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From Wires to People
On August 19, the Federal Communications Commission devotes a full day to people.
After talking about deployment and technology and even small business, Wednesday's discussion shifts to why and how people use broadband. The FCC is in the middle of a series of discussions on creating a National Broadband Plan. So far, the talk has mainly been about wires (and wireless) and homes passes.
FCC faces steep challenge in developing national broadband policy
Input from stakeholders features discord, widely differing opinions
By Doug Adams, Knight Center of Digital Excellence
Benton Editorial
How Can TV Survive the Recession? Local Public Service
by Charles Benton
Benton Editorial
A First Step to Our National Broadband Plan
by Charles Benton
With the rush to implement the broadband-related provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, little attention has been paid to a provision of the 2008 Farm Bill with requires the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Agriculture to craft a comprehensive rural broadband strategy. This plan is due to Congress this Spring and the FCC has requested public input.
Benton Editorial
Benton Editorial
Let's get to Work on Criteria for NTIA Grant Awards
By Charles Benton
The Recovery Act establishes several considerations for awarding grants under the national Telecommunications and Information Administration's new Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). The NTIA is to consider whether an application to deploy infrastructure in an area --
Benton Editorial
Writing an Effective Public Interest Rule for NTIA Broadband Grant Eligibility
By Charles Benton
This blog became the basis for a Benton filing
Benton Editorial
Let's Get to Work on the Role of the States in the NTIA Broadband Grant Program
By Charles Benton
This blog became the basis for a Benton filing
Benton Editorial
Let's Get to Work on the Purposes of the Broadband Grant Program
By Charles Benton
This blog became the basis for a Benton filing