Cybertelecom Federal Internet Law & Policy An Educational Project

Broadband

Regulatory Status of Internet over...

* Telecom but not a telecommunications service; the offering as a whole is considered a Title I Information Service.

Derived From: Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues, CRR Jan. 26, 2006 OpenCRS

Traditionally, Internet users have accessed the Internet through the same telephone line that can be used for traditional voice communication. A personal computer equipped with a modem is used to hook into an Internet dial-up connection provided (for a fee) by an Internet service provider (ISP) of choice. The modem converts analog signals (voice) into digital signals that enable the transmission of “bits” of data.

The faster the data transmission rate, the faster one can download files or hop from Web page to Web page. The highest speed modem used with a traditional telephone line, known as a 56K modem, offers a maximum data transmission rate of about 45,000 bits per second (bps). However, as the content on the World Wide Web becomes more sophisticated, the limitations of relatively low data transmission rates (called “narrowband”) such as 56K become apparent. For example, using a 56K modem connection to download a 10-minute video or a large software file can be a lengthy and frustrating exercise. By using a broadband high-speed Internet connection, with data transmission rates many times faster than a 56K modem, users can view video, make telephone calls, or download software and other datarich files in a matter of seconds. In addition to offering speed, broadband access provides a continuous “always on” connection (no need to “dial-up”) and a “two-way” capability — that is, the ability to both receive (download) and transmit (upload) data at high speeds.

Broadband access, along with the content and services it might enable, has the potential to transform the Internet — both what it offers and how it is used. For example, a two-way high speed connection could be used for interactive applications such as online classrooms, showrooms, or health clinics, where teacher and student (or customer and salesperson, doctor and patient) can see and hear each other through their computers. An “always on” connection could be used to monitor home security, home automation, or even patient health remotely through the Web. The high speed and high volume that broadband offers could also be used for bundled service where, for example, cable television, video on demand, voice, data, and other services are all offered over a single line. In truth, it is possible that many of the applications that will best exploit the technological capabilities of broadband, while also capturing the imagination of consumers, have yet to be developed.

Broadband Services Price and Bandwidth
Approximately 1Q2007

(c) = Cable. (f) = Fiber. (d) = DSL. (s) = Satellite. (wf) = WiFi. Price rounded to dollar amount. Introductory Prices Ignored.

Sources:

• Service Provider Websites
  • AT&T DSL one year contract
  • Earthlink
    • Earthlink Broadband
  • Charter 6 month Contract St Louis MO
  • Comcast
  • Cox Faifax VA
  • Verizon
    • DSL
    • FiOS
    3G: $60 "unlimited" with two year contract, or $80 month to month
  • Sprint
    • 3G: $40 for 40 meg per month, or $60 unlimited with two year contract, or $80 month to month
• * UBS, Telecommunications and Cable Services (April 4, 2007)

If there was any ambiguity, we used the higher price. Data rate was the listed potential "up to" rate - actual data rates may vary. If a zip-code had to be provided to get information, the zip-code 22201 was used. Prices may reflect annual contracts.

Broadband or high-speed Internet access is provided by a series of technologies that give users the ability to send and receive data at volumes and speeds far greater than current Internet access over traditional telephone lines. In addition to offering speed, broadband access provides a continuous, “always on” connection (no need to dial-up) and a “twoway” capability, that is, the ability to both receive (download) and transmit (upload) data at high speeds. Broadband access, along with the content and services it might enable, has the potential to transform the Internet: both what it offers and how it is used. It is likely that many of the future applications that will best exploit the technological capabilities of broadband have yet to be developed.

Speeches, Press Releases, Hearings

• Networked Nation: Broadband in America, 2007,
  • News Release: NTIA today released the report, "Networked Nation: Broadband in America, 2007," that highlights the dramatic growth of broadband in the United States.  The report shows that the Administration's technology, regulatory and fiscal policies have stimulated innovation and competition, and encouraged investment in the U.S. broadband market contributing to significantly increased accessibility of broadband services.

    "Today's report shows the nation's broadband success story.  The President's policies have made a significant impact on the availability and affordability of broadband in the United States," said U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez.  "The broadband policies put in place by the President have created a competitive environment to foster innovation and provide effective technologies, services and cost-effective solutions to revolutionize health care delivery, education, society and the economy.  We look forward to continuing our progress on this issue."

    Four years ago, President Bush established a national goal of universal, affordable broadband access for all Americans.  Since then, the United States has witnessed remarkable results in the growth of the broadband marketplace and the proliferation of broadband platforms and service options.  The existing data indicate that broadband is available to the vast majority of U.S. households:

    • According to the FCC's 2006 data, broadband service was available in 99 percent of the nation's zip codes, encompassing 99 percent of the nation's population;
    • Since President Bush took office, the total number of broadband lines in the United States has grown by more than 1,100 percent from almost 6.8 million lines in December 2000, to 82.5 million in December 2006, according to the most recent FCC data. 
    • By December 2006, 91.5 percent of ZIP codes had three or more competing service providers and more than 50 percent of the nation's ZIP codes had six or more competitors.

    The report examines the comprehensive package of technology, regulatory, and fiscal polices implemented by the Administration to lower barriers to investment and create an environment in which broadband innovation and competition can flourish.

