broadband access

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski visited San Francisco recently as part of a “listening tour” about best practices in how to use and expand access to broadband.

ZFellow Michael McCarthy, a member of the city of San Francisco’s Department of Technology, played a key role in hosting the event.

Two seemingly unrelated news items in the this week illustrate the criticality of access to high-speed broadband for increased civic participation by all Americans.