Douglas Streeks

Broadband's Impact

Cyber Security's Centrality to Internet Issues Discussed At Google

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2009 – Greater training and education will be necessary to ensure that cybersecurity receives the attention that it deserves, agreed a panel of government and industry officials, speaking on Friday at Google’s Washington office.

Broadband's Impact

Broadband Access Not Enough to Stimulate Adoption, Non-Profit Representatives and Consulting Firm Agree

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2009 – The effort to increase broadband adoption has mainly focused on increasing broadband access and availability to drive demand, this may not be enough to increase broadband adoption.

FSF

At Monday's Deadline, Industry, Advocacy Groups Weigh In on FCC Broadband Plan

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2009 – Industry representatives and advocacy groups of all stripes flooded the Federal Communications Commission’s inbox Monday with a wide-ranging comments array of comments on the scope and direction of the agency’s role in crafting a national broadband plan.

CTIA

U.S. Broadband Ranking Needs Qualification, Experts Agree

WASHINGTON, June 5, 2009 – With Broadband being a keystone aspect of President Obama’s economic policies, it is important to understand where America’s broadband deployment and adoption rates stand internationally, a panel of experts agreed on Friday.

New America

Deep Packet Inspection Here to Stay, Say Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference Experts

WASHINGTON, June 4, 2009 – The problems with so-called “deep packet inspection” are too big to ignore, a panel of broadband experts said on the third and final day of the Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference at George Washington University here.

Broadband's Impact

Securing New Infrastructure Will Require Watchful Eye, Experts Say

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2009 – Balancing privacy and security will require a delicate approach as the internet becomes more pervasive in the lives of everyday Americans, said a panel of national security policy experts on the first day of the Computers Freedom & Privacy conference at George Washington U

NTIA

Article: Measuring the Effectiveness of the Broadband Stimulus Plan

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2009 – Because the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 charges government agencies not only with choosing grant recipients and setting performance bench marks, but also with measuring their results, only a carefully pre-planned evaluation strategy should be deployed to

ITIF

Fiber-Fed Libraries Can Serve as Agent of Digital Recovery

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2009 – Extending fiber-optic internet service to public libraries would help increase the demand for super-high-speed internet at home, broadband experts said Thursday.