At Long Last: A National Broadband Plan
It’s an historic day for America’s Internet, as this morning FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski officially released the National Broadband Plan.
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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It’s an historic day for America’s Internet, as this morning FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski officially released the National Broadband Plan.
Denmark West, President of Digital Media for BET, discusses broadband adoption in underserved communities and how Internet based entertainment deliverables can increase adoption in those communities.
Joseph Fuhr, Professor of Economics at Widener University, discusses how broadband affects the macro-economy and the multiplier effect.
Gigabyte, terabyte, exabyte — what does it all mean? Watch this video to find out.
At last month’s Grid Week event, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra spoke about broadband and making America’s grid “smart,” the need to encourage private investment to make the change happen, and the Obama administration’s “innovation strategy.”
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