  • News
    • Taking Credit Where None is Due (NTIA Broadband Report), Global Crossing 2/15/2008
    • Pathetic NTIA Broadband Report: Inflated ZIP Codes and BPL, Peerflow 2/13/2008
    • COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS QUESTIONS NTIA'S BROADBAND REPORT, FCC 2/7/2008
    • COMMISSIONER JONATHAN S. ADELSTEIN RESPONDS TO NTIA REPORT ON BROADBAND, FCC 2/7/2008
    • NTIA Says Bush Has Met Broadband Goals - Findings based on flawed data, dslreports 2/4/2008
    • George Bush Claims Broadband Mission Accomplished, Open Left 2/4/2008
    • Gutierrez Hails Dramatic Broadband Growth, NTIA 1/31/2008
    • Ignoring Reality, Bush Declares Broadband Mission Accomplished, Free Press 1/31/2008
    • Bush Administration Broadband Report Distorts Reality, PK 1/31/2008
• Communications, Broadband and Competitiveness: How Does the U.S. Measure Up? Senate Commerce Committee Apr 24, 2007, Senate 4/24/2007
• AT&T / BellSouth pledge 100% broadband availability in region as part of merger conditions.
• Promoting Broadband Deployment Across America, NTIA 11/15/2005
• Government Papers
  • CBO, Is the United States Falling Behind in Adopting Broadband? Feb 2004
  • Congressional Budget Office, Does the Residential Broadband Market Need Fixing? (December 2003).
• Speeches
  • Meredith Attwell, Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, spoke on "Promoting Broadband Deployment in Rural America" at the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (SEARUC) 2005 Annual Conference in Covington, Kentucky on June 7, 2005, NTIA 6/10/2005
  • REACHING BROADBAND NIRVANA UNITED POWERLINE COUNCIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER KATHLEEN Q. ABERNATHY. CMMR. September 22, 2003 (As prepared for delivery), FCC 9/24/03
  • Julie Veach, Why Should We Talk About Broadband Oct 2002 PPT
  • Remarks of Michael K. Powell, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, at the Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program University of Colorado at Boulder, Broadband Migration III: New Directions in Wireless Policy (Oct. 30, 2002)
  • Assistant Secretary Nancy J. Victory spoke before the European Institute Seminar on "U.S. and European Approaches to the Future of Broadband.", NTIA 6/20/02
  • Assistant Secretary Nancy J. Victory spoke to the Broadband Outlook 2002 Conference on "The New Medium for a New Media?", NTIA 1/24/02
  • National Summit on Broadband Deployment October 25-26, 2001 Real Audio archive Including Ch. Powell's Broadband Speech
  • REMARKS OF KEVIN J. MARTIN, COMMISSIONER, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION,. CMMR. AT THE NATIONAL SUMMIT ON BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT, OCTOBER 26, 2001, (As Prepared for Delivery), "Framework for Broadband Deployment" DOC-217205A1.pdf ,
  • REMARKS OF MICHAEL K. POWELL, CHAIRMAN, FCC,. CMMR. AT THE NATIONAL SUMMIT ON BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT, WASHINGTON, DC DOC-217168A1.pdf
• Hearings
  • Digital Future of the United States: Part VI: The Future of Telecommunications Competition House Commerce Telecom and Internet Subcommittee Oct 2, 2007, House 9/27/2007
  • Commerce Announces Broadband and Competitiveness Hearing, Senate 4/18/2007
  • Competition in the Communications Marketplace: How Technology Is Changing the Structure of the Industry.
    Hearing by the Full Committee on Energy and Commerce Wednesday, March 02, 2005 10:00 AM 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
  • House Commerce Hearing: Competition in the Communications Marketplace: How Technology Is Changing the Structure of the Industry., House 2/22/2005
  • Statements on Competition Issues in the Telecommunications Industry, Before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate., FCC 1/15/03
  • Feb 26 House Commerce : Health of the Telecommunications Sector: A Perspective from the Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission, House 2/10/03
  • Senate Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003 9:30 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine the state of competition in the telecommunications industry. SR-253, Senate 1/13/03
• Reports
  • Telecommunications: FCC Needs to Improve Its Ability to Monitor and Determine the Extent of Competition in Dedicated Access Services GAO-07-80, November 29, 2006, GAO 12/1/2006
    • GAO Report: Believing in Competition Doesn't Make It Happen, Tales from the Sausage Factory 12/8/2006
  • Report: Understanding Broadband Demand: A Review of Critical Issues, Technology Administration DOC 9/23/02
• Press Releases
  • Lieberman Calls for Adding Broadband Policy to Agenda at White House Tech Forum Continues push for national strategy to speed deployment and spur economic growth 2002 Press Release
• Legislation
  • Inouye Introduces Broadband Data Improvement Act, Senate 5/25/2007
• USDA RUS Public Meeting on Rural Broadband Access Thursday, June 27, 2002
• President Discusses Technology (Real Audio), WH 6/17/02
• The Development of Broadband in OECD Countries October 2001
• NTIA Broadband Forum Meeting Announcement, NTIA 10/12/01
• May 17 House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology of the Committee on Small Business, joint hearing, Economic Development in Rural America - Small Business Access to Broadband. 2:00 p.m. in Room 2360 RHOB.
• Report to the 77th Texas Legislature -Availability of Advanced Services in Rural and High Cost Areas.Jan 2001
• Report to the 77th Texas Legislature on Intrastate Switched Access Charges Jan 2001
• Mar. 28. Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on Deployment of High Speed Internet Service 9:30 am Room 253 RSOB.
• Deploying Broadband More Broadly: Working Together to Roll-out Access in America's Small Cities and Rural Areas Commissioner Gloria Tristani, Federal Communications Commission ,New

