2011: The Year of Broadband Adoption through the National Broadband Plan

[Commentary] If the Federal Communications commission, in year of broadband adoption through implementation of the National Broadband Plan, will make significant strides in achieving the Holy Grail of first class digital citizenship for all Americans, the four distinct areas that we must focus on are promoting: 1) universal access; 2) universal adoption; 3) informed use; and 4) full economic participation of Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the construction and operation of broadband infrastructure. Among the game changing entities in U.S. broadband right now are Comcast Corporation and Verizon. Companies like these are largely responsible for building the infrastructure that enables innovation and digitally connects the nation. Representatives of both companies spoke during the MMTC’s January 2011 Broadband and Social Justice Summit: Verizon EVP Thomas Tauke and Comcast SVP Joe Waz spoke on what their companies plan to do over the coming years to address these priorities.