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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.
Indiana's Larry Landis: Mapping Provides a Guide for Broadband Policy
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 22, 2008 - 10:06pmLast updated: October 22, 2008 - 10:07pm
A Q&A with Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission member Larry Landis who also is the State Chair of the Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services. He reflects on the value of various efforts to obtain broadband data.
Indiana Universities Leading Broadband Investments On- and Off-Campus
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 21, 2008 - 7:49amLast updated: October 21, 2008 - 7:49am
Universities in Indiana are seeking to stay ahead of a potential traffic jam in broadband demand through investments in broadband infrastructure, cutting-edge research and rural connectivity in the Hoosier state.
Digital Natives May Force Rethinking on Copyright, Privacy and Broadband
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 16, 2008 - 8:11pmLast updated: October 16, 2008 - 8:11pm
Digital natives are not a generation, like the baby boomers; they're a population. This is because when you were born (after 1980) is only a piece of the equation that qualifies you to be a digital native.
Beset by Large Rural Areas, Arizona Aims to Blend Broadband Data Sources
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 15, 2008 - 7:16pmLast updated: October 15, 2008 - 7:16pm
"Reliable, affordable access to high-capacity telecommunications infrastructure has become as essential as water, sewer, transportation and electricity service in creating healthy and successful communities in the 21st century." So begins a 2007 report by the Arizona Department of Commerce, the "Arizona Broadband Initiative Framework."
Ten Years After Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Electronics Companies Regret Supporting Law
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 15, 2008 - 7:36amLast updated: October 15, 2008 - 7:37am
Consumer electronics manufacturers and owners of intellectual property offered divergent views of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 10 years after its passage.
House Defers to Senate Broadband Data Bill; Final Bill Deletes Funding and National Map
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 7, 2008 - 7:39pmLast updated: October 7, 2008 - 7:39pm
Congress last week passed legislation, the "Broadband Data Improvement Act" (S. 1492) that seeks better information about high-speed Internet connections through enhanced data collection by five separate government agencies. But as passed by the Senate and the House, the bill deleted all authorization of funds - an amount that had totaled $40 million for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 in the Senate Commerce Committee version of the legislation.
South Carolina Weighs State-Wide Wireless Access in Broadband Plans
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 22, 2008 - 6:53amLast updated: September 23, 2008 - 8:46am
The South Carolina Educational Broadband Service Commission is under pressure to develop an innovative solution for state-wide broadband access, but the clock is ticking. The seven-person commission is scheduled to hold its first meeting on September 22 - and will have only four months thereafter to submit its plan to the Federal Communications Commission for transitioning a unique band of radio frequencies from its educational broadcasting service to wireless broadband.
