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A SUGGESTED FLORIDA BROADBAND POLICY AND STRATEGY

Posted by Jim Tait in Broadband on October 21, 2009

by: Jim Tait Fiber and Broadband
contributors: Mark Hewitt, John Reynolds, Jim Baller

Note: Since the original Florida Policy and Strategy discussion begun last spring, a number of developments have taken place. We have reviewed, as a state and individually, the first round of stimulus proposals affecting Florida for NTIA/BTOP grants. The FCC has reached almost the three-quarters point in developing the required National Broadband Strategy due February 19, 2010. Many of its inquiries are bearing fruit and provide significant data. In addition, many public and private partnerships have emerged, and more are developing, to capture the power for transformation of our economy and societal institutions provided by ubiquitous broadband access. As noted, however Read the rest of this entry »

Broadband Internet access, Congress, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Health care, IPTV, United States, Voice over Internet Protocol

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Net Neutrality: Opened vs. Governed

Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband on October 6, 2009

Organized by Carl Ford: FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has expanded from four to six the principles of freedom associated with Net Neutrality. Now however these principles are now going to be codified into regulatory rules. So the question has to be asked can the concept of Open be governed. Join us as we look at how these principles will be incorporated into policy. What companies, services and devices will be subject to these rules. And discuss if the jurisdiction of the FCC has to be modified to enable these principles.

Participants include: Todd Daubert of Kelley Drye and Hank Hultquist of AT&T.

Conference will be held on the CalliFlower platform – Net Neutrality

Broadband, FCC, Net Neutrality

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Florida Round One RUS/NTIA Applications

Posted by Jim Tait in Broadband on September 3, 2009

Over $863 Million dollar first round of Broadband Applications in Florida shows how critical access to high speed broadband fiber optic networks are to our economy, safety, health, and security.

pdf of report available

As we await the federal release of the first round applicants and their “step one” scores for federal stimulus “Broadband grants,” we should be establishing a system to allow us and our compatriots, and certainly the public at large, an opportunity to assess “lessons learned” in this first round. It is critically important Read the rest of this entry »

Florida, Floridians, Government, Grants, Knowledge Management, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Philanthropy, United States

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A National Broadband Policy or a Chance to Learn From our Mistakes

Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband on August 31, 2009

In 1974 with the antitrust lawsuit against AT&T the U.S. Department of Justice started this country on a path of opening competition and innovation in communications technology. However, recent actions have led to the return of the “monopoly” or at least the worse of the “oligopolistic” practices in communications as over the past thirty years the Regional Bell Operating Companies (“RBOC’s”) reemerged back Read the rest of this entry »

AT&T, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Telecommunication, Verizon FIOS

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First Round of Funding Nets and Overwhelming Response

Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband on August 29, 2009

The numbers are in: 2,200 applications are requesting $27.6 billion in Round One of broadband stimulus funding.
The problem: There’s only $4.3 billion available.
With an excess of $23.3 billion in requests it is not going to be pretty.

According to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), applications were submitted by a diverse range of applicants, including state, local and tribal governments; Read the rest of this entry »

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Grants, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Non-profit organization, Philanthropy, Public library, Rural Utilities Service, Technology, United States

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Round One Broadband Stimulus is Done

Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband on August 19, 2009

The bell has sounded on round one of the Broadband Stimulus application process the doors closed Friday (August 14th, 2009) at 5:00 pm with an extension for electronic filing until this Thursday (August 20th, 2009) at 5:00 pm. Round two has already begun with a plethora of anticipated improvements in both the process and definitions. It may be important to remember that when Obama set the FCC in motion to stimulate the advancement of Broadband in our country it was to place us “Second to none” where today we at best might be ranked at 20th in the world for speed, affordability, and access to Read the rest of this entry »

Access Providers, ARRA, Broadband Internet access, Business and Economy, Computers and Internet, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, NOFA, NTIA, Technology, United States, Washington Post

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Leadership and Strategy Toward a Sustainable Future

Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband on July 8, 2009

Energy, Broadband, Transportation are each part of a foundation for a strong future. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act “ARRA” has seeded the process of investment into our own economy and our children’s future.

Already I read news and blogs wondering about all of the jobs the stimulus was to protect or create and yet the unemployment rate continues to rise. The answer is simply that the economy is in worse shape than anyone had been able to predict Read the rest of this entry »

ARRA, Broadband, Economy, NTIA, Stimulus

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Smart Grid + Broadband Stimulus = National Broadband Strategy

Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband on June 21, 2009

The ARRA (Stimulus Bill) has a number of provisions including considerable funding for transportation and infrastructure all designed to create jobs and provide a sound foundation for an energy independent future. The upcoming Broadband Conduit Act should insure a sound “Dig Once” approach to transportation and infrastructure projects. However we all know that $7.2 Billion dollars will not build out the nations broadband infrastructure. Read the rest of this entry »

ARRA, Broadband, Smart Grid

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Broadband Conduit Bill gets endorsement

Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband on June 21, 2009

Genachowski endorsement of the Broadband Conduit Bill to include conduits and fiber in all federal highway construction calls for “Industry Best Practices”.

Largely the work of the “New America Foundation” this common sense bill should introduce a level playing field for new and emerging solutions for a National Broadband infrastructure.

Broadband, FCC, Genachowski

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Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband on March 2, 2009

“Until every child has a computer in the classroom and the skills to use it….until every student can tap the enormous resources of the Internet….until every high-tech company can find skilled workers to fill its high-wage jobs….America will miss the full promise of the Information Age.”

Bill Clinton, MIT Commencement – June 5th, 1998

Working to close the gap between the “haves” and “Have-nots” then President Clinton launched Read the rest of this entry »

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Archive for category Broadband

A SUGGESTED FLORIDA BROADBAND POLICY AND STRATEGY

Net Neutrality: Opened vs. Governed

Florida Round One RUS/NTIA Applications

A National Broadband Policy or a Chance to Learn From our Mistakes

First Round of Funding Nets and Overwhelming Response

Round One Broadband Stimulus is Done

Leadership and Strategy Toward a Sustainable Future

Smart Grid + Broadband Stimulus = National Broadband Strategy

Broadband Conduit Bill gets endorsement

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