I don’t think anyone is surprised by the two broadband-related studies released in the last several days. An FCC survey concluded “affordability” is one of the main reasons why nearly one-third of Americans do not have broadband at home. And the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies found “lower income groups continue to lag [...]
Posts Tagged ‘FCC’
People Have to be Online to Become Cyber Entrepreneurs
January 27th, 2010
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At the MMTC Broadband and Social Justice Summit, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, made a passing reference to net neutrality when she discussed how tiered pricing would be a market entry barrier to some online entrepreneurs. I don’t disagree. Anything that increases costs for starting and sustaining any business, online or otherwise, is a barrier for new [...]
People ought to be ashamed of themselves
December 12th, 2009
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I’ve been working on keeping track of how the Net Neutrality issue is playing out, and the more I do, the more I realized someone has to speak up.
A month ago, Free Press claimed it was “troubled by some of the heated rhetoric that has gone back and forth over whether civil rights organizations should [...]
Something is happening in Memphis
November 20th, 2009
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UPDATE: The FCC has changed the date of its field hearing in Memphis. It will now take place on Monday, December 14, 2009. Location and time have yet to be confirmed.
I was excited to learn that the FCC is holding a field hearing on broadband access at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. It [...]
Newsworthy
November 17th, 2009
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Between health care reform, climate bills and war-related news, some important ideas in Congress are not getting as much attention as they deserve. I just wanted to bring a little more notice to bi-partisan draft language submitted by Reps. Rick Boucher of Virginia and Lee Terry of Nebraska “to curb waste in the Universal Service [...]
“Attend the workshop online!” Upcoming FCC Broadband Workshop will Address Under-served Communities
November 6th, 2009
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“Attend the workshop online!” I wonder exactly when that phrase entered our lives. It is powerful. There was a time when attending a conference meant a big investment, plane tickets, hotels, time out of the office, time away from family. For young visionaries, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and leaders of cash-strapped communities, it was often a [...]
Who Can We Trust?
October 21st, 2009
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Public Knowledge, an organization representing what I would call “digital elites,” has joined with other elite activist groups to push the FCC to adopt so-called Net Neutrality rules. To do this, Public Knowledge uses carefully chosen words like “neutrally,” “openness” and “discrimination.” I find myself wondering whether they have any idea what these words mean. [...]
