Making sure the candidates get the message
10.12.07
Last week in Iowa, members of the CWA Speed Matters team got a chance to get up close and personal with John Edwards and Barak Obama. Read More »
Mapping bill raises hope for quick action by Congress
10.11.07
The House of Representatives Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee has approved legislation to improve data collection on high speed Internet deployment. The bill incorporates key provisions supported by CWA's Speed Matters campaign and is another important step in bringing high speed Internet access to every American. Read More »
Big Ideas call for Big Bandwith
10.10.07
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 »
High-speed internet links Asheville, NC to Atlanta
10.05.07
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 »
Taking Broadband Infrastructure for Granted
10.05.07
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 »
High-speed internet links Asheville, NC to Atlanta
10.05.07
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 five Missouri households lacks high speed internet
10.02.07
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 »
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 »
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