Verizon-FairPoint deal forgets the fiber
09.24.07
The Verizon-FairPoint deal would make it extremely unlikely that fiber optic networks, which are the future of telecommunications service, will be built in rural New England. Read More »
Taking the Speed Matters message to Iowa
09.21.07
As the 2008 campaign heats up, the CWA Speed Matters team has been making the rounds in Iowa, informing candidates and citizens about the digital divide and the need for universal high speed internet access in the United States. At Senator Tom Harkin's annual Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa, on September 16, an at-home accountant told our video crew about the disadvantages of living in a community without high-speed internet. Read More »
Children with Disabilities: Logging on to Learn
09.20.07
This summer The Children's Partnership, national nonprofit child advocacy organization, published a report about high speed internet access and children with disabilities. The report concludes that while high speed connections are important for all American families, those with children who have physical and learning disabilities can benefit even more. Read More »
Universal high speed internet starts with better data
09.19.07
The effort to improve our data on high speed internet access suffered a blow recently when the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a lawsuit filed by the Center for Public Integrity seeking zip-code-by-zip-code data from the FCC on high speed connections. Read More »
Breaking News: NH Public Utilities Commission lists 11 recommendations for the FairPoint deal
09.14.07
The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission fired back about the proposed Verizon-FairPoint merger with 11 recommendations to the make the deal "in the public good." Read More »
High speed internet keeping the elderly connected
09.13.07
101-year-old Allan Miller of Kingston, Jamaica, uses his computer daily to read and write e-mails, play games, and to talk to his daughter in the United States via instant messaging. Read More »
Rural Arkansas Ready for High Speed Internet Access
09.10.07
During a recent meeting in Little Rock, Federal Communications Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein and Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor joined rural advocates and educators to hail the Universal Service Fund as a route to bring high speed Internet access to rural areas. Read More »
Big steps forward in Alabama
09.06.07
Alabama Governor Bob Riley has shown that he understands high speed internet can have huge impacts on all of those aspects of society. A key goal of the new Rural Action Commission is improving and expanding high speed internet access. Read More »
Online Tutoring is a No-Brainer
09.05.07
Online education services like Tutor.com are great examples of the importance of high speed internet access. Without high speed internet, students are left with few options--particularly if they are from low-income families and cannot afford costly personal tutoring services. Read More »
Using tax credits to spur investment in rural Wisconsin
09.04.07
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has unveiled a major economic development plan for the rural northern part of the state. In doing so, Doyle has shown that he understands the importance of high speed internet for rural communities' economic growth. Read More »
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