The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently hosted a "Big Ideas" panel during their EmTech (Emerging Technologies) conference, highlighting what is on the horizon for information technology companies, and the high speed Internet connections they necessitate. Read More »
Asheville, NC, datacenter Netriplex and AT&T have recently announced plans to install a direct optical-fiber pipeline between Asheville and Atlanta by the end of the year, boosting high-speed internet access for the Ashville metro area. Read More »
Michael Kleeman, a Senior Fellow at USC's Annenberg School of Communications, says that we have seen our international internet competitiveness drop because we take broadband infrastructure for granted. In a recent San Francisco Chronicle piece, he argues that we need a national high speed internet policy that drives us toward universal access to broadband in order to regain our leadership position. Read More »
Asheville, NC, datacenter Netriplex and AT&T have recently announced plans to install a direct optical-fiber pipeline between Asheville and Atlanta by the end of the year, boosting high-speed internet access for the Ashville metro area. Read More »
One in 5 Missouri households lack access to high speed internet, according to a recent study by the Missouri Public Service Commission. Outside of the metropolitan areas, 1 in 3 lack access. Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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