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Trends and Signals — Political


A Neutral Net or Not?: Governments and private interests continue to explore the necessity of tiered Internet access to provide differential quality of service based on the status of the consumer.

IP Challenges: P2P technologies, remixing, and hacker culture's cycle of rapidly breaking technological protections is steadily eroding the position of IP protection of content worldwide. Some commercial entities have responded by altering business models to reflect this change.

Surveillance: Both online and in the physical world, issues of covert and overt surveillance are emerging as a side effect of a society in a deep embrace with technologies and networks.

Gov 2.0?: Governance enabled or enhanced via the Internet and mobile networks through new applications and services designed to create access for the wired citizen, is spreading at both local and national levels.

Signals




Creation of Canada Media Fund
http://cmf-fmc.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80&page_mode=create(external link)

U.S. FCC Chair On Broadband Penetration
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20006627-56.html(external link)

Is Stephen Harper Set to Move Against the CRTC?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/lawrence-martin/is-stephen-harper-set-to-move-against-the-crtc/article1677632/(external link)

TV Broadcasters Resist FCC Proposal to Surrender More Airwaves
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/469177-Breaking_News_FCC_Future_Of_Media_Report_to_Be_Unveiled_Next_Week.php?rssid=20068(external link)

Tories Side With Consumers in Clash Over Internet Billing
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/crtc-backtracks-on-controversial-internet-billing-decision/article1893496/(external link)

F.C.C. Moves to Expand Role in Broadband
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/business/18fcc.html(external link)

Mixed Reaction to F.C.C. Internet Plan
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/technology/02fcc.html(external link)

Australian Communications and Media Authority
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Communications_and_Media_Authority(external link)

Australian Vision 2020 Project
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD..PC/pc=PC_1006(external link)

Telecoms Face New Uncertainty
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/telecoms-face-new-uncertainty/article1893776/(external link)

Google-Verizon Deal: The End of The Internet as We Know It
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-silver/google-verizon-deal-the-e_b_671617.html?ref=email_share(external link)