Mexico Communications Network Symposium, Albuquerque, New Mexico , November 10, 1999
• Press Release: BellSouth Needs Your Help to Create a Faster, More Affordable Internet!
• Rural Telcos Actively Deploy Broadband NTCA Surveys Independent Telcos on Status of Internet Deployment  Sept 15, 1999
• Bell Atlantic Press Release:  Bell Atlantic Says Clear Away Restrictive Regulations That Threaten Growth of the Internet June 24 1999
• FCC OET Tutorial:  Voice and Data over Power Lines.  May 5, 1 - 4 pm.  Announcement.
• US West Press Release:  On Eve of Telecom Act 3rd Anniversary, U S WEST Says FCC Policies Putting "ROAD CLOSED" Sign on Info Highway for Millions of Americans 2/3/99
• Intel Press Release: Computer Industry and Regional Telephone Firms Join Together to Accelerate Widespread Availability of Fast Internet Services to Consumers - Companies to Present Landmark Broadband Access Proposal to FCC (December 7, 1998)
• December 7, 1998 Statement of FCC Chairman William E. Kennard On Companies' Request for Guidelines On High-speed Networks
• Press Release : Bell Atlantic Introduces Infospeed DSL Service to the Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh Markets (October 5, 1998)
• Press Release: High-Speed Data Networks Blocked by Regulatory Restrictions, U S WEST Tells Panel 09/04/1998
• AT&T reaction to FCC NPRM on Bell data networks, AT&T News Release (August 6, 1998).
• Chairman Kennard's Speech Before the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, Seattle, WA. 7/27/98
• ALTS Commends NTIA for Being a Voice of Reason in the Competitive Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications (07/20/98)
• Remarks of Commissioner Susan Ness Before the Computer and Communications Industry Association's 1998 Washington Caucus, Washington, D.C., JUNE 9, 1998. "To Have and Have Not: Advanced Telecommunications Technologies".
• ALTS Press Release: "ALTS Dismisses Bell Monopoly Petitions that seek . . . (sic)" (June 15, 1998).
• Bell Atlantic Press Release: Bell Atlantic Launches Next-Generation Long Distance Data Network to Address $80 Billion Market for 21st Century Communications Lucent to Supply Equipment and Operating Systems (June 8, 1998)
• Remarks by William Kennard Chairman Federal Communications Commission to USTA's Inside Washington Telecom April 27, 1998 (as prepared for delivery)
• URGENT ACTION ALERT- Support Needed for APT's Petition to the FCC for Accelerating Advanced Services to All Sectors of Our Society - March 31, 1998
• BA Press Release: Bell Atlantic Files Petition to Hasten Deployment Of High-Speed Network (Jan 27, 1998)
• Ameritech Press Release (March 5, 1998) asking for regulatory relief.
• FNC Resolution May 1997 ( "The FNCAC firmly believes that the Internet is a critical resource for the national reseach and education communities. This resource should be made available to the widest possible customer/user base with the highest possible level of service. For this reason, the FNCAC recommends that the FCC in its deliberations about the pricing of communications services to Internet service providers give serious consideration to policies which encourage and promote the rapid emergence of Internet access alternatives (ADSL, ISDN, wireless) and other options which provide market differentiation through quality of service.")

Papers

• Shane Greenstein*, Northwestern University; Ryab McDevitt, Northwestern University The Broadband Bonus: Accounting for Broadband Internet’s Impact on U.S. GDP (TPRC 2008)
• Mark Jamison*, PURC, University of Florida; Lynne Holt, Public Utility Research Center Broadband and Contributions to Economic Growth: Lessons from the U.S. Experience (TPRC 2008)
• Jed Kolko*, PPIC The Effect of Broadband on Local Economic Development (TPRC 2008)
• David Clark*, MIT A Simple Cost Model for Broadband Access: What Will Video Cost? (TPRC 2008)
• Crandall, Robert, William Lehr and Robert Litan (2007), The Effects of Broadband Deployment on Output and Employment: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of U.S. Data , Issues in Economic Policy , 6 (July)

