Question

Under a 2021 law, providers of this service in California cannot abuse their monopoly power to engage in zero rating. Sign-ups in 2012 for Google’s first city-wide plan to provide this service in Kansas City (10[1])were so lopsided (10[1])that the program was accused (10[1])of racial discrimination. As of April 2024, the FCC (10[1])has required providers of this service to publish so-called “nutrition labels” with price and speed information. The Bipartisan (10[1])Infrastructure Law allocated money to the BEAD program for this service, and provided (10[1])a $30 monthly subsidy for this service to low-income households to bridge the digital divide. (10[2])For 10 points, name this service regulated by network neutrality policies. ■END■

ANSWER: broadband internet [accept broadband internet; accept fiber-optic internet; accept wireless internet; accept satellite internet; accept high-speed internet; accept internet service providers or ISPs; accept wifi; prompt on DSL]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Princeton A (UG)3410
Andrew YangColumbia BMaryland A (DII)3710
Derek Chen (UG)Columbia A (UG)Fordham A4210
Zachary Leblang (DII)Penn B (DII)Bard A (UG)5110
Caedmon Holland (DII)Lehigh B (DII)NYU A (UG)6910
Alex Lin (DII)Rutgers BLehigh A (UG)8210
Vedh Ramesh (DII)Penn A (DII)NYU B9710
Emma Victoria Byron (DII)Rutgers A (UG)Columbia J (DII)9710

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY10100%0%50%94.40
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY888%0%13%66.00
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY1100%0%100%109.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%25%83.33
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%22%77.00
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%52.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%63.63
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%33%83.89