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Coalition Wants Debates More Friendly to Voters, Web
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 28, 2008 - 8:23pmLast updated: September 28, 2008 - 8:24pm
With a couple of changes, upcoming U.S. presidential debates could be more friendly to both voters and to the Web, a diverse coalition of bloggers, political consultants and advocates said.
US Poised for Broadband Explosion, Says Gartner
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 27, 2008 - 6:51pmLast updated: July 27, 2008 - 6:51pm
Sure, the US has fallen behind on broadband penetration as you've read many times elsewhere -- but research firm Gartner predicts that will change in the next four years. In 2012, 77 percent of all American households will be accessing the Internet via broadband, compared to 54 percent last year, says a new Gartner report.
Study Calls for 1G Broadband in US
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 24, 2008 - 8:56pmThe U.S. should aim for 100M bps (bits per second) of broadband available to all U.S. residents by 2012 and 1G bps by 2015 in order to catch up to other countries that are moving forward with broadband rollouts, recommends a study released Monday.
