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* Telecom but not a telecommunications service; the offering as a whole is considered a Title I Information Service.
Derived From: Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues, CRR Jan. 26, 2006 OpenCRS
Traditionally, Internet users have accessed the Internet through the same telephone line that can be used for traditional voice communication. A personal computer equipped with a modem is used to hook into an Internet dial-up connection provided (for a fee) by an Internet service provider (ISP) of choice. The modem converts analog signals (voice) into digital signals that enable the transmission of “bits” of data.
The faster the data transmission rate, the faster one can download files or hop from Web page to Web page. The highest speed modem used with a traditional telephone line, known as a 56K modem, offers a maximum data transmission rate of about 45,000 bits per second (bps). However, as the content on the World Wide Web becomes more sophisticated, the limitations of relatively low data transmission rates (called “narrowband”) such as 56K become apparent. For example, using a 56K modem connection to download a 10-minute video or a large software file can be a lengthy and frustrating exercise. By using a broadband high-speed Internet connection, with data transmission rates many times faster than a 56K modem, users can view video, make telephone calls, or download software and other datarich files in a matter of seconds. In addition to offering speed, broadband access provides a continuous “always on” connection (no need to “dial-up”) and a “two-way” capability — that is, the ability to both receive (download) and transmit (upload) data at high speeds.
Broadband access, along with the content and services it might enable, has the potential to transform the Internet — both what it offers and how it is used. For example, a two-way high speed connection could be used for interactive applications such as online classrooms, showrooms, or health clinics, where teacher and student (or customer and salesperson, doctor and patient) can see and hear each other through their computers. An “always on” connection could be used to monitor home security, home automation, or even patient health remotely through the Web. The high speed and high volume that broadband offers could also be used for bundled service where, for example, cable television, video on demand, voice, data, and other services are all offered over a single line. In truth, it is possible that many of the applications that will best exploit the technological capabilities of broadband, while also capturing the imagination of consumers, have yet to be developed.
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| 52 k | $15 Earth $15 [$288] ATT |
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| 256 k | $25 BellSouth (d)* $27 Qwest (d)* |
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| 768 k | $15 AT&T (d)* $15 Verizon (d)* |
$50 Wildblue (s) [.5 m] | $60 HughesNet (s) [.7 m] | $80 AT&T (3G) [.7 m] | |||||||
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| 1.5 m | $25 Verizon (d)* $27 Cox (c)* |
$32 Qwest (d) $33 BellSouth (d)* $30 TW (c)* |
$40 Earth (d) | $60 Sprint (3G) $60 Verizon (3G) $60 AT&T (3G) |
$80 Verizon (3G) |
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| 3 m | $25 AT&T (d)* $27 Qwest (d)* |
$38 Verizon (d) $38 BellSouth (d)* |
$43 Charter (c) * | $50 AT&T (d) | |||||||
| 4 m | $45 Earth (d) | ||||||||||
| 5 m | $27 Qwest (d)* | $35 Verizon (f)* | $40 Verizon (f) $42 Earth (c) |
$45 TimeWarner (c) | $60 Charter (c)* | ||||||
| 6 m | $35 AT&T (d)* | $43 Comcast w cable (c)* | $45 Earth (d) $47 BellSouth (d)* |
$58 Comcast wo cable (c)* | |||||||
| 7 m | $42 Cox w cable (c)* | $45 TW (c)* | $50 Cox wo cable (c)* | ||||||||
| 8 m | $35 AT&T (f) | $53 Comcast (c)* | |||||||||
| 10 m | $45 Cablevision (c) | $55 TW (c)* | $80 Charter (c)* | ||||||||
| 12 m | $57 Cox (c)* | ||||||||||
| 15 m | $40 AT&T (f) | $45 Verizon (f)* $45 Cablevision (c)* |
$50 Verizon (f) | ||||||||
| 30 m | $60 cablevision (c)* | $200 Verizon (f) | |||||||||
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(c) = Cable. (f) = Fiber. (d) = DSL. (s) = Satellite. (wf) = WiFi. Price rounded to dollar amount. Introductory Prices Ignored.