• Eun-A Park, Richard Taylor, Barriers to Entry Analysis of Broadband Multiple Platforms:   Comparing the U.S. and South Korea TPRC 2006
• Kenneth Flamm, Diagnosing the Disconnected:  Where and Why is Broadband Access Unavailable in the U.S.? TPRC 2006
• Michael Clements, Amy Abramowitz, The Deployment and Adoption of Broadband Service: A Household-Level Analysis TPRC 2006
• Irene Wu, Broadband Adoption in Canada, South Korea, and Japan PURC Jan 2005
• Andrew Odlyzko, Pricing and Architecture of the Internet: Historical Perspectives from Telecommunications and Transportation, TPRC 10/2/2004
• Kenneth Flamm, The Determinants of Broadband Competition: Economics, Demographics, and State Policy, TPRC 10/2/2004
• Reed Hundt, Reforming Telecom Policy for the Big Broadband Era: Why is Government Subsidizing the Old Networks When 'Big Broadband' Convergence is Inevitable and Optimal?, NAF 2/5/2004
• New Millennium Research Council, Directions for the Next New Age of Telecom Regulation (PDF) Jan 2004
• Stagg Newman, Broadband Access Platforms to the Mass Market an Assessment , TPRC 9/13/03
• Debra J. Aron, David E. Burnstein, Broadband Adoption in the United States: An Empirical Analysis, TPRC 9/13/03
• Serena Chan , Investing in the Development of a Space-Based Information Network Infrastructure, TPRC 9/13/03
• William H. Lehr, Carlos Osorio , Local Government Broadband Initiatives, TPRC 9/13/03
• Crandall, Robert, et al., "The Effect of Ubiquitous Broadband Adoption on Investment, Jobs and the U.S.Economy," Washington, DC: New Millennium Research, September 17, 2003.
• "Accelerating Advanced Broadband Deployment in the U.S.," Position statement of the IEEE-USA Board of Directors, Washington, DC: IEEE, February 2003
• IEEE USA Letter to Policymakers
• Communications Policy, Media Development and Convergence, IJCLP 1/21/03
• Bauer, J., Kim. J. & Wildman, S. Broadband Deployment: Toward a More Fully Integrated Policy Perspective,Quello Center Working Paper 001-2003. (2003)
• Sharon Eisner Gillett, David Clark, William Lehr, Marvin Sirbu and Jane Fountain, Local Government Stimulation of Broadband: Effectiveness: E-Government, and Economic Development, 2002
• Varian, Litan, Elder and Shutter (2002), The Net Impact Study: The Projected Economic Benefits of the Internet in the United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany, v2.0
• Robert Atkinson, Shane Ham, and Brian Newkirk, Unleashing the Potential of the High-Speed Internet, Progressive Policy Institute (Sept. 2002).
• Technet, A National Imperative:  Universal Availability of Broadband by 2010 2002
• Technet Broadband Primer
• Technet Broadband Conference Call Jan 2002 Transcript
• Stephen B. Pociask  Building a Nationwide Broadband Network: Speeding Job Growth 2002
• PAPER: Whither Broadband Policy?, TPRC 9/18/02
• CTSB: Broadband: Bringing Home the Bits, CTSB 2/13/02 (Letter from Ch Powell to David Clark, Chair, CTSB on its Bringing Home the Bits Report, FCC 2/13/02)
• Technet Broadband Report:  TechNet CEOs Call for National Broadband Policy Ambitious Goal of 100 Megabites to 100 Million Homes & Small Businesses by 2010
• Crandall, R. and C. Jackson (2001), The $500 Billion Opportunity: The Potential Economic Benefit of Widespread Diffusion of Broadband Internet Access , mimeo, Criterion Economics.
• The Speed Gap: Broadband Infrastructure and Electronic Commerce BTLJ by Howard A. Shelanski 1999
• Sharon Eisner Gillett, William Lehr, Availability of Broadband Internet Access: Empirical Evidence, . TPRC 1999
• Net-Heads Vs. Bell Heads: Grudge Match of the Century Taking Place at the FCC, Boardwatch (October 1998)
• FCC Examines Obstacles to Advanced Telecommunications, Boardwatch (August 1998).

Links

• Carnegie Mellon University Center for Wireless and Broadband Networking
• Coalition of Broadband Users and Innovators (Microsoft, Yahoo!, Amazon and eBay)
• Competitive Broadband Coalition (Defunct?)
• Competitive Enterprise Institute
• Comptel Ascent Alliance
• Computer Systems Policy Project
• CompTIA
• Consumer Electronics Association
• Consumers Union Hear Us Now
• FirstMile.US
• High Tech Broadband Coalition
• Information Technology Industry Council: Broadband
• ITAA
• MIT Communications Futures Program
  
• NCTA
• New Millennium Research Council
• New America Foundation
• NTIA Federal Rights-of-Way website for telecommunications projects : This website provides information for project applicants about the different federal agencies' rights-of-way processes and contacts. Our goal is to improve access to information about obtaining rights-of-way for projects over federal land or property otherwise controlled by the federal government.
• Positively Broadband
• TechNet
• Telecommunications Industry Associatio

Regulatory Proceedings

• COMMISSION PROMOTES DEPLOYMENT OF BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS ON VESSELS. Adopted rules that further the FCC's goal of promoting market-based deployment of broadband technologies.. News Release. (Dkt No 02-10). Adopted: 12/15/2004. News Media Contact: Jackie Ponti 202-418-0436 IB. Contact Howard Griboff 202-418-0657; Paul Locke 418-0756, FCC 12/21/2004
• Statement of Assistant Secretary Michael D. Gallagher on FCC broadband actions., NTIA 10/15/2004
• FCC Improves Public Safety Access to the Latest Broadband Technology., FCC 11/9/2004
• "Unleashing the Educational Power of Broadband" - FCC to Host Symposium on Using Broadband for Lifelong Learning, Wednesday, October 6, 2004., FCC 9/10/2004
• Tutorial on Optical Network Interoperability., FCC 9/10/2004

FCC To Review Broadband Rules, ISP Planet 12/14/01

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RELEASES DATA ON HIGH-SPEED SERVICES FOR INTERNET ACCESS. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today released summary statistics of its latest data on the deployment of high-speed Internet services in the United States.. News Release. Adopted: 08/09/2001 CCB. Contact Michael Balmoris at 202-418-0253 Report | Press Release

U.S. Report Inspires Hot Debate over High-Speed Internet, Newsfactor 8/13/01

FCC: Broadband customers up 158 percent, CNET 8/10/01

High-speed Internet connections more numerous, FCC says, Nando 8/10/01

Broadband Use Skyrocketing - FCC, Newsfactor 8/10/01

FCC Reports 63 Percent Jump In Broadband Use, Washtech 8/10/01

Books

• Bruce Kushnick, $200 Billion Broadband Scandal, Teletruth 2006
  

News & Blogs

See also| Broadband Deployment Statistics |Cable News | Wireless News |
| DSL News | Fiber News | Backbone News | Power Line News | Satellite News | Dial Up | Laser | Industry | Municipalities |

