What Will This Congress's Broadband Legacy Be?

[Commentary] What if Members of Congress worried more about their legacy than their reelection? Next year we'll see the release of broadband stimulus grants, the release and initial implementation of a national broadband plan, the formalization of net neutrality, the reform of USF and possibly E-Rate, the upgrade of government networks and systems, and (hopefully) the optimization of all facets of society around the use of broadband. There's arguably going to be no more significant year than 2010 in the history of broadband. By this time next year we're going to have a clear sense for what direction our country's broadband future is heading in. We'll know if Congress has decided to take bold action, or continue being satisfied with half steps. Next year is going to set the stage for decades to come. So the question becomes: what will this Congress's broadband legacy be?