Obama’s New Broadband Deal
December 26, 2008
Broadband providers are seeking financial stimulus after President-elect Barack Obama’s pledge to provide broadband internet to all Americans as part of his economic recovery package. The current plan, still in work by Congress, could create hundreds of thousands of telecom jobs.
Free National Internet Network 2.0
December 5, 2008
The FCC has developed a second version of their plan to provide free, nationwide internet access. A vote is planned by the end of the year. The original planned required the auction winner to allocate at least 25% of the spectrum to free internet. The newer plan gives unlicensed access to competitors if the auction [...]
