The National Broadband Plan provides a roadmap for the federal government, states, counties and cities to ensure robust innovation, competition, and digital inclusion. One key ingredient: how does broadband impact health care, the economy and jobs, education, energy and the environment, public safety, civic engagement and government performance.
States Take Aim at USF and ICC reform
FCC, Mobile Broadband, National Broadband Plan, States, Universal Service, Wireless
December 8th, 2011
TweetWASHINGTON December 8, 2011 – Wednesday TheHill.com reported that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission filed suit against the Federal Communications Commission for it’s Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to reform the Universal Service Fund and Intercarrier Compensation regime. The suit, filed in the 3rd Circuit, alleges that the FCC order is “arbitrary and capricious” [...]
SmartGrid: Moving Toward Regulatory Uniformity
Expert Opinion, National Broadband Plan, Smart Grid, States
November 18th, 2011
TweetExpert Contributors: Stephanie A. Joyce, Esq. and Stephen Thompson, Esq. WASHINGTON, November 18, 2011 – The development of SmartGrid technology, which generally refers to devices that monitor, and possibly control, energy use via telecommunications-enabled devices, is proceeding apace, though not as quickly as many had hoped or anticipated. At the most recent Broadband Breakfast that [...]
Will Consumer-Friendly Smart Meters Pave the Way to Smart Grid Adoption?
Broadband Data, FCC, National Broadband Plan, Press Releases, Smart Grid
November 14th, 2011
November 14, 2011 – When the Federal Communications Commission identified six concrete goals in the national broadband plan, the one specific application highlighted by the agency was energy consumption: “To ensure that America leads in the clean energy economy, every American should be able to use broadband to track and manage their real-time energy consumption.”
This goal – tracking and managing energy consumption – is right at the intersection of two trends that will be explored at the Broadband Breakfast Club on Tuesday, November 15: “The Smart Grid and Broadband.” Click here to register for this event.
FCC and Connect to Compete provide solutions for Cost of Broadband Adoption
Broadband's Impact, Education, FCC, National Broadband Plan
November 10th, 2011
TweetWASHINGTON, Thursday November 10th 2011, The Federal Communications Commission’s Chairman Julius Genachowski announced what the Commission is touting as the “Biggest effort ever to help close the Digital Divide.” Following up on the launch of the Connect to Compete private and non profit sector partnership a couple of weeks ago, yesterday’s announcement at Langley Education [...]
How Broadband Helps Make Cities Smarter at the Breakfast Club
Broadband TV, National Broadband Plan, Smart Grid
September 23rd, 2011
WASHINGTON, September 23, 2011 – Broadband is an essential ingredient in allowing cities of the future to ensure better services, promote better jobs, and become more livable. Here are both the five-minute highlight version, and a full-length version, of the September Broadband Breakfast Club.
Five-Minute Highlight Version:
Making Cities of the Future Smarter through Broadband from Broadband Breakfast.
Full-Length Version:
Making Cities of the Future Smarter through Broadband from Broadband Breakfast.