ITIF calls for broadband policy debate cease-fire

People concerned about broadband adoption and policy in the U.S. need to back off from a largely partisan and bitter debate and instead focus on the country's needs, according to the Information Technology and Information Foundation. Debate over issues such as Network Neutrality and US rankings on broadband adoption and rollout has gotten "over the top," with some people "playing fast and loose" with the facts, ITIF's Rob Atkinson said at a forum Tuesday. Broadband and some other tech issues have frequently broken down into arguments between the political left and right, he said, and he called on both sides to cool the rhetoric.