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Taking the Bully Pulpit at Technology Trade Show, Bill Clinton Touts Broadband and Cell Phones

LAS VEGAS, January 11, 2013 - Taking the stage here at the Consumer Electronics Show, former President Bill Clinton returned to a theme that he pioneered in the Oval Office: technology has the power to accelerate economic development and improve people's lives. Whether through high-bandwidth capabilities of fiber-optic wires, or through putting cell phones into… Keep Reading

Broadband Updates/Broadband's Impact/International

President Obama Gives Nod to Power of Internet in U.N. Speech

WASHINGTON, September 24, 2010 - President Obama gave a tip of the hat to the internet in a lengthy speech before the United Nations on Thursday that addressed a wide variety of global topics. He said it's important to "call out those who suppress ideas and serve as a voice for those who are voiceless," adding that the United States will promote new tools of communication so that "people are empowered to connect with one another and, in repressive societies, to do so with security." Keep Reading

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