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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Telecommunications Policy
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Bill Launched to Overhaul Broadband Rules
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January 1, 2005
"A debate over upgrading U.S. telecommunications laws for the digital era began in earnest recently with a proposal aimed at substantially deregulating broadband, satellite and cell phone serv…
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Blocking VoIP Calls: Foreboding Harbinger or Benign Fluke?
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January 1, 2005
This is a one page issue brief providing the EDUCAUSE perspective regarding communication transport providers blocking of Internet protocol traffic and the potential consequences on the development…
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The Old Rules Just Don't Fit Anymore: A Panel Discussion on the Proposed Revision of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
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April 6, 2005
Applications such as VoIP and IPTV, which herald the convergence of Internet and Telecom, have also led policymakers to call for a rewrite of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. This panel will pro…
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A Reinterpretation of CALEA
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January 1, 2005
© 2005 Wendy Wigen EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 40, no. 2 (March/April 2005): 60–71. A Reinterpretation of CALEA Wendy Wigen Wendy Wigen is a policy analyst with EDUCAUSE. Com…
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Congress Proposes Tax on all Net, Data Connections
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January 1, 2005
A report prepared by the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation proposes extending a 100-year-old tax on phone service to some or all data connections. The tax originated in 1898 to pay for the …
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Impact from Washington: How Will National Policy Changes Affect You?
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January 12, 2005
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A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2005
With the move to IP-enabled services, the surge of mobile devices on campus, and the increased demand for distance learning, how will changes in national policy impact your campus telecommunication…
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CALEA panel
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January 1, 2004
CALEA is the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, initially passed in 1994. Under CALEA, providers of commercial voice services are required to engineer their networks in such a way a…
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Higher Education Coalition Comments Filed with the FCC Regarding CALEA and Internet Service Providers
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January 1, 2004
A coalition of higher education and library associations recently filed a comment with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opposing a Department of Justice attempt to bring all broadband ac…
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The End of Telephony
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January 1, 1996
As the analog world passes into history, now is the time to reform telecommunications laws. As the analog world passes into history, now is the time to…
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Build It and They Will Come--Although You May Wish They Had Not
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January 1, 2000
Higher education institutions need to develop new and revised policies to address the unintended consequences of Internet2. Higher education institutio…

















