At the Broadband Breakfast Club, We’ll Explore ‘What Can Gigabit Do for Me?’
Broadband Data, Broadband's Impact, FCC, Fiber, NTIA, Wireless
May 15th, 2013
TweetMay 15, 2013 – Gigabit-level connectivity is all the rage. It seems that everyone is asking, What Can Gigabit Do for Me? More and more companies and communities — from established communications companies to new market entrants — have announced plans for deployment that cross that psychological Gigabit-level threshold. But its also important to ask: [...]
FCC Chairman Genachowski, at Gigabit Community Workshop, Makes First Public Comments Since His Stepping Down Announcement
Broadband Data, Broadband's Impact, FCC, International, National Broadband Plan, Wireless
March 27th, 2013
TweetWASHINGTON, Marcy 27, 2013 – “If we build super-fast networks, the innovators will come,” said Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Wednesday, in his first public statements since his announcement last Friday that he would leave the agency in a matter of weeks. While speaking at an FCC workshop on the development of gigabit-speed [...]
Call It Facebook for the Dead: Latter-day Saints’ FamilySearch.org Helps Build Online Tree of Family Connections
Broadband and Democratization, Broadband Data, Broadband's Impact, social networking
March 22nd, 2013
SALT LAKE CITY, March 22, 2013 – When I was younger, family history was for old folks. Now that I am older, family history is for kids adept at using computers and mobile devices.
What accounts for this change? Personal computing and broadband. Nowhere is this remarkable change — from the province of the old to a playground for the young — more visible than at the RootsTech conference that kicked off here on Thursday.
Hiawatha Broadband Chief, at Freedom to Connect: Small Broadband Companies Rock
Broadband Data, Broadband Stimulus, Broadband's Impact, Rural Utilities Service
March 15th, 2013
TweetSILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 15, 2013 – Relationships between broadband providers and consumers can often be contentious. Gary Evans of the Minnesota-based Hiawatha Broadband Company, who spoke during the Monday afternoon session of the Freedom to Connect conference here last week, recounted how his simple business model has made Hiawatha a success. Evans described himself [...]
Freedom to Connect in Washington: ‘Let’s Hope This Isn’t the Golden Age of the Internet’
Broadband Data, Broadband's Impact, Events, Intellectual Property
March 15th, 2013
TweetSILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 15, 2013 – A somber tone was set last week during the opening day of the 2013 Freedom to Connect conference here. Opening remarks by conference organizer David Isenberg were peppered with references to Wikileaks mastermind Julian Assange, Pvt. Bradley Manning currently under military trial for releasing classified State documents, and [...]