Broadband's Impact
Is 'Broadband' Just Another Name for the Internet?
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2009 – This week marks the 19th annual conference, about “Computers, Freedom and Privacy,” which is hosted this week in Washington, D.C.
Broadband's Impact
What impact does high-speed internet have on people's lives?
Broadband Mapping and Data
FCC Releases Report on Rural Broadband Strategy
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2009 – Rural broadband deployment has many possible hurdles to clear, the Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday in “Bringing Broadband to Rural America,” a report on a rural broadband strategy.
Broadband's Impact
One Web Day Lands New Executive Director; Mitch Kapor as Chairman
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2009 – With a grant from the Ford Foundation, the non-profit organization One Web Day has brought on board Nathaniel James as the organization’s first full-time, paid staff position since its 2006 founding by Susan Crawford, now an Obama administration official.
Fiber
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.
FCC
FCC Moving 'Full Speed Ahead' on Broadband Plan, Says Copps
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2009 – Though confirmation proceedings for his successor remain postponed, Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Copps (D) isn’t slowing down in the drive to achieving one of his long-standing goals: a national broadband strategy for the United States.
FCC
Will A National Broadband Strategy Solve the Crisis in Journalism?
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2009 – The United States desperately needs a national broadband strategy, agreed a wide range of telecommunications experts, speaking last week at a conference on “Changing Media” at the Newseum in Washington.
X (Twitter)
White House Aide Says Broadband Is and Remains Obama Priority
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2009 – One of President Obama’s top technology and economic policy officials said Thursday that broadband infrastructure is and must remain a key priority of the Obama administration.
FCC
Internet Providers, Consumer Advocates Optimistic on Internet Regulatory Outlook
SAN MATEO, Calif., May 12, 2009 – As the Obama administration’s FCC and technology policy agenda begins to take shape, internet policy experts at the Tech Policy Summit expressed relief at what they percieved as a more friendly White House for technology, but clashed on America’s success in broadban
DARPA
TPS Notebook: Lawmakers, Tech Pioneers Discuss Broadband's Economic Value
SAN MATEO, Calif., May 12, 2009 – 24 hours into the third annual Tech Policy Summit in San Mateo, two members of Calfornia’s House delegation and a founding father of the PC age sounded off with different views on the best implementation and potential efficacy of the Obama administration’s $7.25 bro
Infrastructure
Better Data, More Home Computers Could be "Best Practices" on Demand Side, Experts Say
SAN MATEO, Calif., May 11, 2009 – “Best Practices” for increasing broadband “take rates” should include better data collection and a focus on placing more computers in homes and schools, a panel of experts said Monday at the Tech Policy Summit’s Broadband Innovation conference.
Broadband's Impact
Seeking Best Practices for Broadband Stimulus Funding
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 – Over the course of about three months, the dialogue about high-speed internet connectivity went from the general to the specific. Now one strand of debate is heading into generalities, even abstractions.
Broadband's Impact
The Internet: More Than Digital Voice or High-Definition Television
DALLAS, May 4, 2009 – Broadband is and must be more than better-quality voice signals, higher-definition television, and more digital products bundled together, internet visionary David Isenberg said at the Broadband Properties conference here.
FCC
State and Local Regulators Say 'Relevance' Needed For Successful Broadband Adoption
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2009 – Making broadband applications more relevant in underserved and unserved communities could be a better use of stimulus funds than building infrastructure, a group of state and local regulatory officials Friday at a cable industry show here.
FCC
Broadband Will Drive New Demand for Applications, Say Cable Execs
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2009 – Fourth-generation media was the buzzword at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association’s show here, as although several panelists disagreed on what to make of current trends.
Broadband's Impact
Role of Broadband Upon Climate Change Discussed at Freedom to Connect
SILVER SPRING, Md., April 1, 2009 – The interaction between climate change and broadband took center-stage in the third session of the Freedom to Connect conference here on Tuesday. Panelists called for a cost-benefit analysis.
Fiber
Freedom to Connect Panelists Hopeful About Prospects for 'Smart Grid'
SILVER SPRING, Md., April 1, 2009 – Panelists speaking at the Freedom to Connect conference here on Tuesday hopefully urged the possibility that electrical “smart grids” could bring utilities into competition with incumbent telecommunications companies.
