Broadband Mapping and Data
Drew Clark: How Abraham Lincoln’s Belief in Equal Opportunity Animated a Passion for Infrastructure Improvements
How Abraham Lincoln's passion for infrastructure improvements led to his belief in equal opportunity.
Broadband Mapping and Data
NTIA’s Request for Comments on Broadband Data Spurs Concerns About FCC’s Form 477
WASHINGTON, August 7, 2018 – Many in the broadband industry commenting on broadband availability data exposed the weaknesses of current Federal Communications Commission data – and not only in the data itself but in the process by which it is collected. The Commerce Department’s National Telecommuni
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Rural Electric Cooperatives Pose an Obvious Solution for Deploying Fiber to Rural Areas, Says Former FCC Official
PITTSBURGH, July 31, 2018 – Rural electric cooperatives and not “small cell” deployment powered by 5G networks, may be the solution to closing the digital divide, according to Jonathan Chambers, former chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Strategic Planning. Speaking at the reg
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How Abraham Lincoln’s Belief in Equal Opportunity Animated a Passion for Infrastructure Improvements
SPRINGFIELD, February 21, 2011 – President Abraham Lincoln began his political career here with a passionate interest in infrastructure improvements. America knows President Lincoln today because his belief in equal opportunity. What connects that which we know about Lincoln and that which brought
Breakfast Club
Broadband Breakfast Club on Collecting and Using Data Now Online
WASHINGTON, February 11, 2010 – Broadband Census News LLC on Thursday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the Broadband Breakfast Club event on February 9, 2010: “Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan: Collecting and Using Broadband Data.”
Breakfast Club
Broadband Data Collection and Validation Must Be Rethought, Experts Say at Breakfast Club
WASHINGTON, February 10, 2010 – The head of the Federal Communications Commission’s internal “think tank” said Tuesday that the agency was taking a fresh look at all aspects of its broadband data-collection processes: collection, validation and analysis, and dissemination. Speaking to a roomful of
Breakfast Club
A Cast of Data Experts to Speak at February 9 Broadband Breakfast Club
WASHINGTON, February 2, 2010 – A cast of key experts on the issue of collecting and using broadband data -including two key officials at the Federal Communications Commission, plus a former agency chief economist – have confirmed their participation in the Broadband Breakfast Club on Tuesday, Februa
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FCC Lauches ‘Reboot’ Web Site to Spur Discussion of Agency Reform and Data
WASHINGTON, January 11, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched http://reboot.fcc.gov [http://reboot.fcc.gov], a new interactive website attempting to foster public discussion on how to best improve the agency. The site includes many opportunities for public input on a var
Broadband Mapping and Data
BroadbandCensus.com Sees Hope in NTIA’s Request for Form 477 Database
WASHINGTON, November 30, 2009 – The news [https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2009/11/ntia-seeks-access-to-fccs-form-477-database-for-better-broadband-data/] that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration aims to seek access to the Form 477 database is positive news — providing that
Broadband Mapping and Data
NTIA Seeks Access to FCC’s Form 477 Database for Better Broadband Data
WASHINGTON, November 30, 2009 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration last week asked the Federal Communications Commission to release a key database of information about broadband deployment assembled from providers of high-speed internet access. In a public notice [http:/
Broadband Mapping and Data
GAO Says Lessons of Broadband Stimulus Won’t Be Learned Before Round 2
WASHINGTON, November 19, 2009 – The Government Accountability Office on Monday released a report analyzing the possible challenges faced by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Rural Utility Service when they implement the broadband stimulus. The largest problem th
Broadband Mapping and Data
United States Broadband Data Lacks Consistency, Actual Speeds, Says GAO
WASHINGTON, October 11, 2009 – Current measures of broadband comparisons between the United States and the rest of the world – and within the country – have limitations, according to a study by the Government Accountability Office released on Friday. These limitations including the “lack of comprehe
Broadband Mapping and Data
Form 477 Data Inadequate for Broadband Planning, Commissioners Told
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2009 – Current broadband mapping data is not specific enough in detail to help the Federal Communications Commission produce a national broadband plan, despite recent revisions to agency data-collection practices, staff members said Tuesday.
Broadband Mapping and Data
'Beer and Broadband Mapping' at the Top Telecommunications Policy Conference
ARLINGTON, Va., September 28, 2009 – “Beer and Broadband Mapping” was the informal name appended to a spirited and lively discussion that capped the first day of the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference here at George Mason School of Law on Friday, September 25.
Broadband Mapping and Data
BroadbandCensus.com: Leading the Charge for Public and Transparent Data
WASHINGTON, September 21, 2009 – Broadband data is important for the future of our country – and public and transparent broadband data is even more important. Today, at this moment, the new Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is making a speech in which he is highlighting the vital pri
Broadband Mapping and 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.
