| Description |
1 online resource (181 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The battle for ownership and control of communication infrastructures -- The broadband cartel -- The making of a movement -- Conclusion : another internet is possible -- Net neutrality timeline. |
| Summary |
"This short book is both a primer that explains the history and politics of net neutrality and an argument for a more equitable framework for regulating access to the internet. Pickard and Berman argue that we should not see internet service as a commodity but as a public good necessary for sustaining democratic society in the twenty-first century. They aim to reframe the threat to net neutrality as more than a conflict between digital leviathans like Google and internet service providers like Comcast but as part of a much wider project to commercialize the public sphere and undermine the free speech essential for democracy. Readers will come away with a better understanding of the key concepts underpinning the net neutrality battle and rallying points for future action to democratize online communication."-- Provided by publisher |
| Biography |
Victor Pickard is an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication. He is the author of America's Battle for Media Democracy. David Elliot Berman is a doctoral candidate at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication. His research focuses on the political economy of new media. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Network neutrality -- United States -- History.
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Telecommunication policy -- United States -- History.
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Internet governance -- United States -- History.
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Telecommunication systems -- Social aspects -- United States -- History.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Communication Policy. |
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Internet governance. |
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Network neutrality. |
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Telecommunication policy. |
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Telecommunication systems -- Social aspects. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Berman, David Elliot, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pickard, Victor W. After net neutrality. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019] 0300241402 (OCoLC)1089964981 |
| ISBN |
9780300249101 (electronic book) |
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0300249101 (electronic book) |
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9780300241402 (hardcover) |
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