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Columbus Dispatch: Harold Ford Jr.: Expand high-speed internet to rural Ohio
By Harold Ford Jr. The success of almost every small business today, including the ability to contribute to economic growth and generate thousands of new jobs, often hinges on the ability to capitalize on new online tools. Yet more than 1 million Ohio residents and businesses lack high-speed internet access. If all Ohioans are to […]
Tennessean: Reform federal regulations to expand high-speed internet in Tennessee
By Harold Ford Jr. Economic opportunity is indisputably linked to the internet as online tools increasingly help people find jobs and allow businesses to grow by reaching new markets around the world. But to connect all Tennesseans to the promise of the digital era, we need to reform federal regulations that hinder capital investment and […]
USTelecom: Broadband Investment Dropped in 2016
By Patrick Brogan Investment in U.S. broadband networks continued to slide in 2016, continuing a trend that began two years ago after the Federal Communications Commission reclassified broadband providers as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act. U.S. broadband providers invested approximately $76 billion in capital expenditures on network infrastructure in 2016, down […]
The Hill: It is time for a new deal on internet equality
By Brent Wilkes As the Nation’s largest and oldest Latino civil rights organization, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), stands firmly in support of universal access to a free and open Internet. We stand behind protecting the interests of all consumers and providing all Americans with the chance to participate in the Internet […]
