Archive for July, 2009
ComputerWorld reports on FCC broadband deployment workshops

This article discusses the workshops that the Federal Communications Commission is holding to solicit input on a national broadband plan from the public and stakeholders. The workshops will cover a variety of topics from e-government to health care to challenges to access. To read this article, please go here.

Studies highlight benefits of broadband

There have been a few studies released recently that highlight the many benefits of broadband and how consumers are using those benefits.  One study, The Substantial Consumer Benefits of Broadband Connectivity for U.S. Households by Jonathan Orzag and Mark Dutz found that consumers are increasingly seeing broadband as a necessity.  The study found that consumer more »

Broadbandcensus.com reports on recent event that discussed ideas for a national broadband plan

During a recent panel discussion sponsored by the Media Access Project, participants spoke about the many benefits of new and developing broadband technologies and offered suggestions of how money should be spent to bring broadband to rural areas, individual homes and community institutions. To read this story, please click here.

Internetnews.com reports on a new bill that seeks to encourage broadband deployment

This article discusses a new piece of legislation, the Connecting America Act of 2009, introduced by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. The bill seeks to create a bond program and give tax credits as a means to promote investment in broadband. To read this article, please go here.

The role of technology in enhancing economic growth

Recently I attended a leadership breakfast at the Georgia Public Policy Institute.  The speaker was James Glassman, a former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and current president of World Growth Institute, an organization that promotes global economic development.  At the State Department he was responsible for creating the “public face” more »

North Carolina passes Consumer Choice and Investment Act

North Carolina has recently taken great strides in modernizing their telecommunications market with the passage of the Consumer Choice and Investment Act. Outdated telecom regulations were hindering consumer access to new services and technologies; however, the recently passed bill will allow the market to keep pace with the ever expanding variety of telecommunications options for more »

The Washington Post writes about the first $4 billion of broadband stimulus money

As part of the broadband stimulus package, the Obama Administration has started accepting applications for the first $4 billion in broadband stimulus money. To read this article, please go here.