by Mark Hewitt

With a lot of fan fare the FCC released the long awaited National Broadband Strategy.  This country has not had a national policy on broadband “Ever”.  The US Broadband Coalition organized by Broadband advocate Jim Baller issued a “Call to Action” which was an industry wide effort to urge the FCC toward building the initial document you see today and suggested the framework that is mirrored in that document.

The Plan is available from the FCC web site –> National Broadband Plan – hundreds of features and opinions are flooding the press and blogs daily.

One local paper in Sarasota focused on the impact of the National Strategy; Michael Pollick an award winning local journalist posted a segment on just how Sarasota benefits from access to competitive broadband access – the segment focuses on the local wireless provider that I helped launch a couple of years ago and how broadband itself has become a goldmine.

There will be many battles as the status quo fights to hold on to their legacy – so watch the air waves and keep a critical eye – don’t believe it just because it’s in print or on CNN – Broadband is the new lifeline!