Broadband's Impact
Battle For The Net
Source: www.battleforthenet.com This could be an interesting development…. We will be watching to see if this advocacy effort gains traction. See on Scoop.it – BroadbandPolicy
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Broadband's Impact
Washington Responds to FCC’s Wheeler on Broadband Competition | Benton Foundation
CourFederal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said that broadband users need Internet connections of at least 25 megabits per second — far beyond what DSL connections are capable of providing. He also confirmed that users have few if any competitive options for these kinds of modern bro
FCC
Broadband Conference in Western Massachusetts Aims to Highlight Internet’s Role in Economic Development
September 5, 2014 – Broadband Communities Magazine is hosting its third annual conference on the role that broadband plays in economic development from Tues., Sept. 16 through Thurs., Sept. 18 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The conference builds on successful prior event held in Danville, Virginia,
Infrastructure
U.S. Commerce Department Promotes Community Networks in Minneapolis Broadband Workshop
September 5, 2014 – The agency responsible for articulating President Obama’s communications policy is taking its campaign to promote community broadband initiatives on the road, and on Thursday in Minneapolis hosted its second workshop on the topic. The event, “Building a Community Broadband Roadma
Infrastructure
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Promotes Google Fiber’s Impact on Competition and Gigabit Networks
WASHINGTON, September 5, 2014 – Google Fiber has been perhaps the primary driver of the current push toward high-speed internet in the United States, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said in a speech here yesterday on the future of broadband competition. In an otherwise general
Broadband's Impact
Broadband Coalition Launched Over Summer Urges More Competition For Consumers’ Sake
WASHINGTON, September 3, 2014 – A group of leading telecommunications providers in June announced the creation of a new trade group, dubbed “Customers for Competition,” at the same location at the Library of Congress where the 1996 Telecommunications Act was signed at the Library of Congress 18 year
Broadband's Impact
Industry Group, Internet Innovation Alliance, Warns Against Regulation
WASHINGTON, September 3, 2014 – Communications network consumers have more choices than ever today, and according to an Internet Innovation Alliance study, policymakers should be careful not to invoke broad regulation on a technology platform or service basis. Less regulated wireless voice service i
Broadband's Impact
Agenda-at-a-Glance | Springfield Economic Development Conference
Source: www.bbcmag.com Don’t miss the important Economic Development Conference Series, in Springfield, Mass., from September 16 through September 18. More details about the event will be forthcoming here at BroadbandBreakfast.com, but register now to attend! See on Scoop.it – BroadbandPolicy
Broadband's Impact
Guest commentary: Bill to help increase broadband access is vital to state
As mayor of San Leandro, I want residents to know about an important piece of legislation that I believe could offer tremendous assistance to communities throughout California: AB2292, which provides cities and counties with a tool for financing broadband infrastructure critical to community Source:
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Speakers at Minority Telecom Conference Call Broadband a 21st Century Civil Right
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2014 – Speakers at a Minority Media Telecommunications Council conference here on Monday advocated for expanded minority-based involvement with and access to broadband capital. “Broadband is the 21st Century’s civil right and our laws must reflect the digital shift,” said Rep. G
Broadband Mapping and Data
GAO Study Finds that Broadband Data Caps are Causing Customer Confusion and Less Internet Use
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2014 – Internet service providers are adopting more usage-based pricing models and consumers may be using the internet less as a result, according to preliminary results from a Government Accountability Office study. Consumers may also be neglecting benefits of lower-cost models
Infrastructure
Broadband Roundup: Rural Providers Want RUS Funding, AT&T Expands ‘GigaPower’, and Potential Surveillance Changes
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2014 – The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development and Credit held a hearing on coordinating the future of broadband investment. Lang Zimmerman, vice president of Yelcot Telephone Co., a member company of rural broadband association NTCA testified that fun
Broadband Mapping and Data
Internet Researcher John Horrigan on How Digital Illiteracy is Eclipsing Digital Divide
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2014 – The internet equity facing the nation isn’t the digital divide, but is digital readiness, according to a panel last month by internet researcher John Horrigon at an event of the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation. According to Horrigan, digital literacy is rap
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NetAmerica Alliance Hails Rural 4G LTE Benefits From Partnership with Sprint
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2014 – An alliance designed to serve the wireless broadband needs of rural America has partnered with Sprint to provide fourth-generation LTE service to members of the NTCA that are calling themselves the Rural Broadband Alliance, according to details unveiled in a webinar on Th
FCC
FCC Officials Outline Plans for $100 Million in Funding for Rural Broadband Experiments
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2014 – In a webinar on Thursday, July 17, the Fiber to the Home Council hosted a webinar with Federal Communications Commission officials on a $100 million fund for expanding broadband capabilities to rural communities. FCC officials encouraged companies to apply for the funds,
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Broadband Roundup: City Leaders Call For Overturn of Local Broadband Bans
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2014 – City leaders in Wilson, North Carolina, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, want the Federal Communications Commission to pre-empt state laws that would prevent them from expanding their municipal networks, Broadcasting & Cable reported. With an existing ban in place in North Ca
