The FCC will deliver its National Broadband Plan to Congress on March 17, which will detail strategies for expanding affordable, world-class broadband throughout the county.
This will be a strategy for U.S. global leadership in high-speed Internet to create jobs and spur economic growth; to unleash new waves of innovation and investment; and to improve education, health care, energy efficiency, public safety, and the vibrancy of our democracy.
ZeroDivide was on-site today for “America’s Digital Inclusion Summit," where the FCC released six key recommendations to expand broadband adoption, excerpted from the much-anticipated and historic National Broadband Plan. After months of intensive public input, the full plan will be released on March 17th.
San Francisco, California — The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, One Economy and ZeroDivide submitted a letter in support of the broadband adoption and utilization recommendations issued this morning by the FCC. The Commission is preparing to deliver the first-ever National Broadband Plan to Congress on March 17th.
On March 9, the FCC and the Knight Foundation are hosting a summit to highlight solutions to the challenge of providing broadband for everyone - America’s Digital Inclusion Summit in D.C.
The event is open to the press and public.
Affordability and lack of digital skills are the main reasons why 93 million Americans -- one-third of the country -- are not connected to high-speed Internet at home.
Frank Lamancusa of Bingham McCutchen LLP in Washington, DC is an expert in the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). Mr. Lamancusa has been following the BTOP application process since the inception of the program, and Bingham has served as advisor to several BTOP applicants.
He sat down with ZeroDivide Chief Community Investment Officer Laura Efurd and Chief Strategy Officer Tim Wu to discuss ideal outcome of BTOP funding.
Immediately following the NTIA announcement that 1,400 of the 1,800 BTOP Round 1 applications were not selected, Frank Lamancusa sat down with ZeroDivide Chief Community Investment Officer Laura Efurd and Chief Strategy Officer Tim Wu to discuss implications of Round 1 and the upcoming Round 2 application process.
The Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently awarded grants totaling $63 million to expand broadband access and adoption in Massachusetts, Michigan and North Carolina.
Increased broadband availablility contributes to employment growth according to new study by the Public Policy Institute of California. However, the report, Does Broadband Boost Local Economic Development?
How close are we to achieving the goal of universal broadband? FCC chairman Julius Genachowski discussed the agency's ambitious goals at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas last week.
