LIS5411 - Introduction to Information Policy
You may also browse Older Readings , but those should be treated as tentative. See you in class!
Week 4 - Internet Regulation
https://www.webfx.com/blog/internet/the-history-of-the-internet-in-a-nutshell/ (ADA-Archival link)
https://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/internet-infrastructure.htm#pt1
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/man-who-built-isp-instead-of-paying-comcast-50k-expands-to-hundreds-of-homes/ (ADA-Archival link)
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/nx-s1-5247840/net-neutrality-fcc-struck (ADA-Archival link)
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/07/federal-consumer-protection-is-dead-the-fate-of-net-neutrality-warned-you-it-was-coming/ (ADA-Archival link)
https://web.archive.org/web/20171126051137/https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/nationalize-internet-net-neutrality/ (ADA-Archival link)
https://www.washburnlaw.edu/admissions/admitted/_docs/how-to-read-legal-opinion.pdf
https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/25a0002p-06.pdf
Week 3 - Telecommunications Regulation
In the News:
https://cyberscoop.com/the-fcc-wants-consumers-to-rate-their-telecoms-anti-robocall-protections/ (Archival-ADA link)
https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/07/04/att-win-stop-landline-service-bay-area-california/ (Archival-ADA link)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g0zwxl3k0o (Archival-ADA link)
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https://web.archive.org/web/20050129100111/https://museum.tv/archives/etv/F/htmlF/federalcommu/federalcommu.htm (Archival-ADA link)
http://som.csudh.edu/fac/lpress/471/hout/telecomHistory/ (Archival-ADA link)
https://old.law.columbia.edu/my_pubs/barbecue.html (Archival-ADA link)
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/physics/electromagnetic-spectrum/ (ADA-Archival link)
https://historyofcomputercommunications.info/section/3.2/Carterfone,-ATT-and-the-FCC-1948-1967/ (ADA-Archival link)
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/why-stephen-colbert-won-t-end-fcc-freaking-201553097.html (Archival-ADA link)
Week 2 - Law, Economics, Incentives
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