Broadband & Community Broadband

As the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) continues to gather input into the National Broadband Plan it will report back to Congress in February, competition policy remains among the most contentious issues. In addition, the Chairman on Monday announced his intention to codify the FCC's existing four open Internet principles, along with two additional principles to prohibit discrimination against particular Internet applications and content and ensure that providers are transparent about network management practices.

On September 24, the US Broadband Coalition - a broad and diverse array of 160 organizations - will issue a report that identifies the key issues and a range of policy options that the U.S. should consider in determining its broadband future. The report is especially relevant and timely because the Federal Communications Commission must submit a national broadband plan to Congress by February 2010. The report builds on the Coalition's December 2008 "Call to Action for a National Broadband Plan" that not only provided a policy framework… more

... bands below 3 GHz were in use over the course of a business day, according to New America Foundation, Public Knowledge, and Media Access Project. ...

Taking dead aim at broadband data-collection efforts to date was Sascha Meinrath, director of the Open Technology Initiative at the New America Foundation. ... and more »

Robb Topolski said that device portability was holding back the wireless network in Portland, Oregon. ”They have a Clearwire service. ...

Google has partnered with the New America Foundation to create a community feedback forum for ideas on how to improve broadband in the US ...

As part of the economic stimulus legislation (ARRA), Congress charged the FCC with creating a National Broadband Plan by next February.   The Commission has called for "maximum civic engagement" in developing a broadband strategy, reflecting input from all stakeholders.  Initial comments have been filed and now it's the public's turn to contribute their views and ideas.  

Now Google and the New America Foundation want to increase that number even more and are launching a Google Moderator application dedicated to getting input ...

The following chart lists the price, download and upload speeds of residential Internet services in the U.S. and Japan.