Top Democratic Candidates Push Tech Policy Issues

TOP DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES PUSH TECH POLICY ISSUES
[SOURCE: Technology Daily, AUTHOR: Sarah Myers]
The leading Democratic presidential candidates are building substantial technology policy platforms to match their strong support from leading players in the tech sector. Though low-tier candidates may be experimenting more with using the Internet to campaign, the frontrunners maintain more robust tech policy platforms and tend to be more knowledgeable of those issues. Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York has incorporated technology into almost every aspect of her policy platform -- from using information technology to overhaul health care to likening her plan to build a national, high-speed Internet system to the wiring of America after the development of the telephone and electricity. Former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina has come out in strong support of network neutrality, a term that describes efforts to ensure equal treatment of broadband content. He is also the only candidate to write the FCC and ask commissioners to use the upcoming spectrum auction to make the Internet more affordable and accessible. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois wants to focus on expanding Internet access in rural areas and inner cities, and he has a plan for granting vouchers to low-income households for converter boxes to help them transition from analog to digital television broadcasts.
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