Paid Priority: Devil or Angel?
Now that the dust has settled around the FCC’s latest round of Internet regulations – or “Internet access regulations” if you prefer – people are struggling to digest the likely…
How Interconnection Works
Interconnection played a big role in the FCC’s 2014 Open Internet rules. The FCC rules give the FCC the power to examine interconnection agreements and to change them if it…
Where Does US Broadband Speed Really Rank?
This is the second part of pair of posts on US broadband speed; the first covered average download speed (33.5 Mbps in the US) and this puts that speed in…
Does Your Broadband Internet Service Suck?
Much of the debate over Internet policy in the US presumes that our broadband services aren’t very good. Would there be a need for the FCC to pass the most…
What’s the difference between Wi-Fi and unlicensed spectrum?
Ask the Engineer: What’s the difference between Wi-Fi and unlicensed spectrum? Answer: Wi-Fi is a particular service that uses unlicensed spectrum, but there are others as well. As the FCC…
How do I get a “fast lane” on the Internet?
Ask the Engineer: How do I get a “fast lane” on the Internet? Innovator: I’ve read that the FCC’s new regulations would prevent ISPs from charging web sites for fast…
Assessing Minimum Quality of Service
One of the models for harmonizing net neutrality principles with innovation imperatives allows broadband ISPs to offer customized delivery services to real-time and non-time-critical applications provided that the basic service…
The Etiquette of Internet Service Quality
One of the central issues in the development of Internet policy is the matter of priorities. Proponents of network neutrality insist that service providers should not be able to sell…