Sources:
If there was any ambiguity, we used the higher price. Data rate was the listed potential "up to" rate - actual data rates may vary. If a zip-code had to be provided to get information, the zip-code 22201 was used. Prices may reflect annual contracts.
Broadband or high-speed Internet access is provided by a series of technologies that give users the ability to send and receive data at volumes and speeds far greater than current Internet access over traditional telephone lines. In addition to offering speed, broadband access provides a continuous, “always on” connection (no need to dial-up) and a “twoway” capability, that is, the ability to both receive (download) and transmit (upload) data at high speeds. Broadband access, along with the content and services it might enable, has the potential to transform the Internet: both what it offers and how it is used. It is likely that many of the future applications that will best exploit the technological capabilities of broadband have yet to be developed.
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Thomas Hazlett, Tech Policy Institute On broadband and success of current FCC policy |
Links| NTIA Broadband Inquiry | |
| NTIA has requested comments on several broadband deployment issues, including supply and demand for broadband services and the technical, economic, or regulatory barriers to broadband deployment. | Comments Dec 18
2001. New Release. Fed Reg Notice. |
| CC Docket No. 01-337 | Comments Due March 1 Replies Due April 22 |
Ex Parte Period |
| Broadband and Dominant Provider Proceedinig | Express Your Views! Comments can be filed with the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System. FAQ: How to participate in FCC Proceedings. |
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Reg Notice 1/15/02: Synopsis of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 1. In this proceeding, the Commission initiates an examination of appropriate regulatory requirements for incumbent LECs' provision of domestic broadband telecommunications services (broadband services). The NPRM focuses on traditional Title II common carrier regulation, arising largely out of sections 201 and 202 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, as applied to incumbent LEC provision of broadband services. In particular, the Commission seeks comment on what regulatory safeguards and carrier obligations, if any, should apply when a carrier that is dominant in the provision of traditional local exchange and exchange access services provides broadband service. 2. The Commission asks for comments on the nature and scope of the market for domestic broadband services. It also seeks comment on the relevant market dynamics--including intermodal competition and the nascent stage of market development for residential broadband services--affecting the provision of domestic broadband services. The Commission requests comment on the appropriate regulatory requirements under Title II of the Act for the provision of broadband services by incumbent LECs given current market conditions. 3. In particular, the Commission asks interested parties to address how the Commission can best balance the goals of encouraging broadband investment and deployment, fostering competition in the provision of broadband services, promoting innovation, and eliminating unnecessary regulation. As part of this proceeding, the Commission also invites comment on the Petition filed by SBC Communications on October 3, 2001, requesting an expedited ruling that it is non-dominant in the provision of broadband services, and asking the Commission to forbear from dominant carrier regulation of those services. 4. Background. The NPRM summarizes the various regulatory requirements the Commission has developed in the past, which involve streamlining regulation of firms in increasingly competitive markets, and competitive safeguards to ensure competition in related markets. 5. Identification of Incumbent LEC-Provided Broadband Services Markets. The Commission asks for comment aimed at defining and analyzing the relevant markets in which incumbent LECs provide these broadband services. Consistent with Commission precedent, our regulatory response should be guided by a full understanding of the existing market dynamics for broadband services. The Commission begins its analysis by asking questions about the relevant product and geographic markets for incumbent LEC-provided broadband services. It then analyzes what, if any, market power the incumbent LECs may possess in the relevant markets for broadband services. 6. Appropriate Regulatory Requirements. Once the Commission has defined the relevant product and geographic markets for broadband services, it can use this information to determine what regulatory requirements, if any, should govern the provision of broadband services. The Commission begins by briefly describing relevant portions of the existing regulatory structure for broadband services provided by incumbent LECs. Then it invites interested parties to propose alternative requirements for these broadband services in light of existing market and technological developments. The Commission encourages interested parties to develop proposals for new or modified regulatory requirements for broadband services. |
FCC
Don / Non Dom webpage
Fed Reg Notice 1/15/02 IN THE MATTER OF REVIEW OF REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR INCUMBENT LEC BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. Comment Date 45 Days after publication in the Federal Register. Reply Comment Dates, 30 days after Comment Date. (Dkt No. 01-337). Action by: The Commission. Adopted: 12/12/2001 by NPRM. (FCC No. 01-360). CCB |
FCC To Review Broadband Rules, ISP Planet 12/14/01
| Local Competition and Broadband Reporting, CC Docket No. 99-301 |
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COMPETITION AND BROADBAND
REPORTING. Adopted rules and standardized form to collect basic
information about two critical and dynamic areas of the communications
industry: the development of local telephone service competition and
the deployment of broadband services. Dkt No.: CC- 99-301. Action by
the Commission. Adopted: March 24, 2000. by R&Order.
