FCC Launches Blog, Twitter Feed
The FCC ventured into new tech territory on Tuesday by launching a blog called "Blogband" that is intended to stimulate public dialogue over the development of a national broadband plan. "Blogband will keep people up-to-date about the work the FCC is doing and the progress we're making. But we want it to be a two-way conversation. The feedback, ideas, and discussions generated on this blog will be critical in developing the best possible national broadband plan," FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski wrote in his first post. The Commission also started a Twitter feed for agency news and updates on the broadband plan.
Blair Levin, who is coordinating the plan for the agency, posted his own item on the blog explaining the challenges he confronts as his the Commission works to meet Congress's Feb. 17, 2010 deadline "to reboot broadband deployment and usage in the U.S." "Our broadband team is leading an assault of sustained thinking by the entire FCC on the stubborn problem of bringing broadband to unserved and underserved areas, increasing the number of Americans using broadband, and maximizing how broadband can be used to help address significant national issues," he wrote. "Expect the unexpected."
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