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To date the reactions I've seen to the rural broadband portion of the economic stimulus package have ranged from mild satisfaction to mild dissatisfaction. Those who like it are glad to see open access provisions and appreciate the sense that...
The Rural Fiber Fund is precisely the kind of broadband stimulus Republicans should be able to behind. Why? Because it aligns with many facets of their core ideals. Let me count the ways: 1. It's a small government initiative. At...
One of the more frustrating things I've had to deal with in advocating for the Rural Fiber Fund are the many misconceptions about what it'll take to crack the rural broadband nut. But by clarifying a few key points we...
Goal: Spend stimulus dollars in the most effective and efficient way to equip rural America with the world-class broadband they both need and deserve. Solution: The Rural Fiber Fund. Fiber is our future. It's the only broadband that's considered true...
The Rural Fiber Fund Working Group supports the intent of the rural broadband grants in the draft stimulus package but respectfully suggests that for the same money the RFF can deliver greater stimulus faster and more benefits in the long-term...
So the first domino has dropped. A draft of the stimulus package is now circulating the Hill. In it the new administration has proven its commitment to the future viability of rural America by allocating $6 billion to bring broadband...
OK, I'll be honest: this title's a little misleading. I've never actually heard the word "fiber" come out of our new president's mouth. But when you consider what he's been saying about broadband it's hard not to infer that he...
In Vegas at CES last week I caught a policy session featuring FCC Commissioners Adelstein and McDowell. While most of the discussion focused on the DTV transition, they touched on broadband at the end and I had the opportunity to...
So there's endless talk about how to spur broadband deployment as part of the economic stimulus package. But it all seems to focus on the three standard mechanisms for doing so--tax incentives, direct government loans, and grants--without considering a fourth...
Color me officially frustrated. I've long lamented the lack of emphasis policymakers put on broadband, often relegating it to the back burner when it's the key enabler of their other goals, but this angst reached a new high on Saturday...
In creating the Rural Fiber Fund I've been reading a lot of articles about the economic stimulus package, in particular what the administration is looking for it to accomplish. Like this: "Most economists agree that an anti-recession program should achieve...
Over the last week I've been working with a first-rate team of experts in the field of rural fiber deployment on developing the concept of a Rural Fiber Fund that can be including as a part of the upcoming economic...
It's widely known that a sizable chunk of the upcoming economic stimulus package will be alloted to building out and bolstering America's sagging and lagging infrastructure. And everyone acknowledges that "broadband" should and almost certainly will be a part of...
More to come on my experiences speaking today at the Broadband Breakfast Club, but first let's address my learning that the new administration is setting aside $10 billion over five years solely for the purpose of spurring the use of...
With the "why we need it" and "what should it be" arguments laid out, let's delve a bit into the how of what the actual policies should look like in order to accomplish the goal of universal fiber buildout to...
Now let's sketch out what some of the characteristics of the Rural Fiber Fund must be in order to give it the best chance to accomplish its goals effectively and efficiently. The Rural Fiber Fund has to... Be big. It's...
Now that I've tested the waters and found little initial resistance to the general concepts of the Rural Fiber Fund let's start getting into the specifics. First off let's lay out the case for WHY the Rural Fiber Fund is...
Well that was fun! I had the great fortune to get a front row seat at today's National Broadband Strategy Call To Action up on Capitol Hill. It was an event sponsored by the New America Foundation and spearheaded by...
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