• Broadband Draws Entertainment Traffic, clickz 6/26/2008
• Report shows U.S. high speed Internet deployment still lags behind, Speed Matters 9/16/2008
• Verizon: What Broadband Problem? - You're not looking at the data the way Verizon would like you to...., dslreports 9/11/2008
• State Broadband Speeds Compared - Who knew that Delaware was a broadband juggernaut?, dslreports 5/30/2008
• Slow growth for high speed Internet, Speed Matters 6/24/2008
• Broadband Signals Silent in Many Neighborhoods, Speed Matters 6/24/2008
• Hearing shows high speed Internet opening doors for the disadvantaged, Speed Matters 9/22/2008
• Is It the Dawn of the Reregulation Era?, Telecom Industry and Regulation 9/22/2008
• Our broadband sucks but at least we have a lot of company, Muni 9/16/2008
• Another Voice Warns of an Innovation Slowdown, NYT 9/2/2008
• What if you could own your Internet connection?, Google 7/24/2008
• NATOA ANNOUNCES ADOPTION OF BROADBAND PRINCIPLES, PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES AND ACTIONS, NATOA 7/21/2008
• Nation's Largest ISPs Crafting Fake National Broadband Policy - In order to make sure that no real, substantive ones take shape...., dslreports 7/18/2008
• Connected Nation: National Broadband Policy Or Big Telco Front?, Techdirt 7/18/2008
• Getting the Best National Broadband Data, Verizon 7/18/2008
• Report: High speed Internet opens educational opportunities, Speed Matters 7/8/2008
• U.S. Broadband Cannot Be Fixed Until You Tackle Corruption - Editorial: broadband cheerleading and Ivy League round tables aren't enough…, dslreports 6/30/2008
• FCC Announces Public En Banc Hearing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Broadband and the Digital Future, FCC 6/30/2008
• Online Everyone: The Internet for Everyone, a new public/private coalition, Peerflow 6/26/2008
• Broadband Deployment Beyond 2010, Verizon 6/20/2008
• Debunking Broadband Myths, Verizon 6/20/2008
• Broadband Infrastructure Investment Would Have Ten Fold Payoff - $100 billion investment would net trillion dollar economic growth, says analyst, dslreports 6/4/2008
• Kevin Martin Defends Shoddy Broadband Record - You apparently have to put his failure in full context...., dslreports 5/30/2008
• Scuse Me Whilst I Pause to Savor the Irony — Wall St. J Writer Blames Kevin Martin For Slo…, Tales from the Sausage Factory 5/30/2008
• Large sections of Washington are still not connected to high speed Internet, Speed Matters 5/28/2008
• Qwest begs for government subsidies for broadband, Muni 5/22/2008
• Tennessee outpaces nation in adoption of high speed Internet, Speed Matters 5/20/2008
• Media Access Project brings DC to Silicon Valley: May 12 and June 12, Muni 5/6/2008
• ITIF: Explaining International Broadband Leadership, Next Gen Web 5/6/2008
• Connect Kentucky Disconnected At Home, PK 4/15/2008
• FCC Bans Exclusive Contracts For Telecommunications Services In Apartment Buildings , FCC 3/25/2008
• Google backs 'white space' wi-fi, BBC 3/25/2008
• European Internet speeds up, prices down`, Globe and Mail 3/20/2008
• FCC Votes To Ban Exclusive Telco Broadband Deals - After applying the ban for cable operators last year., dslreports 3/20/2008
• Top Telecom Ambassador: No Broadband Lag in U.S., IP Democracy 3/20/2008
• ISP Lobbying Group: What Rural Broadband Problem? - Move along folks, there's nothing to see here., dslreports 3/7/2008
• Developing a Digital Strategy - Where to start?, Cisco 2/4/2008
• Shades of NSFNet: EDUCAUSE Proposes 100Mbps Nationwide Broadband, Peerflow 2/4/2008
• Broadband Policy, IIA 1/24/2008
• Gigi on Telecom on C-Span and NPR, PK 1/24/2008
• The "ConnectKentucky Model" -- A Limited Step In the Right Direction, Muni 1/17/2008
• The Future of Broadband, IIA 1/17/2008
• Connect Kentucky Provides Uncertain Model for Federal Legislation, PK 1/10/2008
• America's broadband shame, Salon 10/26/2007
• 100Mbps Symmetrical: $48.50 - Did we mention you need to live in Hong Kong?, DSLreports 9/25/2007
• ISPs Still Confusing 'Limited' & 'Unlimited' - Have their marketing cake and eat it, too..., DSLreports 9/21/2007
• When Broadband Duopolists Fight, We Win? Maybe . . . ., PK 11/13/2007
• Broadband Via Spy Plane - Russian Myasishchev M-55 spy planes, DSLreports 11/9/2007
• "Bread & Circuses" -- A telecom conspiracy theory, Verizon 11/9/2007
• U.S. Broadband Stuck in the Internet Slow Lane, CircleID 11/1/2007
• Commerce Committee Approves Bill to Make Broadband Access More Affordable, Senate 11/1/2007
• FCC To Ban Exclusive Broadband Deals - New rules to be handed down on Wednesday., DSLreports 10/31/2007
