Adelstein Blasts White House Over Access To Broadband

ADELSTEIN BLASTS WHITE HOUSE OVER ACCESS TO BROADBAND
[SOURCE: Technology Daily 3/6, AUTHOR: David Hatch]
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein leveled fresh accusations at the Bush administration over what he says is a failed policy on high-speed Internet deployment. "I really believe we lack a coordinated vision for success," he said at the Freedom to Connect technology conference. "This has got to be a greater national priority than it is now." Adelstein and the FCC's other Democrat, Commissioner Michael Copps, regularly take aim at the White House's broadband policies. In 2004, the Bush administration set a goal of affordable, universal broadband access by 2007. But critics say that goal will not be met by the end of this year in many rural areas, even though administration officials insist the plan is on track. Commissioner Adelstein called for a national broadband strategy that includes benchmarks, deployment timetables and measurable thresholds to gauge its success.
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