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Broadband Data

The Week in Review: Whither Transparency?

WASHINGTON, August 3, 2009 – Less than two weeks remain before the first round of applications are due in the federal government’s broadband stimulus grants. The key issues facing the government can be summed up in three words: data, data and data.

Broadband Data

BroadbandCensus.com Urges Public Broadband Map with SPARC Scores

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2009 – In comments filed before the Federal Communications Commission, BroadbandCensus.com said that basic broadband data — information about the speeds, prices, availability, reliability and competition of local service — is not proprietary and should be part of a public and tr

Expert Opinion

A Debate About Data Confidentiality and the Forthcoming 'Broadband Census for America'

WASHINGTON, August 8 – Data about the names of broadband carriers and the locations in which they offer services, by ZIP code, is not confidential information. Data about the number of subscribers that carriers have in a particular ZIP code may well be confidential.

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.

Recovery Act

Transcript of Gov. Kaine's Response to Question of Including Carrier Data in Virginia's Broadband Map

WASHINGTON, July 28 – The following is a transcript of Gov. Tim Kaine’s response to a question at the Brookings Institution about whether Virginia had decided to shield carrier data – and if so, why – from the map of broadband availability currently being pursued by the Commonwealth of Virginia.