• Broadband is one of World Trade's 'Fabulous 50' - Driving world trade even if the U.S. is behind, DSLreports 9/4/2007
• Aspen Summit videos are up, PFF 8/29/2007
• FCC, Verizon: Rejoice over your broadband connection, CNET 8/23/2007
• Broadband Speeds Averaging About 1/3 Of The Speed On The Box, Techdirt 8/9/2007
• FCC: What Broadband Problem? - McDowell editorial..., DSLreports 7/27/2007
• What I told Senator Durbin, Part II, Isen 7/27/2007
• Stevens Cosponsors Bill to Make Broadband Access More Affordable, Senate 7/26/2007
• Swedish woman gets world's fastest Internet connection, USA Today 7/22/2007
• Opinion: Why ConnectKentucky makes a bad model for U.S. broadband, MuniWireless 8/29/2007
• Legislation Would Force New Broadband Rates, Internet News 7/22/2007
• It is Still True, More Bandwidth is Better, Verizon 6/19/2007
• Boucher Wants to Improve America's Broadband, PK 6/8/2007
• FCC Chairman Speaks - An interview with Kevin Martin, Broadband Reports 5/30/2007
• Inouye, Stevens Introduce Communications R&D Bill, Senate 5/25/2007
• US average broadband speed is 1.9 Mbps, versus 61 Mbps in Japan, 45 Mbps in Sweden, MuniWireless 5/22/2007
• Why We Have No National Broadband Policy - Because we can't even agree there's a problem, Broadband Reports 4/27/2007
• State Department Letter on OECD Study on Broadband Use, State 4/27/2007
• Broadband Black Holes - FiOS? We've never been able to get DSL, DSLreports 7/5/2007
• Broadband Growth Slowing in U.S., Internet News 7/5/2007
• Google Fools: Web Service Through Toilet, Wash Post 4/3/2007
• Only 15% Sign Up For Triple Play - And most of them are with Comcast..., Broadband Reports 3/21/2007
• Speed Matters: Affordable High-Speed Internet for All, CWS 2/1/2007
• What does 'unlimited' mean?, Guardian 2/1/2007
• State of the Union: Tech, Telecom May Get Overlooked, Ecommerce Times 1/23/2007
• GAO To Allow Reimbursement of Home Internet Access for Some, Fed Smith 1/12/2007
• A Democratic House's Impact on Telecom - Goodbye national franchises, hello net-neutrality laws?, Broadband Reports 11/8/2006
• House Democrats and the Internet, Telecom Agenda, IP Democracy 11/8/2006
• Having Our Lame Ducks in a Row, Public Knowledge 11/8/2006
• America's Internet Disconnect, Wash Post 11/8/2006
• Speed Matters: Affordable High-Speed Internet for All, CWS 12:00:00 AM
• Cox: 6% Rate Hike - Virginia: 35% increase since 2000, Broadband Reports 11/14/2006
• The Truth Behind America's Digital Decline, GovTech 10/26/2006
• Broadband Is Quickly Becoming a Package Deal, emarketer 7/10/2006
• A Duopoly By Any Other Name..., PK 7/10/2006
• Broadband Scandal E-Book - Kushnick offers it free for a week, Broadband Reports 6/21/2006
• Telco Lobbyist: $2 Million Salary - Business is booming..., Broadband Reports 6/16/2006
• If FCC Broadband Data is Wrong... - What would that say about America's broadband policy?, Broadband Reports 5/9/2006
• Rural Broadband Remains Spotty, Clickz 5/9/2006
• Follow up on Community Wirelsss Summit, AFCN 4/14/2006
• Preaching to the Converted at F2C, IP Democracy 4/5/2006
• Comcast 16Mbps Vs. Verizon Fios - But where's the upstream?, Broadband Reports 3/28/2006
• Verizon VP Calls for New National Broadband Policy, Americas Network 6/10/2005
• More on Bush/Martin broadband policy, Isen.blog 6/10/2005
• Telecoms seen beating cable on broadband in Q2, Wash Post 7/19/2005
• "CHARACTERISTICS OF THE U.S. BROADBAND MARKET". IB. For Delivery by Donald Abelson, July 1, 2005, RITE Broadband Symposium, FCC 7/8/2005
• Orwell's FCC chair, Free Press 7/8/2005
• Verizon VP Calls for New National Broadband Policy, Americas Network 6/10/2005
• More on Bush/Martin broadband policy, Isen.blog 6/10/2005
• Meredith Attwell, Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, spoke on "Promoting Broadband Deployment in Rural America" at the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (SEARUC) 2005 Annual Conference in Covington, Kentucky on June 7, 2005, NTIA 6/10/2005
• Higher Education Unites Around Telecom Reform, Firstmile.us 6/7/2005
• Afterthoughts on Broadband Policy Summit 2005, Firstmile.us 6/7/2005
• FCC blamed for lack of competition in US broadband market, Muni 6/7/2005
• Universal Broadband Access: Implementing President Bush's Vision, Brookings Institute 6/7/2005
• FCC's Martin: Broadband No. 1 Priority, Isen.blog 6/3/2005
• Disservice, disingenuous and just not true, Isen.blog 5/27/2005
• Children drive home internet use, BBC 5/21/2005
• Cable, phone companies duke it out for customers, USAToday 5/21/2005
