Tag Archive | "National Broadband Plan"

It’s Infrastructure, Stupid

Saturday, May 9, 2009

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It’s Infrastructure, Stupid

I recently interviewed Bob Frankston to add his expert view to my coverage of the FCC NOI on the National Broadband Plan, but what I got instead was an offer to take the Red Pill. So I did. We started with my outline of what I thought were salient points.  ”How many times will we, the people, [...]

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FCC Broadband Plan - Breaking It Down

Friday, May 1, 2009

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FCC Broadband Plan - Breaking It Down

The FCC’s NOI lists hundreds of questions and areas of investigation considered by the FCC to support the development of a nationwide broadband strategy. The scope of the questions offered in the NOI are breath taking.  Even the discussion of how to define broadband is complex.  As a first step the questions, …the Commission currently uses the [...]

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Time Warner Targets North Carolina in War on Consumer Broadband

Monday, April 27, 2009

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Time Warner Targets North Carolina in War on Consumer Broadband

Time Warner Cable has decided to place North Carolina on the frontlines of their war on consumer broadband. Greensboro, NC was selected by Time Warner for it’s trials of data caps and pricing based upon usage in addition to existing tiers defined by connection speeds. Now Time Warner seeks to legistlate away municipal broadband networks deployed [...]

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A Call to Action! - FCC Broadband Plan

Monday, April 27, 2009

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A Call to Action! - FCC Broadband Plan

A plan is underway in the halls of the FCC that will impact your ability to participate in our democracy, to be educated and to earn a living. The FCC received direction from Congress through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, commonly known as the Stimulus Bill, to create a national strategy for broadband and [...]

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