[1st-mile-nm] FCC unveils plan for nationwide access to gigabit Internet

[Christopher Mitchell]

Ummm, let's be clear here.

Some in the tech press have really done a poor job of explaining what this
is.

This is not nationwide and the FCC is not really doing anything to help
communities to build these networks (or attract private providers to do
so).

A more sobering analysis is here from Karl Bode:
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-1-Gbps-Challenge-Just-Another-Hollow-FCC-Promise-122820
And my take:
http://muninetworks.org/content/taking-advantage-chairman-genachowskis-gigabit-challenge

The good news: the FCC is increasingly on record as recognizing DSL, and to
some extent even cable, is not meeting the needs of communities.

Christopher Mitchell
Director, Telecommunications as Commons Initiative
Institute for Local Self-Reliance

http://www.muninetworks.org
@communitynets
612-276-3456 x209


On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 6:13 PM, Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.com> wrote:

> FCC unveils plan for nationwide access to gigabit Internet
>
>
> http://www.cio.com/article/727054/FCC_Chief_Calls_for_Gigabit_Internet_in_All_50_States_By_2015
>
> The head of the Federal Communications Commission told a gathering of
> the nation's mayors on Friday that the agency would help expand
> "ultra-high-speed" Internet access to all 50 states over the next two
> years.   Chairman Julius Genachowski said the FCC's Gigabit City
> Challenge will rely on an online clearinghouse to solicit input from
> providers, and at least one municipality in each state should have
> access to gigabit Internet speeds by 2015.
>
>
>
>
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> 1st-Mile Institute, 505-603-5200
> Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
> www.1st-mile.com  rl at 1st-mile.com
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