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Broadband Census is Now Live on Twitter!
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2009 – BroadbandCensus.com is now live on Twitter! To follow our feed, go to http://twitter.com/BroadbandCensus [http://twitter.com/broadbandcensus].
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Southeast Experts on Broadband Gather for Benedict College Conference
COLUMBIA, S.C., April 21, 2009 – Representatives with broadband interests from southeastern states met at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina on April 15, 2009, to discuss the status of broadband in their states and common approaches they might take to advance their interests.
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The Proper Role for Broadband Mapping When Implementing Fiscal Stimulus
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2009 – According to a research report released Monday by BroadbandCensus.com, the broadband mapping provisions associated with the fiscal stimulus act should be (1) Narrowly scoped; (2) Ideally suited to visually depict unserved areas; (3) Related directly and exclusively to ex
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Should the Data in Broadband Maps Be Transparent and Public?
WASHINGTON, February 18, 2009 – Art Brodsky, communications director at Public Knowledge, has just posted a second piece about Connected Nation. For more than a year, BroadbandCensus.com has been presenting an alternative to the proprietary-information model of Connected Nation.
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The New York Times Highlights Consumers' Need for Carrier-Specific Broadband Data
WASHINGTON, February 11, 2009 – The New York Times highlights the efforts of BroadbandCensus.com to build a publicly-available database of the speeds, prices, availability, reliability and competition in the local broadband marketplace.
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Broadband Infrastructure Investments Need Transparency, Says BroadbandCensus.com
WASHINGTON, February 9, 2009 – In a guest op-ed in Ars Technica, the founder and executive director of BroadbandCensus.com cautions that the broadband infrastructure investments planned as part of the economic stimulus package need transparency if they’re to be effective.
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Geoff Daily of App-Rising Endorses Public Broadband Mapping
WASHINGTON, February 8, 2009 – Fellow journalist Geoff Daily has a wonderful little post over on App-Rising, in which he endorses the principle of public and transparent broadband mapping.
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'Building a Better Internet' in the Christian Science Monitor
WASHINGTON, January 28, 2009 – Drew Clark, Editor of BroadbandCensus.com, is quoted on the economic impact of the broadband stimulus legislation in this morning’s Christian Science Monitor.
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Prospect of Broadband Funds in Federal Legislation Stimulates Regional Planners
January 22, 2009 – The Berkshire Eagle reports that Berkshire Regional Planning Commission is eager to get broadband funds in the stimulus legislation being considered on Capitol Hill.
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Wall Street Journal on 'DIY' Network and Speed Tests
WASHINGTON, January 19, 2009 – The Wall Street Journal gave a little attention to a do-it-yourself network test, the “Switzerland” software suite of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. I offered a comment and a link to the Broadband Census and speed test.
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Free Consumer Guide to WiMax Now Available at Sidecut Reports
WASHINGTON, December 8 – Paul Kapustka of Sidecut Reports has just made his “Consumer Guide to WiMax” Available online for free.
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What Drives Broadband Adoption? An Aspen Institute Working Paper
WASHINGTON, December 5 – This report, authored by BroadbandCensus.com Editor Drew Clark for the Aspen Institute’s Communications and Society Program in August 2007, asks and attempts to answer a series of questions about broadband adoption.
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Why BroadbandCensus.com Supports the National Broadband Strategy Statement
WASHINGTON, December 5 – BroadbandCensus.com was founded January 2008 after the experience of trying to use the Freedom of Information Act to obtain some very basic broadband information: the names of the carriers operating in each ZIP code.
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The Real White Spaces Debate: To Create or Abolish a Market in the Airwaves
WASHINGTON, November 4 – I’ve been following the “white spaces” for as long as it has been happening – four, maybe five years – and I must admit that I am surprised by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s sudden fondness for them.
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Shouldn't FCC Rules Over Indecency Just Grow Up? Reflections on Free Speech and Converging Media
WASHINGTON, November 4 – This article, “TV Has Grown Up. Shouldn’t FCC Rules?” first appeared in the Washington Post Outlook section on Sunday, May 16, 2004, or nearly four-and-a-half years ago. It remains more relevant today than ever: the Supreme Court is today considering Federal Communications C
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Digital Natives May Force Rethinking on Copyright, Privacy and Broadband
WASHINGTON, October 16 – As a part of its burgeoning lecture and discussion series, “DC Talks”, Google’s Washington office on Wednesday featured Berkman Center Director and Harvard Law Professor John Palfrey and his new book, Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives.
