Because every American
should have access
to broadband Internet.

The Internet Innovation Alliance is a broad-based coalition of business and non-profit organizations that aim to ensure every American, regardless of race, income or geography, has access to the critical tool that is broadband Internet. The IIA seeks to promote public policies that support equal opportunity for universal broadband availability and adoption so that everyone, everywhere can seize the benefits of the Internet - from education to health care, employment to community building, civic engagement and beyond.

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Blog posts tagged with 'United States'

Friday, January 08

Land of the Free

By Brad

According to the website WeFi, 40% of Wi-Fi hotspots in America are unlocked, allowing anyone nearby to hop online. In Europe, meanwhile, just 25% are open.

Thursday, June 25

Cybersecurity Across the Pond

By Brad

Last month, the Obama administration announced it was creating a national “Cyber Czar” to oversee efforts to fight cyber attacks. Now the United Kingdom is following suit, creating a new Office of Cyber Security. Reports ZDNet:

The Office of Cyber Security (OCS), dedicated to protecting Britain’s IT infrastructure, will be created in line with a model proposed — and in part practised by — the US, the Cabinet Office said on Thursday. The OCS will have charge of a cross-government programme of work, while a multi-agency Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC), based at GCHQ in Cheltenham, will coordinate the protection of critical IT systems.

As well as cyber-defence and cyberattack coordination, the OCS will act as a conduit for information security collaboration between government and industry experts.

Thursday, January 15

China’s Broadband Explosion

By Brad

Last June, China passed the United States as the world’s biggest user of the Internet. And now, as the New York Times reports, the number of users has reached 298 million, roughly the number of people in the U.S. altogether.

Obviously, we have some catching up to do.

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