Articles tagged with Karen Peltz Strauss on BroadbandBreakfast.com

June 18, 2019 Broadband's Impact/Digital Inclusion/FCC/Innovation

Digital Accessibility Improving, but People with Disabilities Still Seek More Inclusive Access

ARLINGTON, Virginia - June 18, 2019 – Comprehensive legislation addressing accessibility is necessary to ensure that information technology is available to a wider group of people, particularly to people with disabilities, said panelists speaking at the M-Enabling Summit here on Tuesday. Innovations involving wireless 5G technologies, for example, use multiple bandwidths including mid-band and low-band,… Keep Reading

July 1, 2010 Broadband Updates/Broadband's Impact/FCC/National Broadband Plan

FCC Consumer Advisory Group Discusses Spectrum, Bill Shock and More

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2010 - The Consumer Advisory Committee meeting at the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday covered a range of issues, including white space spectrum usage, National Broadband Plan implementation concerns, and broadband accessibility to tribal lands and people with disabilities. Keep Reading

November 9, 2009 Broadband's Impact/FCC Workshops/National Broadband Plan

Field Hearing: People With Disabilities Need Minor Modifications for Broadband to Work

WASHINGTON, November 9, 2009 – Panelists at a Federal Communications Commission field hearing on Friday agreed that there should be a national broadband plan that made high-speed internet connections accessible to everyone, including those with hearing, visual and other disabilities. “A national broadband plan is not national if not accessible to everyone,” said Michael Richert, director of public policy for the American Foundation for the Blind. Keep Reading