- Net Neutrality- The current administration has done a poor job of resolving this issue once and for all. It remains unclear whether the government will step in and mandate that the internet remain neutral for all or if restrictions will be allowed to make their way into internet use by enterprises.
- Service provider restrictions-The FCC will have to rule on whether the internet service providers will be allowed to restrict access to the internet through filtering of P2P traffic, bandwidth limitations or any of a number of other restrictions now being contemplated. Picking the FCC commissioners can sway the outcome of these or other ideas being proposed for internet use.
- Data Breaches- Currently we have a lot of separate laws governing the actions required when a data breach occurs. Each state has one and they are less than uniform. Perhaps a national policy on the treatment of individuals rights when their personal information is disclosed through a security laps is in order now.
- Spectrum use- The current auction process for spectrum to be used for future wireless services is less than effective. The payment of large up front fees for future services should be changed to allow for recurring fees when services are established. We will never balance the federal budget with spectrum auctions so why try. Service providers should bid on spectrum and then pay fees on a routine basis as a percentage of revenue for the use of the spectrum. The fees should start early and grow with the services that use the spectrum.
Selecting the leaders of the federal government will set the tone for these and other issues that impact enterprise IT for the next four years. It is unclear which candidate would best represent the interests of the IT community at this point. One thing is clear though, Fall will be interesting.
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