Blog wrap up for the week of 10/19/2009
We've been tracking these stories on the Speed Matters
Blog:
Verizon-Frontier lobby day in West Virginia has strong
impact
On October 14, members of the Communications
Workers of America and community supporters flooded Charleston
to talk to their state representatives. The topic: the proposed
sale of Verizon's landlines to Frontier Communications, and its
impact on West Virginia's economic development. About 75 CWA
members who work for Verizon or Frontier participated. Union
members asked their state representatives to write to the Public
Service Commission (PSC) to oppose the sale. Read
the Whole Story
Broadband Opportunity Coalition letter calls for
balanced regulation
In a letter to the FCC Chairman
Julius Genachowski, members of the Broadband Opportunity
Coalition (BBOC) - a group that includes the Urban League, the
League of United Latin American Citizens, The Asian American
Justice Center, and National Council of La Raza - urged the FCC
to make sure that proposed net neutrality regulations are
consistent with efforts to bridge the digital divide. Read
the Whole Story
$10 Billion could provide fiber to all all US Schools,
hospitals
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
estimates that an investment of $10 billion could run fiber to
nearly every community across the country. The ambitious
expansion of broadband infrastructure to over 123,000 "anchor
institutions" - public schools, hospitals, community colleges,
libraries - would also make it easier to provide Internet access
to nearby homes and businesses. Read
the Whole Story
Communications Workers of America Urges FCC to Ensure
Open Internet Rulemaking Supports Job Creation
The
Communications Workers of America (CWA) called on the Federal
Communications Commission to ensure that its upcoming rulemaking
on policies to preserve a free and open Internet put investment
and job creation front and center. CWA and Speed Matters have
long contended that the FCC is the appropriate place to address
this issue. The process should lead to "reasoned discussion
among all stakeholders about the technical requirements of
network management and the economics of broadband build-out to
ensure continued private sector investment in advanced
high-speed Internet networks while protecting an open Internet,"
CWA President Larry Cohen said in a letter to FCC Chairman
Julius Genachowski. Read
the Whole Story
Advances in telemedicine accelerate
With the
help of high-resolution video and fast broadband connections,
advances in telemedicine are coming rapidly. The use of
broadband technology in health care is becoming more widespread
everyday. Read
the Whole Story
Finland sets international broadband
standard
The Finnish government passed legislation
that guarantees every person in the country will have the right
to broadband access, starting in July 2010. Read
the Whole Story
Free Press supports FCC in case against Comcast
throttling
Earlier this month, Free Press and five
other organizations filed a legal brief in support of an FCC
ruling against Comcast's illegal throttling of online content.
Read
the Whole Story
In Texas, connecting public libraries a
priority
Two hundred library leaders, community
activists, and broadband providers gathered in San Antonio on
October 8 for the Texas Opportunity Online Broadband Summit,
sponsored by Speed Matters partner Connected Nation. Attendees
discussed how technology, policy, and community partnerships can
improve broadband access to Texas' public libraries. Read
the Whole Story
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