New Broadband Web Sites Launch
My former colleague Drew Clark launched his new Web venture on Thursday -- BroadbandCensus.com -- a site aimed at providing everyday Internet users with the ability to learn about broadband availability, competition, speeds and prices.
"Bell and cable companies have, thus far, generally been unwilling to provide the public with information about which local areas they serve. BroadbandCensus.com hopes that the creation of this new site, and with its easy ability for Internet users to 'take the broadband census,' will change this dynamic," he wrote on his personal site.
His upstart has the financial backing of the Benton Foundation and the Pew Internet and American Life Project has contracted with him to gather information about users' broadband experiences and incorporate those findings into its annual Internet report.
Meanwhile, the FCC and Agriculture Department debuted a new, online resource for those in rural America looking to bring the benefits of broadband services to their communities.
The site provides information about various technology platforms used to provide broadband service; how to access spectrum necessary for delivery of wireless broadband services; government funding for broadband services; and data on broadband deployment.
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