Be bold with broadband
June 8, 2009
Federal internet regulators wants your help coming up with the first ever, national broadband plan — which they must deliver to Congress next February. At stake are billions of dollars in government funds, the nation’s standing in world broadband rankings, the digital divides between rich-and-poor and town-and-country, and perhaps even the future of the U.S. economy.
President Barack Obama has called for the United States to become a leader again in internet access — now that the nation pitifully trails Europe, Japan and Korea in both speed and affordability. Earlier this year, Congress allocated $7.4 billion for rural broadband projects as part of the stimulus package. And while telecoms and towns are fighting for some of that money, that’s likely to be only a small fraction of what will be spent, once the government has a plan on how to make net access in the States better, faster, cheaper and more competitive...
Federal internet regulators wants your help coming up with the first ever, national broadband plan — which they must deliver to Congress next February. At stake are billions of dollars in government funds, the nation’s standing in world broadband rankings, the digital divides between rich-and-poor and town-and-country, and perhaps even the future of the U.S. economy.
President Barack Obama has called for the United States to become a leader again in internet access — now that the nation pitifully trails Europe, Japan and Korea in both speed and affordability. Earlier this year, Congress allocated $7.4 billion for rural broadband projects as part of the stimulus package. And while telecoms and towns are fighting for some of that money, that’s likely to be only a small fraction of what will be spent, once the government has a plan on how to make net access in the States better, faster, cheaper and more competitive...
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