Public and Private Solutions to the Digital Divide
05.14.07
If there's still any doubt that changes in public policy can have a huge impact on high speed internet access, just look at recent developments in Missouri. Read More »
High Speed Internet At 35,000 feet
05.11.07
Staying connected is essential for government officials - even the President of the United States. Read More »
Going the last mile for rural Mississippi
05.10.07
Add Richard Howorth, mayor of Oxford, Mississippi, to the list of local leaders working to expand high speed internet access to their communities. He is developing a pilot project which would unite his city and nearby rural areas in an effort to connect to fiber internet connections. Read More »
Editorial Highlights Problems With US High Speed Internet Service
05.09.07
The San Jose Mercury News editorial hits the nail on the head with this week's editorial on the state of high speed internet access in the US. Read More »
India To Get Universal 2Mbps High Speed Internet
05.08.07
Once again another country is taking a leap ahead of the United States in the race for universal high speed internet connectivity. For years the Indian government has been directing its resources towards making the country's workforce competitive in the global high tech economy. However, officials at the highest level of government have recognized that a remaining hurdle is the country's infrastructure, which continues to lag behind. Read More »
A Different Approach to Measuring High Speed Internet Access
05.03.07
We've already discussed the latest Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report showing the U.S. falling to 15th among the 30 OECD countries in high speed internet access. Now, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has released its own paper, expanding on the OECD statistics. Read More »
Speaker Pelosi: America Needs to Be Number One in Internet Access
05.01.07
The new Speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, discussed the importance of high-speed Internet deployment at the Communications Workers of America's spring conference. Here's the video. Read More »
Speed Matters to Presidential Hopefuls
05.01.07
Last month, three of the people most likely to become president endorsed strategies to improve high-speed Internet access all across the country. Check out the video highlights. Read More »
Breaking the web speed record
05.01.07
In Japan--where, as we've noted, customers are getting higher speeds at lower cost--scientists have set a new record for Internet speed. Using the experimental "Internet 2" system, a consortium of researchers transmitted data at 9.8 gigabytes per second, faster than data has ever moved. Read More »
Signing Up for High Speed Internet Access
04.30.07
As a vacation getaway, Lake Tahoe is practically flawless. Its picturesque views, ski resorts and water activities attract millions of visitors. But permanent residents of the region have found at least one serious problem: a lack of high speed internet access. Read More »
