FCC Releases Broadband Plan
In report to Congress, agency details technology goals.
March 17, 2010 at 08:00 PM
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In its March 16 report to Congress, the FCC laid out a plan to expand broadband services nationwide and increase access to over 100 million households. The report, “Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan,” was developed over the past year by a task force that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act mandated to address a looming wireless spectrum shortage that could affect the U.S.'s ability to maintain its lead in the wireless broadband services industry.
“It's an action plan, and action is necessary to meet the challenges of global competitiveness, and harness the power of broadband to help address so many vital national issues,” FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said in a statement.
Plan goals include ensuring America leads in making the 500 megahertz broadband spectrum available to both licensed and unlicensed users; making sure high school graduates are digitally literate; and increasing affordable broadband access to rural areas by converting from analog to digital.
The entire plan can be found at the FCC's website: http://www.fcc.gov/.
In its March 16 report to Congress, the FCC laid out a plan to expand broadband services nationwide and increase access to over 100 million households. The report, “Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan,” was developed over the past year by a task force that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act mandated to address a looming wireless spectrum shortage that could affect the U.S.'s ability to maintain its lead in the wireless broadband services industry.
“It's an action plan, and action is necessary to meet the challenges of global competitiveness, and harness the power of broadband to help address so many vital national issues,” FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said in a statement.
Plan goals include ensuring America leads in making the 500 megahertz broadband spectrum available to both licensed and unlicensed users; making sure high school graduates are digitally literate; and increasing affordable broadband access to rural areas by converting from analog to digital.
The entire plan can be found at the FCC's website: http://www.fcc.gov/.
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