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July 26, 2009 NTIA/Premium Content/Recovery Act

Q&A with Anthony Wilhelm of NTIA and Ken Kuchno of RUS

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2009 – Broadband experts all across the county have been dissecting the Notice of Funds Availability released earlier this month by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. As a special benefit to paid subscribers of its Weekly Report, BroadbandCensus.com here publishes an edited transcript of questions posed and answers given at the Broadband Stimulus Town Hall Webcast co-produced by TV Worldwide and BroadbandCensus.com, and which took place on July 9, 2009. Keep Reading

July 20, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report July 20th 2009

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2009 - Officials at the federal agencies focusing on broadband have begun to address layered and complicated questions pertaining to the $7.2 billion in funds for high-speed internet. Critics are also raising their voices. This week, NTIA and RUS explain themselves at three more workshops, and at NARUC in Seattle. Keep Reading

July 13, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report July 13th 2009

WASHINGTON, July 13, 2009 - The NTIA and RUS have hit the road through a series of nine workshops, seeking to explain and answer questions about the BTOP/BIP Notice of Funds Availability that the agencies released on July 1. On Friday, the agencies also made broadband grant applications available online. Keep Reading

July 6, 2009 Broadband Data/NTIA/Premium Content/Recovery Act

The Week in Review: Let the Games Begin

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2009 – The structure of the federal government broadband stimulus program finally began to take shape last week, as the NTIA and the RUS released regulations laying the framework for the way that many billions of dollars of funds will be spent. Keep Reading

July 6, 2009 FCC/National Broadband Plan/NTIA/Premium Content/Recovery Act

Week's Links: Julius Genachowski Takes Reins at FCC

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2009 – In a speech on Tuesday to staff at the Federal Communications Commission, new Chairman Julius Genachowski said that “if we…harness the power of communications to confront…challenges” such as the economy, education, health care, and energy, “we will…make a real positive difference in the lives of our children and future generations.” Keep Reading

July 6, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report July 6th 2009

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2009 - Vice President Joe Biden showcased the importance of broadband in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday as the Commerce Department, Agriculture Department and the FCC officially unveiled the eagerly-awaited broadband stimulus regulations. The rules, in two “Notices of Funds Availability,” prescribe the procedures for more than $7.2 billion. Keep Reading

June 29, 2009 NTIA/Premium Content/Recovery Act

NTIA Does End-Run Around 'Buy American' Requirements

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2009 – The broadband policy world took a number of significant steps forward last week with the confirmation on Thursday of Larry Strickling as the head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and of Julius Genachowski as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Keep Reading

June 29, 2009 FCC/National Broadband Plan/NTIA/Premium Content/Recovery Act

All in the Family

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2009 - States and cities are continuing their extensive engagement in the question of broadband data and mapping. In fact, the Massachusetts Broadband Institute announced on Friday afternoon that it would issue its request for proposals on broadband developments on Monday – positioning their state to beat the federal government to punch. Keep Reading

June 29, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report June 29nd 2009

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2009 - This is the week many following broadband stimulus activities have been waiting for: rules from the NTIA are expected on Tuesday, plus Vice President Biden is set to tout broadband in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. At the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski presides over his first meeting on Thursday. Keep Reading

June 22, 2009 FCC/National Broadband Plan/NTIA/Premium Content/Recovery Act

Troika-in-Waiting

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2009 – Last week’s confirmation hearings for Federal Communications Commission Chairman-designee Julius Genachowski highlighted the fact that, for months now, there’s been a federal broadband troika-in-waiting, and that none of them have yet made in through the Senate. Keep Reading

June 22, 2009 Broadband's Impact/Premium Content

Broadband Growth Not So Bad

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2009 – Last week the Pew Internet & American Life Project released its eagerly-awaited report about broadband penetration. To nearly everyone’s surprise, in light of the current recession, the percentage of homes with access to high-speed internet access continued to rise. Keep Reading

June 22, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report June 22nd 2009

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2009 - The Pew Internet & American Life Project’s latest numbers rebut any presumption that broadband’s importance is diminishing. Federal agencies are edging toward full-fledged broadband programs. Julius Genachowski nears confirmation as FCC Chairman, and federal stimulus details draw close. Keep Reading

June 21, 2009 Premium Content/Wireless

This Week in Mobile Broadband: June 21, 2009

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2009 – In the latest installment of "This Week in Mobile Broadband," BroadbandCensus.com Reporter Alex Tcherkassky discusses the domestic broadband aircard plans of the “big four” carriers, and a new entrant on the D.C. space. Keep Reading

June 15, 2009 NTIA/Premium Content/Recovery Act/States

States Take Up the Action

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2009 – The next state to provide a detailed blueprint for its efforts at broadband data and display is Texas, which on June 9 issued its Request for Proposals on broadband data. Keep Reading

June 15, 2009 NTIA/Premium Content/Recovery Act/States

The Quiet of Summer

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2009 – As the promised June 30 deadline for the federal government’s broadband stimulus rules approaches, the three agencies responsible for aspects of broadband stimulus are directly engaged in detailed questions about how high-speed internet service is being defined. Keep Reading

June 15, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report June 15th 2009

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2009 - Entities focusing on the broadband stimulus program are watching closely for clues about the implementation details of the $7.2 billion program. At the same time, individual state efforts at broadbanddata and mapping are beginning to take shape, as in Texas. Keep Reading

