Calls For 10/100Mbps Nation = Achieving a Full Fiber America

On September 24 in a letter sent to key Congressional leaders, five organizations (CWA, FTTH Council, TechNet, Information Technology Industry Council, and the Voice on the Net Coalition) joined forces to call for action on S. Res 191 and H.Res. 1292, companion resolutions introduced in Congress by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Representative Anne Eshoo (D-CA) that set two goals for America: 1) Universal 10Mbps by 2010 2) Universal 100Mbps by 2015. These are laudable goals that if achieved will position America to maintain its leadership role in the digital economy. But they're also ambitious enough goals that if embraced will demand the government start taking a much more proactive role in spurring the deployment of next-generation broadband networks. Simply put: the free market left to its own devices will not be able to meet these goals.