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Drew Clark
States Seeking Better Broadband Nationwide Turn and Make a Local Focus
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 11, 2008 - 9:13pmLast updated: November 11, 2008 - 9:13pm
State telecommunications officials concerned about the universal deployment and use of high-speed Internet services joined together at a San Jose conference on Thursday to compare notes, plot strategy and encourage programs and activities that will lead to better broadband nationwide.
Net Neutrality Advocates: Wireless Carriers' Network Management Must be 'Reasonable'
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 9, 2008 - 4:24pmLast updated: November 9, 2008 - 4:25pm
Emboldened by their summertime victory against Comcast, advocates of network neutrality said Thursday that the next front in battle for the principle would be against wireless carriers who make "unreasonable" network management decisions.
Telemedicine Could Save $197 Billion, But Only With 'Smart Networks'
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 25, 2008 - 5:41pmLast updated: October 25, 2008 - 5:41pm
Broadband-enabled improvements to health care could save $197 billion over 25 years, but only if carriers had the incentives and freedom to deploy so-called "smart networks," according a study financed by AT&T.
Colorado Innovation Council Seeks to Make Good on State's Promise of Better Broadband
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 1, 2008 - 5:16pmLast updated: September 1, 2008 - 5:16pm
The state of Colorado likes to see itself as an emerging technology hub. The Rocky Mountain state, which is currently hosting the Democratic National Convention in Denver, placed ninth in a recent "New Economy Index" that sought to benchmark indices of a knowledge-based economy.
New York City and State Each Craft Broadband Policies
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 7, 2008 - 7:35pmLast updated: August 7, 2008 - 7:35pm
New York City should not create a comprehensive municipal wireless network, but should instead take targeted actions to increase the public availability of high-speed Internet service and encourage broadband adoption, city officials said last week.
Task Force to Debate Whether A Gigabit Per Second is Too Fast for Minnesota
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 5, 2008 - 7:16pmLast updated: August 5, 2008 - 7:17pm
In April 2008, the Minnesota legislature passed a bill to create an Ultra High-Speed Broadband Task Force. The bill was signed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty and, last month, he named 20 of the 26 task force members.
MA Governor to Sign $40M Broadband Bill Aimed at Spurring Investment
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 4, 2008 - 8:38amLast updated: August 4, 2008 - 3:30pm
At 10 a.m. this morning, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is scheduled to sign state-wide broadband legislation at the town hall of Goshen, about 12 miles northwest of Northhampton and in the Berkeshire Mountains.
Brookings: Telecom and Transportation Should Be Focus of Infrastructure Investments
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 28, 2008 - 7:26amLast updated: July 28, 2008 - 7:26am
By combining better public information, market mechanisms and smarter systems of subsidization, the government can play a positive role in funding infrastructure investments in telecommunications, according to three reports released Friday by the Brookings Institution.
CWA Claims Credit for FCC Data Order, But Ignores Local Company Data
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 24, 2008 - 8:54pmLast updated: June 25, 2008 - 8:10am
Over at the Communications Workers of America’s blog, Speed Matters, the union claimed credit for the Federal Communications Commission’s recent order requiring broadband companies to provide the FCC with more information, including data about availability by Census tract.
FCC Releases Broadband Data Order For Census-Tract Data
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 16, 2008 - 5:49pmIn an effort to increase the data that the Federal Communications Commission has available as it designs broadband policies, on Thursday the FCC ordered broadband providers to provide the agency with more detailed information.
