scriber losses, 131 rural areas, 131-132 wholesale providers, 152 consolidation via mergers competition and, 148-149 impact on consumers, 151 mergers and acquisitions, 132-133 mobile operators, 149-152 current state of, 126-128 jacks, 234-235 regulatory issues, 138-140 A-CAM (Alternative Connect America Model), 141-142 COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act), 146 e-rate subsidies, 143 ICC (Intercarrier Compensation) fees, 139-141 Lifeline subsidies, 142-143 lobbying, 147-148 media consolidation issues, 144 rate of return guarantees, 139 robocalls, 144-146 universal service, 139 utility pole attachments, 138-139 rural areas, 131-132 www.TechnicalPDF.com broadband availability in, 131-132, 315-316 CAF (Connect America Fund), 137 A-CAM (Alternative Connect America Model), 141-142 e-rate subsidies, 143 Internet connectivity costs in, 198-199 Lifeline subsidies, 142-143 Telecommunications Act, 128-130,219 Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), 19 Telehouse, 223 Tellabs, 206 TellMe, 165 TelMex, 153-154 Telogis, 135 Tencent, 5 thin-client technology, 91 This Technology, 134 Threat Stack, 55 three-factor authentication, 242-243 throttling, 28, 313 throughput, 25 TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association), 19 Tier 1 carriers, 293 Tier 2 carriers, 293 Tier 3, 134 time in flight, 85 time synch, 376 Time Warner, 126, 133 Time Warner Cable, 134, 151-152, 284 time-division air interfaces, 355-356 Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM), 38, 189, 224, 233, TiVo, 210 TLS (Transport Layer Security), 241, 242 T-Mobile, 327-328 www.TechnicalPDF.com mergers and acquisitions, 126-127, 151 resellers, 155 top-level domains, 295-296 topology common configurations, 255-257 on dedicated lines, 252-253 ring, 189-190 TPG, 153 TracFone Wireless, 153-154 traffic DPI (Deep Packet Inspection), 25, 26-29 multiplexing. See multiplexing per packet flexible routing, 24-25 shaping, 25 stateful inspection, 29 throughput, 25 Traffic Shaping, 28-29 Traffic Shaping, 25, 28-29 transducers, light-source, 17 Transmission Control Protocol. See 