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The US Broadband Coalition Adoption & Use Report

Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband on November 13th, 2009

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Friday the 13th seems to be a day for good luck as the FCC holds a special meeting to accept and comment on the US Broadband Coalitions FCC SealAdoption and Use report.  Part of the FCC’s goal to see comments on the developing National Broadband Strategy.

You can find a copy of the Adoption and Use Report here –> Adoption & Use

You can watch the event via webcast from the FCC at 1:00 ~ 3:00 pm EST today –> FCC Webcast

If you find youself in Washingto DC today – you can attend in person: 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC

Access Providers, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Broadband, Broadband Internet access, Business and Economy, Congress, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Genachowski, Health care, Internet, Internet service provider, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Net Neutrality, NTIA, Rural Utilities Service, Smart Grid, Telecommunication, Voice over Internet Protocol

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Case: Ave Maria Smart Campus

Posted by bbossert in Broadband on October 22nd, 2009

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Ave Maria is a town 20 minutes east of Naples and then 10 minutes south basically in the middle of the swamps. We all know about the success story of Domino’s pizza. Well the guy who started Dominos got tired of collecting airplanes apparently up in cold Michigan, and decided to create a town with a Christian values from scratch. A friend of mine contacted me and asked me to come down and meet Bryan Mehaffey who this post will discuss frequently. I had heard stories about how Ave Maria was a show case for Smart Building design. So both Mark Hewitt and I got in the car and made the trek from Sarasota Read the rest of this entry »

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Round One Broadband Stimulus is Done

Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband on August 19th, 2009

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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 »

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