Networks, History & Bandwidth, Net Neutrality, Imaging Ethics

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Ping Test

Required Reading:

• Uncle Sam, Ma Bell and Her Babies: A Timeline
• Barbara Kantrowitz. The Birth of the Internet, Newsweek, August 8, 1994, vol. 124, Is. 6, pg. 56. Cornell Library.
• “Oral Statement of Chairman Ajit Pai,” December 14, 2017. PDF.
• “Oral Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Mignon Clyburn,” December 14, 2017. PDF.

Recommended Reading:

• Klint Finley. “Tech Giants to Join Legal Battle Over Net Neutrality,” January 5, 2018. Wired.

References:

• Jeff Hecht. “Submarine Cable Goes for Record: 144,000 Gigabits From Hong Kong to L.A. in 1 Second,” January 3, 2018. IEEE Spectrum.
• Ariel Bleicher. “5G’s Olympic Debut,” January 2, 2018. IEEE Spectrum.
• Nicolas Rolander. “How Do You Sell Really Fast Wireless When It’s Really Fast Already?” October 30, 2017. Bloomberg Businessweek.
• “China’s New, Severe Curbs on the Internet Leave Little Left to Censor,” October 30, 2017. Bloomberg Businessweek.
• Max Chafkin, Dune Lawrence. “The Next Big Cyberattack Could Turn America’s Lights Off,” November 2, 2017. Bloomberg Businessweek.
• Cecilia Kang. “Inside the Opposition to a Net Neutrality Repeal,” December 7, 2017. The New York Times.
• Cade Metz. “Facebook and Microsoft Are Laying a Giant Cable Across the Atlantic,” May 26, 2016. Wired.
• “Nowhere to Hide,” September 9, 2017. The Economist.
• Louise Matsakis. “What Would Really Happen if Russia Attacked Undersea Internet Cables,” January 5, 2018. Wired.
• Saheli Roy Choudhury. “The FCC has plans to dismantle the rule protecting a neutral internet,” November 20, 2017. CNBA.
• Arnav Ghosh. “Ending Net Neutrality Detrimental to Openness on the Internet, Says Prof,” The Cornell Daily Sun, November 28, 2017.
• Mark Wigfield. “FCC Acts to Restore Internet Freedom,” December 14, 2017. Federal Communications Commission.
• “Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel,” December 14, 2017. PDF.
• “Oral Statement of Commissioner Michael O’Rielly,” December 14, 2017. PDF.
• “Statement of Commissioner Brendan Carr,” December 14, 2017. PDF.
• Sheera Frenkel. “Toys That Make The Wrong Kind Of Connection,” December 21, 2017. The New York Times.