President Obama called on the FCC to adopt the strongest possible rules on net neutrality and specifically to classify high-speed broadband service as a utility. His rationale is "For most Americans, the Internet has become an essential part of everyday communication and everyday life." Mr. Obama gave the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) legal authority to ensure that no content is blocked and no so-called pay-to-play fast lanes exist, which is the hallmark of net neutrality. But the industry response to President's declaration was divided due to conflict between two laws. The Title II of the Communication Act of 1934 focuses the ultimate goal of service to ensure that they act "in the public interest." But the Section 706 in the Telecommunication Act of 1996 gave the FCC the authority to regulate Internet service providers (ISPs) to "promote competition in the local telecommunications market" and "remove barriers to infrastructure investment." Simply, the issue here is: if the ISPs would be an information service or a public utility as common carriers. If the authority follows Section 706, the ISPs would be continuously classified as an information service that would not be a subject of tax, and would promote investment and innovation, which would result in better quality, lower prices and more choices for consumers. If the FCC reclassifies ISPs under Title II, under which they would be classified as common carriers that cannot make any discrimination in charges, practices, classifications that would be remained as a public utility. History reveals that technological development brings us hope for a more perfect democracy, but they tend to get exploited by the business ambitions of tech savvy corporates. Three giant broadcasting networks enjoyed their heyday for most of the 20th century. Cable, emerging as a common carrier, became a conglomerate through M&As thanks to the media deregulation in the 1980s. Now in the digital era, the major ISPs tried to expand their power by providing a pay-to-play fast lane for certain content; a page straight from the cable industry's playbook. Although we cannot reverse the wave of technological development, we should recognize that digital technology is not limited to entertainment but a part of everyday life. In an age of information, where the general public has the ability to be equally informed, it's a good time to track back and re-examine the fundamental ideas of "public interest."
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 1. In New York City, Jobs Come Back Without Wall Street
The dynamism of the city's economy has fueled a rebound that has been much stronger than for the country as a whole. New York has added three times as many jobs as it lost during the recession. The nation's gain, however, is well short of twice what it lost. (NYT) |
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#NotInMyName: Young Muslims speak out against Islamic State on social media
British charity Active Change Foundation, who organised the campaign, said #notinmyname gave Muslims the opportunity to "denounce" the "violent" actions of IS in their own words. (ABC)
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Broadband providers have questioned the fairness of this approach. They have invested heavily in a sophisticated infrastructure and question whether the government should be telling them how to run their networks and package services. (HP)
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The market for fast casual food, which is almost but not quite fast food (I'll get to that in a second), has grown by 550 percent since 1999, more than ten times the growth seen in the fast food industry over the same period, according to data from market research firm Euromonitor. (WP)
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One of the names they invoke most often is Wei-Hock Soon, known as Willie, a scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics who claims that variations in the sun's energy can largely explain recent global warming. (NYT)
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The shipping containers are insulated, and all the systems - from pumps to irrigation to LED growing lights - can be digitally controlled. The Freight Farms are also Wi-Fi hot spots, so farmers can check on things like pH levels remotely using a mobile dashboard. (NPR)
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7. 버겐카운티 한국어 선거달력 발간존 호간 클럭 "한인 투표율 증가 기대" 지난 12일 버겐카운티 한인 밀집지역에 배포되기 시작한 이 한국어 선거달력에 따르면 올해 본선거는 11월3일 실시된다. 본선거에 출마할 각 정당후보를 선출하는 예비선거는 6월2일.본선거 참여를 위한 신규유권자 등록 마감일은 선거 21일 전인 10월13일 우편투표용지 신청 마감일은 같은 달 27일. 이와 함께 4월 교육위원 선거는 4월21일에 실시 11월 교육위원 선거는 본선거와 함께 실시.
사이버 외교사절단 반크가 광복 70년, 분단 70년의 의미를 전 세계에 알리는 동영상을 제작해 17일 유튜브(youtu.be/ivW_0i3LO88)에 올렸다. 다소 도발적인 질문으로 시작하는 영상은 지난해 로이터통신이 국제우주정거장에서 우주 비행사들이 촬영한 한반도 야경을 '올해의 사진'으로 선정.대한민국 사람들에게 북한 주민은 그저 '아무나'가 아닙니다. 대한민국 수백만 명의 이산가족에게는 아직 북쪽에 그들의 가족이 남아 있습니다. 우리와 똑같이 인간다운 삶을 살 자격이 있는 북한 주민을 위해 '옳은 일을 했다'고 말할 수 있게 되길 진심으로 기원합니다." 21세기 통일 한국의 새로운 꿈을 알려나갈 계획... 
올해도 정부, 기업, 단체들이 장학금을 제공한다. 매년 150만개에 달하는 각종 장학금이 대학, 자선단체, 기업들에 의해 미 전역의 고교생 및 대학생들에게 지급된다. 재미한인장학금, 한미장학금,재미한인과학기술자협회 장학금,내셔널 메릿 장학금, 대기업 장학금... 
앞으로 한국에 입국할 때 면세한도인 600달러를 초과하는 물품을 몰래 들여가다 3차례 적발될 경우 '세금 폭탄' 최근 2년 이내에 2차례 이상 자진신고를 하지 않은 기록이 있는 경우 추가로 적발되면 가산세 60%가 부가. 1,000달러 상당의 물품을 구매해 한국에 입국할 때 자진신고를 하면 한도 초과분에 대해 적용되는 20%의 관세 중 공제액을 적용받아 6만1,600원만 세금을 내면 된다. 3차례까지 신고하지 않은 상습 미신고자에 대해서는 60%의 가산세율이 적용돼 1,000달러 물품 반입때에는 세금이 무려 14만800원으로..
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