June 14, 2009 Premium Content/Wireless

New Feature: This Week in Mobile Broadband

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2009 - Today, BroadbandCensus.com unveils a new feature, "This Week in Mobile Broadband," written by Alex Tcherkassky, a Washington-based reporter for BroadbandCensus.com with a strong background in the wireless industry. Keep Reading

June 8, 2009 FCC/National Broadband Plan/NTIA/Premium Content/Recovery Act

First Pitch: Levin’s Engagement Raises Stake for National Broadband Policy

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2009 – Late Friday afternoon, the Federal Communications Commission announced that Blair Levin, former chief of staff to Clinton FCC Chairman Reed Hundt, will be rejoining the commission “to help coordinate its development of a national broadband plan.” Keep Reading

June 8, 2009 NTIA/Premium Content/Recovery Act

Report: Broadband Stimulus National Townhall Webcast

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2009 – The NTIA faces a choice between scoring broadband grants according to a common criteria, or meeting the manifold objectives of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, panelists said at the Broadband Stimulus National Town Hall Meeting on June 4. Keep Reading

June 8, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report June 8th 2009

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2009 - A White House official involved in technology policy last week called U.S. broadband networks inadequate. This week, attention is likely to turn to the Federal Communications Commission, as entities and individuals weigh in on the National Broadband Plan by the June 8 deadline. Keep Reading

June 1, 2009 Broadband's Impact/NTIA/Premium Content/Recovery Act

Is 'Broadband' Just Another Name for the Internet?

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2009 – This week marks the 19th annual conference, about “Computers, Freedom and Privacy,” which is hosted this week in Washington, D.C. Keep Reading

June 1, 2009 Broadband Data/FCC/National Broadband Plan/Premium Content

Data Mapping Takes Center Stage in Broadband Policy

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2009 – Reading through the Federal Communications Commission’s 90-page report, “Bringing Broadband to Rural America,” it is clear that questions of broadband data loom large over the pending national broadband strategy. Keep Reading

June 1, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report June 1st 2009

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2009 - The FCC issued its rural broadband report, which many see as laying the groundwork for the national broadband strategy due February 2010. Upcoming events on computers, freedom and privacy – and the broadband stimulus – force a re-evaluation: is broadband about more than just the Internet? Keep Reading

May 25, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report May 25th 2009

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2009 - Broadband stimulus funds from the Commerce Department will begin flowing in either October or in December, according to either an NTIA report or a White House report. In either case, the agency plans to release rules, and then begin to accept applications, by June 30. Keep Reading

May 18, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report May 18th 2009

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2009 - Broadband policy is becoming central to a host of debates concurrently occurring: it’s about national infrastructure, the use of wireless frequencies, digital and social inclusion and connectedness, and even the future of journalism. These threads came together in conferences in Washington and in Silicon Valley. Keep Reading

May 11, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report May 11th 2009

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 - The broadband stimulus program of the federal government needs a concrete and transparent mechanism for sifting through applications, and for determining which parts of the country are most in need of broadband funding. The message emerged from broadband conferences, and from questions by NTIA staff. Keep Reading

May 4, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report May 4th 2009

The Rural Utilities Service last week released rules for its Community Connect grant program. While not a part of the recently-passed federal broadband stimulus, a RUS official - speaking at a Dallas conference - explained the program and what it may signal for the broadband stimulus regulations due in mid-June. Keep Reading

April 27, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report April 27th 2009

The NTIA seeks to digest and react to the 1,700 comments and questions filed with the agency. It plans to issue final rules within two months. Sorting through broadband’s impact upon residential and commercial development will be discussed at Broadband Properties in Dallas, beginning April 27. Keep Reading

April 20, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report April 20th 2009

Nearly 1,700 comments and questions were filed with the NTIA in the broadband grant program: hundreds were substantive documents. The NTIA, RUS and the FCC now enter an extensive evaluation phase, with rules for the stimulus funds expected to emerge within the next two months. Keep Reading

April 13, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report April 13th 2009

The Federal Communications Commission officially unveiled a proposal for a national broadband plan. Meanwhile, commenters worked to finish filings for the NTIA/RUS broadband grant program, due April 13. And states continue their efforts to serve as the de facto coordinator of broadband applications. Keep Reading

April 6, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report April 6th 2009

What’s the biggest broadband need: better infrastructure, or greater adoption? Different world-views on America’s broadband challenge emerged at two Washington-area conferences this past week. Meanwhile, less than one week remains before comments on broadband grants are due at the NTIA and the FCC. Keep Reading

March 30, 2009 Premium Content

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report Launched with Vital Broadband Stimulus News, Analysis and Insight

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2009 – BroadbandCensus.com on Monday launched the BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report, a newsletter summarizing the top broadband-related news of the previous week, and looking forward to the week ahead in broadband. Keep Reading

March 30, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report March 30th 2009

The public record from Commerce Department’s NTIA and the Agriculture Department’s RUS forums is complete, with 18 sessions over six days. Now comes the hard part: the agencies must generate an application form satisfying the terms of the broadband stimulus legislation while meeting real-world broadband needs. Keep Reading

March 23, 2009 Premium Content/Weekly Report

BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report March 23 2009

In four days of meetings at the Commerce Department, NTIA and RUS entertained debate on eligibility rules, coordination between the Commerce and Agriculture Departments, the definition of broadband, and reaching vulnerable populations. The meetings set the tone for decision-making about broadband stimulus funding. Keep Reading