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The US Broadband Coalition Adoption & Use Report

Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband on November 13, 2009

Friday the 13th seems to be a day for good luck as the FCC holds a special meeting to accept and comment on the US Broadband Coalitions FCC Seal Adoption and Use report. Part of the FCC’s goal to see comments on the developing National Broadband Strategy.

You can find a copy of the Adoption and Use Report here –> Adoption & Use

You can watch the event via webcast from the FCC at 1:00 ~ 3:00 pm EST today –> FCC Webcast

If you find youself in Washingto DC today – you can attend in person: 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC

Access Providers, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Broadband, Broadband Internet access, Business and Economy, Congress, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Genachowski, Health care, Internet, Internet service provider, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Net Neutrality, NTIA, Rural Utilities Service, Smart Grid, Telecommunication, Voice over Internet Protocol

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A SUGGESTED FLORIDA BROADBAND POLICY AND STRATEGY

Posted by Jim Tait in Broadband on October 21, 2009

by: Jim Tait Fiber and Broadband
contributors: Mark Hewitt, John Reynolds, Jim Baller

Note: Since the original Florida Policy and Strategy discussion begun last spring, a number of developments have taken place. We have reviewed, as a state and individually, the first round of stimulus proposals affecting Florida for NTIA/BTOP grants. The FCC has reached almost the three-quarters point in developing the required National Broadband Strategy due February 19, 2010. Many of its inquiries are bearing fruit and provide significant data. In addition, many public and private partnerships have emerged, and more are developing, to capture the power for transformation of our economy and societal institutions provided by ubiquitous broadband access. As noted, however Read the rest of this entry »

Broadband Internet access, Congress, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Health care, IPTV, United States, Voice over Internet Protocol

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A National Broadband Policy or a Chance to Learn From our Mistakes

Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband on August 31, 2009

In 1974 with the antitrust lawsuit against AT&T the U.S. Department of Justice started this country on a path of opening competition and innovation in communications technology. However, recent actions have led to the return of the “monopoly” or at least the worse of the “oligopolistic” practices in communications as over the past thirty years the Regional Bell Operating Companies (“RBOC’s”) reemerged back Read the rest of this entry »

AT&T, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Telecommunication, Verizon FIOS

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Round One Broadband Stimulus is Done

Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband on August 19, 2009

The bell has sounded on round one of the Broadband Stimulus application process the doors closed Friday (August 14th, 2009) at 5:00 pm with an extension for electronic filing until this Thursday (August 20th, 2009) at 5:00 pm. Round two has already begun with a plethora of anticipated improvements in both the process and definitions. It may be important to remember that when Obama set the FCC in motion to stimulate the advancement of Broadband in our country it was to place us “Second to none” where today we at best might be ranked at 20th in the world for speed, affordability, and access to Read the rest of this entry »

Access Providers, ARRA, Broadband Internet access, Business and Economy, Computers and Internet, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, NOFA, NTIA, Technology, United States, Washington Post

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Posts Tagged Federal Communications Commission

The US Broadband Coalition Adoption & Use Report

A SUGGESTED FLORIDA BROADBAND POLICY AND STRATEGY

A National Broadband Policy or a Chance to Learn From our Mistakes

Round One Broadband Stimulus is Done

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