Tech Daily Dose: Broadband Benchmarks & Big Ideas http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/08/fcc-broadband-benchmarks-big-i.php?rss=1 en Copyright 2010 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:52:04 GMT http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Broadband Benchmarks & Big Ideas The FCC's staff workshops on the national broadband plan continue this week with a Tuesday afternoon discussion about state and local government issues; benchmarks for evaluating dimensions of broadband across geographic areas and across time on Wednesday; and a Thursday focus on "big ideas" that have the potential to change the Internet, according to a notice released Monday. The Commission is holding a series of sessions throughout August and September to promote an open dialogue between the FCC and its constituents. The agency has a Feb. 17, 2010 deadline to submit its broadband plan to Congress.

Here's the speaker line up for this week:

State & Local Government

- Oregon Public Utilities Commissioner Ray Baum
- Colorado Deputy Chief Information Officer John Conley
- Florida Division of Telecommunications Director Charles Ghini
- Virginia Deputy Secretary of Technology Karen Jackson
- Mississippi Information Technology Director Craig Orgeron
- Jane Patterson, Executive Director, e-NC Authority, State of North Carolina
- Chicago Chief Information Officer Hardik Bhatt
- New York City IT Commissioner Paul Cosgrave
- Lafayette, La. City-Parish President Joey Durel
- El Paso, Texas Chief Information Officer Gary Gordier
- Howard County, Md., Cable Administrator Lori Sherwood
- San Francisco Chief Information Officer Chris Vein

]]> http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/08/fcc-broadband-benchmarks-big-i.php?rss=1 http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/08/fcc-broadband-benchmarks-big-i.php?rss=1 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:52:04 GMT David Dawson responded on November 24, 09 06:30 AM <div class="ad" style="float:right;margin: 0px, 0, 10, 10;"> <h6>Advertisement</h6> <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/nationaljournalgroup/njonline;feature=techdailydose;series=techdailydose;medium=rss;sz=300x250,336x280;ord=144133829?" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/nationaljournalgroup/njonline;feature=techdailydose;series=techdailydose;medium=rss;sz=300x250,336x280;ord=144133829?" border="0" alt=""></a> </div> This is long overdue , projects like this are only ever going to get pushed through if the money is made available. The people need this kind of infrastructure , they need coverage , better and wider-reaching coverage , more regulation and cheaper phone bills. I will be following this with some interest to see what happens or will it just me the usual smoke , mirrors and expense..

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