Blog wrap up for the week of 11/2/2009
We've been tracking these stories on the Speed Matters
Blog:
FairPoint files for Chapter 11 - a sign of things to
come?
FairPoint, the company that acquired Verizon's
land lines in New England in 2008, filed for bankruptcy on
October 26. This news comes as Verizon is seeking approval to
sell 4.8 million landlines to Frontier Communications in 14
states. Read
the Whole Story
CWA and IBEW caution Congress on Verizon-Frontier
Deal
Last month, Communications Workers of America
President Larry Cohen and International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers President Ed Hill sent a letter to Congress
to raise awareness of a tax loophole being used in the
Verizon-Frontier Deal. The obscure corporate loophole - known as
the "Reverse Morris Trust" was used in a similar deal that
Verizon made with FairPoint Communications in 2007. The New
England based company recently filed for bankruptcy after months
of legal problems and complaints of poor customer service. Read
the Whole Story
Broadband Affordability Act provides
opportunity
Representative Doris O. Matsui (CA-05)
has introduced the Broadband Affordability Act (H.R. 3646) in
Congress. The Act is being considered by the House Energy and
Commerce Committee. This bill would create a program to help
low-income Americans in rural and urban areas subscribe to
broadband, providing an essential link to educational, health,
and job opportunities -- and much more. Read
the Whole Story
Broadband and telemedicine can save
lives
USDA Rural Development and Cooperstown-based
Bassett Healthcare joined forces to demonstrate the life saving
capabilities of broadband and medical technologies, on Oct. 27.
The event celebrated USDA's 60th Anniversary of its
Telecommunications Program. Read
the Whole Story
Announcement of first round broadband funding awards
delayed
The announcement of the winning applicants
for the first round of broadband stimulus funds has been pushed
back to December. Read
the Whole Story
Report to FCC details barriers to broadband
adoption
New York Law School's Advanced
Communications Law & Policy Institute (ACLP) released a report
to the FCC explaining the barriers to widespread broadband
adoption among six focus areas: senior citizens, people with
disabilities, telemedicine, energy, education and government. Read
the Whole Story
Who will get broadband stimulus funds?
With
$7.2 billion in broadband funds from the stimulus, and over
2,200 applicants requesting over $28 billion, the question
remains: to whom will the funding be awarded? Read
the Whole Story
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