January 2007

BUSH IS NOT ABOVE THE LAW
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: James Bamford]

LOCAL DIVERSITY MATTERS
[SOURCE: Center for American Progress, AUTHOR: Mark Lloyd & Phil Napoli]

AMERICAN NEEDS A FIBER-BASED NATIONAL BROADBAND POLICY NOW
[SOURCE: The FTTH Prism, AUTHOR: Jim Baller & Casey Lide]
[Commentary] At the two URLs below, find Baller & Lide's rationale for and steps toward a national broadband strategy. The eight steps are:

1) Create a Critical Mass of Support for a National Broadband Strategy: As a first step, advocates must use all means at their disposal to educate opinion leaders in government, business, academia, labor, consumer groups, the media, and the public, about America’s pressing need for a National Broadband Strategy.

NTIA SENDS CONVERTER BOX RULES TO OMB
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]