Whether it's watching educational videos online, partaking in distance learning, or doing research for school projects, students can use high speed internet to get the most out of their studies-- if it is available and affordable. Read More »
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick unveiled a plan this week that would invest $25 million into a program dedicated to bringing high speed internet access to underserved parts of the state. Read More »
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has begun chipping away at the digital divide in his state. Strickland has issued an executive order establishing the Ohio Broadband Council. But Ohio will need to act more decisively in order to bring high speed Internet access to each of Ohio's 88 counties. Read More »
In a recent column on MidwestBusiness.com, communications technology consultant and professor James Carlini declares that high speed internet is the next essential piece of infrastructure for the United States. Read More »
Verizon workers rallied in Boston yesterday. The impact of the propoosed sale of Verizon's landlines in New England on high speed Internet buildout in the region was among their concerns. Unions representing the workers are expanding their "Stop the Sale" effort by launching a nationwide campaign to get the Federal Communications Commission to rule against the sale. Read More »
The Speed Matters team is attending the second annual YearlyKos convention in Chicago--and online in Second Life--this weekend. YearlyKos is the premier gathering of progressive activists and the online political community, and we are spreading the word about our efforts to bring affordable high speed internet to all Americans. You can particpate by submitting questions for the presidential candidates who will be attending. Read More »
Western Massachusetts is suffering from a serious lack of high speed internet. Now a number of projects are underway to help rural Massachusetts catch up, but the WiFi and satellite services being used are just a band-aid on the problem. Read More »
At a town hall meeting in Hooksett, NH, on Sunday, presidential hopeful John Edwards expressed concern that the Verizon-FairPoint deal would be a step backward for the people of northern New England. Read More »
Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois has been conducting novel experiment this week: a series of online discussions to get input from regular Americans on his upcoming universal broadband bill. Jeff Rechenbach, Executive Vice President of the Communications Workers of America, participated in the conversation. Read More »
OECD's Communications Outlook 2007 is a comprehensive look at the state of telecommunications around the world. Its findings bolster the case that high speed internet in the United States is slower and more expensive than in many other developed countries. Meanwhile Sigbritt Lothberg, a 75 year old grandmother from Sweden, has been outfitted with the world's fastest internet connection. Read More »
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