• Consumer broadband revenues seen doubling in one year, Information Week 5/6/2005
• DC telecom day, Susan Crawford 5/6/2005
• IEEE-USA White Paper: U.S. Prosperity at Risk; Gigabit Networks Should be National Priority, IEEE 5/3/2005
• Why our broadband policy's still a mess, CNET 3/2/2005
• The broadband crisis that isn't, Topix 1/11/2005
• But there's nothing wrong with broadband in the US!, Muni 1/11/2005
• ISPs fear losing broadband rights, CNET 12/14/2004
• Bandwidth Glut Lives On, Wired 9/30/2004
• Watchdogs: Broadband policy a bust, CNET 10/29/2004
• Why Broadband's Pipes Need Reaming, Ecommerce 10/19/2004
• More Broadband Usage Means More Online Spending, Clickz 10/8/2004
• FCC Takes Action to Promote Broadband Deployment to Multiple Dwelling Units (MDUs)., FCC 8/9/2004
• Baby Bells win another FCC victory, CNET 8/9/2004
• Small towns tired of slow rollout create own high-speed networks, USA Today 9/24/2004
• Stealing Back the Airwaves, Wired 5/7/2004
• Study: Broadband market to triple by 2008, CNET 7/9/2004
• EarthLink hooks up to wireless broadband, CNET 5/20/2004
• Broadband Policy Show Moves to House, Internet News 5/20/2004
• Broadband 'set for speed boost', BBC 5/7/2004
• Study: Bright outlook for broadband, CNET 4/30/2004
• Will Wireless Broadband Go Rural?, PC World 4/16/2004
• Verizon readies national broadband network, CNET 4/14/2004
• Verizon to launch expanded business network services, CW 4/14/2004
• Broader broadband?, USA Today 3/26/2004
• More Internet users leaping to broadband, Mercury 3/11/2004
• AT&T supports 'alternative' broadband, CNET 2/26/2004
• Broadband: What's the Holdup?, BWO 2/24/2004
• Tauzin Resigns Key Technology Committee, Internet News 2/5/2004
• Verizon Wireless puts $1 billion on broadband, CNET 1/8/2004
• Does the Residential Broadband Market Need Fixing, CBO 12/22/2003
• Deck The Halls With High-Speed Access, BWO 12/2/2003
• In Utah, public works project goes digital, CNET 11/17/2003
• Broadband numbers show heightened demand, CNET 10/31/2003
• Study: Price matters for broadband, CNET 10/14/2003
• Putting a lid on broadband use, CNET 9/24/03
• Porn and music drive broadband, BBC 5/30/03
• Broadband balloons take off, BBC 5/28/03
• Tapering expectations for broadband, CNN 5/23/03
• Study details broadband in states, FCW 5/23/03
• Bringing broadband to the masses, BBC 5/19/03
• Can price cuts boost broadband, MSNBC 5/19/03
• Speeding's the ticket for U.S. surfers, CNET 5/19/03
• Point-Counterpoint: FCC Decision on "Unbundling", CTCNet 4/7/03
• Point-Counterpoint: About the FCC's New Local Competition and Broadband Rules, CTCNet 4/7/03
• BT accused over broadband cut, BBC 4/4/03
• Broadband Boom Is Almost Here, CommWeb 4/4/03
• STATEMENT BY FCC COMMISSIONER KEVIN MARTIN REGARDING VERIZON'S BROADBAND ANNOUNCEMENT. STMT. News Media Contact: Emily Willeford at (202) 418-2100 CMMR, FCC 3/21/03
• Porn and music drive broadband, BBC 5/30/03
• Broadband balloons take off, BBC 5/28/03
• Tapering expectations for broadband, CNN 5/23/03
• Study details broadband in states, FCW 5/23/03
• Bringing broadband to the masses, BBC 5/19/03
• Can price cuts boost broadband, MSNBC 5/19/03
• Speeding's the ticket for U.S. surfers, CNET 5/19/03
• Study: Broadband To Hit Quicksand, Newsfactor 5/19/03
• Comcast: DSL won't sever cable's lead, CNET 5/9/03
• San Francisco Leads In Speed, Cyberatlas 5/9/03
• Assistant Secretary Nancy Victory spoke to the NARUC National Summit on Broadband Deployment II, "On the Path to Making the Broadband Vision a National Reality.", NTIA 5/2/03
• e-Data Telecom: Gartner Says Next-Generation Network to Begin to Evolve in Next Two Years - New Networks Will Allow Voice, Video, Data, and Multimedia Collaboration, ITAA 4/17/03
• e-Data Internet: Broadband Reaches Critical Mass, "Next Level" Users Move Beyond the PC and Web Browsers, ITAA 4/17/03
• Point-Counterpoint: FCC Decision on "Unbundling", CTCNet, 4/7/03
• Point-Counterpoint: About the FCC's New Local Competition and Broadband Rules, CTCNet, 4/7/03
• BT accused over broadband cut, BBC, 4/4/03
• Broadband Boom Is Almost Here, CommWeb, 4/4/03
• FCC Likely to Keep Broadband Competition -Sources, Yahoo 1/27/03
• Hollings Blasts FCC Rule Changes, Internet News 1/15/03
• Deregulation Plans Assailed: Senators Question Agenda of FCC's Chairman, Wash Post 1/15/03
• Upcoming FCC Reviews has big implications, NWFusion 1/10/03
• Feds may shake up broadband market, CNET 1/7/03
• Indisputable Facts About RBOCs, Network Mag 1/7/03
• BT admits broadband mistakes, Guardian 2/10/03
• Broadband's Reach Gets Broader, atNY 2/7/03
