Please provide a well-thought-out, one paragraph response to each question using

information from the readings to back up your answers.

1. What is telecommunications policy, why is it important and why should
average consumers care about it?
Telecommunication policies are the information or ethic developed for growth
and security of the economy and society. These policies are required to make
the data flow in a constant manner .Its important because the policies are
one which is going to decide the rate of the services and how the law is going
to act on the services .These are the laws on how the consumer can depend
and use the telecommunication for his growth .It helps in sorting lawmakers,
public and media can solely use it. When the telecom service are given to
public the policies are only system which make it work properly so a
consumer must to know the policies for his own goodness. It will help to know
what he should do and what he shouldnt do. Its going to decide the
customer charges on the usage of services. Its helps to know ones own
rights on telecommunication

2. How does Castells define the Network Society? Give one, concrete example of
how the growth of the Network Society has impacted traditional economic or
policy operations. This can be an example cited by Castells or your own idea.

3. How has the Network Society transformed sociability? Describe a

specific consequence of this transformation and whether you feel it
is positive or negative.

4. Compare and contrast Barack Obamas view of telecommunications

policy with that of the RNC. What are the key differences in the
approaches?
Comparing the views of Obama and RNC, we find that there are some similar
as well as contrasting views on telecommunication policies. Firstly, RNC have the
opinion that the FCC and telecommunication Act of 1996 are outdated even
though there was a rapid change in the telecommunication system. They felt
that new policies and laws are required to form the news systems or to govern
the current system. Whereas Obama was satisfied with current act and wants to
improve the connectivity and speed. Secondly, RNC was more keen on bring
broadband to rural community specifically. Whereas Obama wasnt only specific

about rural he wanted internet in each and every houses, hospitals, schools and
libraries, He wanted a uniform development. On the top that both Obama and
RNC had similar views on spectrum and public private partnership. They both
want to review the spectrum usage and wanted to allocate unused or wanted to
create new spectrum for public services like fire, ambulance and other
emergency services. They both encourage public private part partnership to
support the federal for providing the broadband connection to the communities
who lacks in it .They both have different approaches but at the end their goals
are same.

5. Do you agree with the author that rural broadband is an important

goal that government needs to make a priority. Please use examples
from the readings to back up your answer.
Yes, I agree with the author that rural broadband is an important goal .With
the introduction of rural broadband the framers can access the data and also
improve the operation of various devices and machineries. As stated by the
author the electricity brought huge revolution in the farming, the rural
broadband will increase the output or efficiency. This increase in output will
help to improve the economy .Thus in turn will improve the civilization. The
government might not get the immediate returns on the huge investment but
this will help to improve the rural community. Therefore rural broadband will
be a boon and this will bring lots of awareness to the farmers about the
external world and new products in market for the farming etc. This will help
the community to grow, develop and evolve.