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December 18, 2009 Broadband's Impact/Premium Content

Broadband People Column: FCC’s Clyburn, Baker Get New Assignments

WASHINGTON, December 18, 2009 - The Federal Communications Commission has appointed Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Attwell Baker to serve on the federal-state boards for universal service and jurisdictional separations. Clyburn will serve as federal chair of both panels. FCC Commissioner Michael Copps will continue to serve on both boards. The Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service was established by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to implement universal service provisions and to make recommendations on universal service matters. The Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations advises the FCC on the apportionment of regulated costs between interstate and intrastate jurisdictions. Keep Reading

October 14, 2009 NTIA/Premium Content/Recovery Act

Washington State and Massachusetts Release Lists of BTOP and BIP Picks

WASHINGTON, October 14, 2009 – The states of Washington and Massachusetts on Wednesday released their lists of the projects that should be prioritized in the broadband stimulus funding decision pending by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Rural Utilities Service. Keep Reading

July 30, 2009 States

Massachusetts Broadband Institute and State Transportation Office to Build Fiber Across State

July 30, 2009 – Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Tuesday a partnership between the Massachusetts Broadband Institute and the Executive Office of Transportation to bring broadband to unserved and underserved communities in western parts of the state. Keep Reading

May 26, 2009 Broadband Data/NTIA/Recovery Act/States

Massachusetts Broadband Institute Eligible for Federal Funds; Unveils Interactive Survey

NEW SALEM, MASS., May 26, 2009 – Governor Deval Patrick (D) on Tuesday designated the Massachusetts Broadband Institute as the “eligible entity” for receiving broadband data funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Keep Reading

May 25, 2009 Broadband Data/States/Weekly Report

Massachusetts Set to Unveil New Massachusetts Broadband Institute Web Site, Mapping Efforts

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2009 – One key area of the broadband stimulus package in which states are certain to have an impact is in the area of collecting and releasing information about local broadband deployment. Keep Reading

May 10, 2009 Broadband Data/States

Massachusetts Broadband Institute Will Use Mapping to Identify Unserved and Underserved Areas

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2009 – The Massachusetts Broadband Institute on Wednesday announced that it would work with the MassGIS, the state’s Office of Geographic and Environmental Information, to begin to develop a block-level map of broadband infrastructure. Keep Reading

April 29, 2009 States

Ex-MIT Researcher is Massachusetts' New 'Broadband Czar'

BOSTON, April 29, 2009 - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced Wednesday his appointment of former MIT researcher and state regulator Sharon Gillett as director of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute. The institute was chartered by Patrick in 2008 with the goal of bringing universal broadband service to state residents by 2011. Keep Reading

January 22, 2009 Recovery Act

Verizon and Free Press Agree that Remote Broadband Requires Monopolies

January 22, 2009 – Verizon Communications and Free Press agreed that bringing high-speed internet technology to unserved areas of western Massachusetts may result in a monopoly, or a single local telecommunications provider. Keep Reading

January 17, 2009 States

Massachusetts Governor Highlights Significance of Broadband in Federal Stimulus Legislation

January 17, 2009 - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick highlighted the significance of broadband in his "State of the Commonwealth" address on Thursday, January 15. Jobs from extending broadband services was the first item mentioned in his list of the way that pending federal stimulus legislation could promote economic recovery in Massachusetts. Keep Reading

January 2, 2009 Recovery Act/States

Broadband Stimulus Package Should Include Funding for State Data, Says Massachusetts

WASHINGTON, January 2, 2009 – Congress and the incoming administration of President Obama should include broadband-related investment in the pending legislation designed to promote economic stimulus, and the federal government needs to begin with better data about broadband availability, said Massachusetts government officials. Keep Reading

August 4, 2008 States

In Massachusetts, Governor to Sign $40 Million Broadband Bill Aimed at Spurring Investment

August 4 – At 10 a.m. this morning, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is scheduled to sign state-wide broadband legislation at the town hall of Goshen, which is about 12 miles northwest of Northhampton and in the Berkshire Mountains. Keep Reading