FCC to blog, tweet on broadband plan - Telecom News Wire

WASHINGTON -- To stimulate public dialogue over the development of a National Broadband Plan, the Federal Communications Commission is launching a new blog, called “Blogband.” The blog will chronicle the development of the plan and invite readers to comment.

“To foster public dialogue about the National Broadband Plan, we’re tapping the power of the Internet to launch a new FCC blog,’’ FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski wrote in the blog’s first post. “Blogband will keep people up-to-date about the work the FCC is doing and the progress we’re making. But we want it to be a two-way conversation. The feedback, ideas, and discussions generated on this blog will be critical in developing the best possible National Broadband Plan...”