• Building Out Broadband, OSTP 2/4/03
• Broadband Broadens Its Pitch, Wash Post 2/4/03
• Rural Broadband Coalition Begins Congressional Agenda Promoting Rural Access To High-Speed Internet, BBExchange 1/31/03
• Narrowband Net use declines in US, Register 1/31/03
• Public broadband catching on, MSNBC 1/27/03
• Broadband aims for mile-high club, Cnet 1/15/03
• How Are Customers Connecting?, Ecomm Times 12/20/02
• Cost of broadband still a problem, NUA 12/20/02
• FCC says broadband growth slowed, NWFusion 12/20/02
• FCC Releases Data On High-speed Services For Internet Access., FCC 12/18/02
• US firms opting for DSL and cable connections, NUA 12/16/02
• Is it too late for FCC hearings? NW Fusion 10/28/02
• FCC Chief Says Telecom Isn't Doomed by Cutbacks NYT 10/21/02
• Copyright, Slow Broadband Growth Internet News 10/24/02
• Broadband Plan Gets Confusing USA Today 11/5/02
• Broadband Battle - Content Vs. Access BBC 10/15/02
• Speeding Up Broadband Newsfactor 11/5/02
• DSL is the leading broadband technology NUA 11/8/02
• Good, Bad News About Bandwidth Prices, IDG 10/9/02
• Cost Of Broadband Falling, BBC 10/7/02
• Broadband Disconnect, Wash Post 10/1/02
• Price of high-speed access too high for US users, NUA 9/26/02
• Report: Demand Low For Broadband In U.S., USA Today 9/23/02
• Study: Broadband demand not there, MSNBC 9/23/02
• The New Era of High-Speed E-Commerce, Newsfactor 9/23/02
• Report: Broadband Price Remains Too Steep, Newsfactor 9/23/02
• US Broadband subscriber market set to grow, NUA 9/20/02
• High-income groups fuel broadband take-up, NUA 9/18/02
• Over one million new broadband users in US, NUA 8/21/02
• When Will Broadband Rule the Market?, Newsfactor 7/17/02
• Broadband Providers Back Need For Speed, BBC 7/15/02
• Searches by police, FBI target bandits of bandwidth, Toledo Blade 6/28/02
• Assistant Secretary Nancy J. Victory spoke before the European Institute Seminar on "U.S. and European Approaches to the Future of Broadband.", NTIA 6/20/02
• Bush Highlights Broadband 'Net Access, Wash Post 6/17/02
• Bush on broadband, CNET 6/17/02
• Broadband Growing At High Speed, Newsbytes 5/22/02
• A Broadband In Every Pot, Wired 5/29/02
• Broadband Growing At High Speed, Newsbytes 5/22/02
• Powell Reiterates Need For Telecom Rewrite, Internet News 5/3/02
• Web surfers snub pricier broadband Internet access, USA Today 4/26/02
• Bandwidth Price Plunge Nearing End?, Internet News 4/26/02
• UK Rural residents demand broadband, BBC 4/17/02
• BT Lifts Off Satellite Broadband, BBC 4/15/02
• BT launches budget broadband service, Guardian 4/8/02
• Familiar Bedfellows Splitting Sheets Over Broadband, Internet News 4/5/02
• Broadband slowed by high-prices, MSNBC 4/3/02
• Company Touts Technology That Tops DSL, Cable, Newsfactor 4/3/02
• Interest Groups Combine Forces In Broadband Battle, Wash Tech 4/3/02
• Broadband gets popular, BBC 3/19/02
• ISPs Are Nuts Of Any Broadband Future, ISP Planet 3/15/02
• Study: Broadband demand "strong", CNET 3/13/02
• Broadband: Big promises, little action, USA Today 3/11/02
• High-speed Internet Usage Soars, MSNBC 3/6/02
• High-speed Internet usage soars, MSNBC 3/6/02
• Bush Tech Advisors Will Tackle Broadband Demand, Wash Tech 3/6/02
• Broadband Net Surfing Accounts for More than half of all time spent online, Netratings 3/6/02
• Broadband Internet Never Cometh, Newsfactor 2/28/02
• Superbroadband may transform net, Austin Statesman 2/25/02
• BT 'to Slash Broadband Costs', BBC 2/25/02
• 3Com Chief: Broadband Must Be Nat'l Priority, Internet News 1/28/02
• UK - Trouble ahead for broadband providers, BBC 1/28/02
• Broadband Goes Down The Drain, BBC 1/24/02
• Why Should Broadband Get A Tax Break?, BWO 1/24/02
• High-Tech CEOs Talk Broadband Policy On Hill, Wash Tech 1/24/02
• More IT executives urge government broadband push, Computer World 1/24/02
• Lobbying group Outlines Big Pipe Dream, NWFusion 1/22/02
• ITAA Telecom: ITAA Says Better Content Will Speed Adoption Of Broadband, Action Agenda Must Stimulate Wider Use, ITAA 1/18/02
• Tech leaders see super-fast Web access as new manifest destiny, AP 1/18/02
• Study: Broadband fees climbed in 2001, CNET 1/18/02
• Groups Lobby For More Broadband, Wash Tech 1/17/02
• ITAA Telecom: ITAA Says Better Content Will Speed Adoption Of Broadband, Action Agenda Must Stimulate Wider Use, ITAA 1/18/02
• Does Fast Internet Need a Push?, Wash Tech 1/17/02
• Broadband Fees Up; Adoption Rates Down, Cyberatlas 1/17/02
• CEOs Issue Broadband Challenge, Internet News 1/17/02
• Will 2002 Be The Year Of Broadband?, BBC 1/14/02