

Comments of the Ad-Hoc Public Interest Spectrum Coalition In the Matter of Skype Communications S.A.R.L

January 1, 2007

On April 30, 2007 EDUCAUSE, as part of the Ad Hoc Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, submitted comments in the Skype Communications proceeding (RM-11361) at the FCC. These comments support the id…

Internet 3.0: Identifying Problems and Solutions to the Network Neutrality Debate

January 1, 2006

This paper will examine the network neutrality debate with an eye toward refuting and dismissing the many false and misleading claims and concentrating on the real problems occasioned by the Intern…