National Broadband

An A-Plus Idea for Getting Kids Connected to Broadband

Joe Waz | Posted 12.02.2009 | Technology


Joe Waz

With broadband Internet service now available to well over 90 percent of all Americans, but with an estimated 37 percent of Americans not yet using it, we have what some have called a "broadband adoption gap."

Wireless Catch-22

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 10.21.2009 | Technology


Jonathan Spalter

Few people in Washington are busier these days than FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, who will deliver a National Broadband Plan to Congress and unveil a proposal to safeguard an "open Internet."

Why Uploading Is Slower Than Downloading

David Weinberger | Posted 12.03.2009 | Technology


David Weinberger

We download faster than we upload because of economics, not physics. The business models of telephone and cable companies got written into a physical infrastructure that favors downloads over uploads.

Why Washington Needs to Keep Its Eye On the Cloud

Sean Donahue | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


Sean Donahue

Recognizing the power of cloud computing would create jobs, promote innovation and help organizations of all sizes become more competitive.

National Broadband: The Mobile Opportunity

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Spalter

The pieces are coming together for the president to get Congress and the public behind a truly forward-looking national Internet policy.

National Broadband Policy Will Affect Healthcare, Education, and Competitiveness

Francine Hardaway | Posted 06.08.2009 | Media


Francine Hardaway

The FCC is holding a comment period for input as to what the nation's broadband policy should be. Before you let yourself skip this post, give me a m...

Subcontracting the First Amendment

Leslie Harris | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics


Leslie Harris

The First Amendment doesn't allow the FCC to function as an Internet board of review. The real question is why would such a proposal even be put out for comment.