(FCC No. 00-114). CCB
FCC Adopts Data Collection Program To Assess Local Telecommunications Competition And Broadband Deployment. Information to Assist Commission's Efforts to Further Deregulate Telecommunications Markets and Determine State of Broadband Deployment; News Media contact: Mike Balmoris 202-418-0253. by MO&O. Action by: the Commission. Adopted: March 24, 2000. Dkt No.: CC- 99-301. CCB. News Release This proceeding is promulgating rules requiring certain entities to report data to the FCC on the deployment of broadband. Below is some relevant language of significance to the Internet: 61.
The Commission does not regulate internet services, but recognizes that
Internet Protocol (IP) telephony may become an important substitute for
circuit-switched telephony. As a result, when evaluating the
development of local competition, we believe it is necessary to include
the development of IP-telephony service. However, while the
proposed survey instructions direct reporting entities to report lines
that may be used in connection with IP- telephony service, as discussed
below, the survey questions do not identify the use of IP- telephony
per se. We seek comment whether we should undertake a more
specific determination of the extent to which the internet is being
used to provide telephony services and how we should do so. |
FCC Local
Competition And
Broadband Reporting Requirements Webpage
See Form 477 FAQ Do ISPs have to File? Notice of Proposed Rulemaking | Wordperfect | Adobe | Text | (proposed rules governing deployment of broadband) WIP Internet Telephony webpage Exparte Rules: This is a "permit-but-disclose" proceeding. You can voice your opinion but must file a written summary of your views with the FCC Secretary. See Ex Parte Fact Sheet ¶¶ 9-10. Apr 17 FCC Data Collection Workshops. FCC, Wash D.C. IN THE
MATTER OF LOCAL COMPETITION AND BROADBAND REPORTING. Erratum to R&O
(FCC-00-114), released March 30, 2000. Action by Chief, Common Released:
April 28, 2000. DATA COLLECTION WORKSHOP TO BE HELD ON MAY 1, 2000
SECOND WORKSHOP TO ASSIST CARRIERS IN COMPLYING WITH THE NEW LOCAL
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RELEASES DATA ON HIGH-SPEED SERVICES FOR INTERNET ACCESS. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today released summary statistics of its latest data on the deployment of high-speed Internet services in the United States.. News Release. Adopted: 08/09/2001 CCB. Contact Michael Balmoris at 202-418-0253 Report | Press Release
U.S. Report Inspires Hot Debate over High-Speed Internet, Newsfactor 8/13/01
FCC: Broadband customers up 158 percent, CNET 8/10/01 High-speed Internet connections more numerous, FCC says, Nando 8/10/01 Broadband Use Skyrocketing - FCC, Newsfactor 8/10/01 FCC Reports 63 Percent Jump In Broadband Use, Washtech 8/10/01
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