Blog wrap up for the week of 10/12/2009
We've been tracking these stories on the Speed Matters
Blog:
Verizon-Frontier spin-off faces more
roadblocks
Verizon's plan to sell off $8.6 billion
worth of broadband assets to Frontier Communications has no
shortage of opposition. The proposed merger spans across 14
states and is subject to approval by the FCC and 10 state
utility commissions. Read
the Whole Story
Rural Tennessee church connected by Computers 4
Kids
Students attending the Saint John Baptist
Church After-School program were in for quite a surprise
recently when twenty new computers were delivered to the church.
Donated by Speed Matters partner Connected Tennessee, the
computers transformed the church into a hub of connectivity in a
Western Tennessee community that previously had limited access
to broadband. Read
the Whole Story
First four NTIA state grants awarded
The
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) announced on October 5th that it has awarded four state
grants in California, Indiana, North Carolina, and Vermont for
broadband mapping. Read
the Whole Story
From fishing to real estate, rural businesses need
broadband
Rural businesses need broadband access to
compete - no matter what they're selling. In rural Minnesota,
the tourism and real estate industries are finding themselves at
a disadvantage in an increasingly web-based marketplace. Read
the Whole Story
U.S. is fifteenth in broadband, new study
shows
The United States is behind Denmark, the
Netherlands, Luxembourg, and eleven other countries in terms of
broadband speed and latency, according to a new study from the
University of Oxford. Read
the Whole Story
Opposition to Verizon-Frontier deal is
growing
The opposition to the proposed sale of 4.8
million Verizon landlines to Frontier Communications is growing.
State utility advocates, consumer groups, state officials, and
unions have all raised serious concerns about the deal. Read
the Whole Story
Atlanta Middle School experiments with 24/7 wireless
classroom
A middle school in Atlanta, Georgia is
receiving 24/7 access to wireless educational tools thanks to a
pilot program being run by the Alliance for Digital Equality.
The program aims to evaluate wireless technology's impact on
student engagement and achievement. Read
the Whole Story
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