National Broadband Plan
Broadband Plan Had a “Pretty Good Year”
Posted June 3rd, 2011 by BfA StaffThe National Broadband Plan had a "pretty good year", said Blair Levin, former director of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan.Read more
Is the National Broadband Plan on Track After One Year?
Posted March 17th, 2011 by BfA StaffAs the National Broadband Plan reached its one year anniversary on Wednesday, critics question whether the plan is on track. Federal officials involved in drafting the 300-page plan say with a 10-year schedule for implementation, it is too soon to judge how effectively the plan is being implemented.Read more
FCC Approves Broadband Plan for Native American Tribal Areas
Posted March 4th, 2011 by BfA StaffOn Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission approved plans to expand broadband and communications access to Native American tribal areas. Native American tribal leaders and members of the National Congress of American Indians have been asking the FCC to not leave Indian Country out of the national broadband plan.Read more
Broadband Map Receives Over 150 Million Hits On Day 1
Posted February 24th, 2011 by BfA StaffAccording to data released by the FCC, the National Broadband Map website received more than 150 million hits and over 1,000 requests per second in its first day live last week. Additionally, map users downloaded 863 GB of data total.Read more
North Carolina Shows How Broadband Is Working
Posted November 19th, 2010 by BfA StaffNational Broadband Plan (NBP) co-author Erik Garr addressed nearly 300 state leaders and educators during North Carolina’s annual NCREN Community Day celebration at the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics.
Navarrow Wright: "Net Neutrality Supporters Driven By Spite"
Posted November 16th, 2010 by BfA StaffMaximum Leverage Solutions President Navarrow Wright has an op-ed in today’s Huffington Post on the motivations behind net neutrality proponents. Some highlights:
