Economic Growth & Quality Jobs Archives
02.28.08
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
New Hampshire economic development officials are holding a series of open forums, across New Hampshire, to gather information for a "statewide broadband action plan." The Division of Economic Development, with the regional accounting firm Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, have planned five forums seeking public input about the telecommunications infrastructure and the need for a statewide high speed Internet action plan. Read More »
01.18.08
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
On January 15th Marcus Courtney, the president of WashTech/CWA, testified in front of the Washington State House Technology Communications and Energy Committee on the need for and benefits of high speed Internet expansion. HB 2559, currently before the Washington State House, would create a statewide high speed Internet deployment and adoption initiative. During the hearing Mr. Courtney outlined some key CWA goals: fuel the state's economy, create jobs and keep Washington competitive, bridge the digital divide and create opportunity in rural and underserved communities, and improve health, safety and educational opportunities for Washington residents. Read More »
11.29.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
The Hawaii state government recently launched the Hawaii Broadband Task Force, a new initiative that will examine the state's current high speed Internet capacity and its future potential. Read More »
11.20.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
Last week the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved a bill that would encourage federal agencies to allow workers to make greater use of telecommuting. Read More »
11.16.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
In an effort to extend high speed Internet access state wide, South Carolina has formed The South Carolina Technology and Communications Study Committee to study the existing high speed Internet infrastructure and examine the need for high speed Internet in both unserved and underserved areas. Read More »
11.09.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
The Alliance for Public Technology has just released a new report, Broadband Initiatives: Enhancing Lives and Transforming Communities, which documents examples of how high speed networks have changed the lives, and saved the lives, of individuals and communities in ways that many of us could not have even imagined 5 years ago. In a short video, Dr. Curtis Lowery, of the ANGELS program in Arkansas, explains how rural women who never would have had access to pre-natal care now can access it locally. Read More »
11.01.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
High speed Internet not only leads to economic growth, new jobs, widespread educational opportunities, and better access to health care resources, it can help stop global warming. According to Australian telecommunications company Telstra, widespread use of high speed Internet can allow for reductions of carbon emissions. Read More »
10.31.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
On a recent trip to New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton discussed high speed Internet access in her appeal to voters, promising "to expand broadband access in rural areas, create jobs and invest in high-tech industries." Read More »
10.22.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
During a hearing with the Senate Small Business Committee in early October, FCC Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps argued that improving high speed Internet access across the country would help small businesses and boost the American economy. Read More »
10.10.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
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 »
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