11.03.09
Posted By: Speedmatters Blog Team
Speed Matters partner Connected Nation conducted scientific surveys of library Internet users during much of 2009. Disproportionately, single parents, minorities, low-income residents, and adults with disabilities rely on the public library as their primary Internet portal. Library Internet users are more likely to search for jobs online, communicate with government officials, engage in local and community events, and access healthcare information. Read More »
11.02.09
Posted By: Speedmatters Blog Team
Last month, Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers President Ed Hill sent a letter to Congress to raise awareness of a tax loophole being used in the Verizon-Frontier Deal. The obscure corporate loophole - known as the "Reverse Morris Trust" was used in a similar deal that Verizon made with FairPoint Communications in 2007. The New England based company recently filed for bankruptcy after months of legal problems and complaints of poor customer service. Read More »
11.02.09
Posted By: Speed Matters Team
Representative Doris O. Matsui (CA-05) has introduced the Broadband Affordability Act (H.R. 3646) in Congress. The Act is being considered by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. This bill would create a program to help low-income Americans in rural and urban areas subscribe to broadband, providing an essential link to educational, health, and job opportunities -- and much more. Read More »
10.30.09
Posted By: Speedmatters Blog Team
FairPoint, the company that acquired Verizon's land lines in New England in 2008, filed for bankruptcy on October 26. This news comes as Verizon is seeking approval to sell 4.8 million landlines to Frontier Communications in 14 states. Read More »
10.30.09
Posted By: Speedmatters Blog Team
USDA Rural Development and Cooperstown-based Bassett Healthcare joined forces to demonstrate the life saving capabilities of broadband and medical technologies, on Oct. 27. The event celebrated USDA's 60th Anniversary of its Telecommunications Program. Read More »
10.28.09
Posted By: Speedmatters Blog Team
The announcement of the winning applicants for the first round of broadband stimulus funds has been pushed back to December. Read More »
10.28.09
Posted By: Speedmatters Blog Team
New York Law School's Advanced Communications Law & Policy Institute (ACLP) released a report to the FCC explaining the barriers to widespread broadband adoption among six focus areas: senior citizens, people with disabilities, telemedicine, energy, education and government. Read More »
10.26.09
Posted By: Speedmatters Blog Team
With $7.2 billion in broadband funds from the stimulus, and over 2,200 applicants requesting over $28 billion, the question remains: to whom will the funding be awarded? Read More »
10.19.09
Posted By: SpeedMatters Team
On October 14, members of the Communications Workers of America and community supporters flooded Charleston to talk to their state representatives. The topic: the proposed sale of Verizon’s landlines to Frontier Communications, and its impact on West Virginia’s economic development. About 75 CWA members who work for Verizon or Frontier participated. Union members asked their state representatives to write to the Public Service Commission (PSC) to oppose the sale. Read More »
10.19.09
Posted By: Speedmatters Blog Team
In a letter to the FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, members of the Broadband Opportunity Coalition (BBOC) - a group that includes the Urban League, the League of United Latin American Citizens, The Asian American Justice Center, and National Council of La Raza - urged the FCC to make sure that proposed net neutrality regulations are consistent with efforts to bridge the digital divide. Read More »
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