Net Neutrality and Telecommunications Quiz

What principle holds that the internet should be a passive conduit for data between any endpoints, without showing any difference to a carrier initiating the connection or the service they are using?

• Internet Service Principle

• Net Neutrality

• Data Conduit Rule

• Equal Service Provision

What was the effect of the FCC decision ending net neutrality on the categorization of ISPs?

• ISPs were re-categorized from telecommunication systems governed by title II to information services under title I.

• ISPs were no longer categorized under any title.

Before the breakup of AT&T, what were customers restricted to in terms of attaching hardware to their phone lines?

• Customers could attach any hardware that met the standards.

• Customers were only allowed to attach hardware provided by their water company.

• Customers were only allowed to attach AT&T provided phone hardware to their lines.

• Customers were allowed to attach hardware from any telecommunications company.

As a result of the FCC decision ending net neutrality, which of the following actions were ISPs no longer prohibited from doing?

• Providing equal service to all users.

• Blocking, throttling, or providing paid prioritization.

• Modifying, storing, or making information available.

• Metering the amount of data used by customers.

What action did Madison River Communications take in 2004 regarding VoIP traffic?

• They blocked VoIP traffic to protect their own landline phone business

• They injected JavaScript code into VoIP traffic

In what year did Comcast get sued for causing BitTorrent connections to disconnect and lie about doing so?

• 2004

• 2007

• 2008

• 2012

What did Comcast do in 2008 in relation to data caps and streaming services?

• They blocked all streaming services

• They imposed data caps but exempted its own streaming service on Xbox

• They created a premium plan for all streaming services

• They injected JavaScript code into streaming services

Which company injected JavaScript code into website code as the flow through their servers in 2013?

• Madison River Communications

• AT&T

• Comcast

• BitTorrent

What is considered a potential attack surface according to the text?

• The widespread use of VPNs

• Traffic modification systems

• Universal adoption of TLS/HTTPS

• Anti-VPN policies

What does the text suggest could be a consequence of widespread anti-VPN policies?

• Improved security for remote work and telecommuting

• Significant backlash, particularly from the business community