Blog wrap up for the week of 9/21/2009
We've been
tracking these stories on the Speed Matters Blog:
U.S. telecom policy should promote open Internet and
private sector investment
CWA supports the
initiative announced today by Federal Communications Commission
Chairman Julius Genachowski to develop rules to protect an open
Internet. At the same time, we look to the FCC to move forward
in setting rules and policies that will encourage investment,
ensure reasonable network management, safeguard transparency,
promote media diversity and lead to the growth of good jobs in
the telecommunications industry. Read
the Whole Story
Proposed sale of 4.8 million Verizon lines to
Frontier will harm consumers in rural America
The
Communications of America strongly opposes the proposed sale of
4.8 million landlines in 14 states by Verizon Communications to
Frontier Communications. This deal will cause substantial harm
to consumers and communities, will be a step backward in terms
of high speed broadband buildout and is contrary to the public
interest. This sale should be rejected, CWA said in a filing to
the Federal Communications Commission. Read
the Whole Story
FCC site introduces new ways
to connect
Broadband.gov, the official site of the
FCC's National Broadband Plan, has introduced new online tools
to interact with the agency. Using the IdeaScale crowdsourcing
platform, anyone with an idea or suggestion can share it with
the agency. Read
the Whole Story
Colorado joins several other
states in the quest to shrink the digital
divide
Colorado launched a website to gather public
input to measure and map the penetration saturation of
high-speed Internet throughout the state. The state government
and the non-profit organization and Speed Matters partner,
Connected Nation, collaborated to develop the website -
http://www.connectcolorado.org . Read
the Whole Story
All fifty states apply for
broadband grant program
The National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
received applications from 50 states, 5 territories and the
District of Columbia for the State Broadband Data and
Development Grant Program. Read
the Whole Story
Budget cuts and job seekers
strain public library resources
Public libraries are
packed with job seekers waiting to use the Internet to search
for job postings, update resumes, and fill out online forms.
According to the American Library Association, seven out of ten
libraries say they are the only public source of Internet access
in their community - and job searching without the Internet is
becoming increasingly difficult Read
the Whole Story
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