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This week the Federal Communications Commission’s staff will hold workshops for the development of a National Broadband Plan. They will explore the following topics: · State and local governments that have proactively addressed broadband deployment and adoption (Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.) · Benchmarks for evaluating the dimensions of broadband across geographic areas and across time (Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.) · Big ideas with the potential to change the Internet (Thursday at

There are a lot of reasons why we should build out high-speed broadband infrastructure, like how it can offer low-cost, easy access to education, communication and business services. But one of the most important reasons going forward will be the Internet’s ability to replace physical goods with virtual ones and fight global warming. This month, we’ve seen a wave of research that shows how digital goods (like music and books downloads) are superior from an energy and CO2 perspective vs. thei

The new head of the Federal Communications Commission says broadband provision will be the agency’s top priority under his leadership. He also confirmed the commission will examine exclusivity agreements with cellphone handsets. Julius Genachowski ( pictured ), who had not previously served as a commissioner, took office as chairman on 29 June. He’s now given his first major round of interviews laying out his plans. He told the MercuryNews , which serves Silicon Valley, that though mobile t

Russ SteeleI was reading the Union Online and noted the ERC has won a grant from the Private Industry Council to create a Clean Tech Blueprint. Details here. My congratulations to the ERC, but I have some questions. What is Clean Tech, why do we need a Blueprint and is it a good investment? In the past I worked with the ERC to win grants to develop more broadband and e-commerce in Nevada County . I had a clear vision what broadband and e-commerce is and why we needed more of it in Nevada County

This week’s video-o-rama comes to you a day late as I make my away from Cape Town to Europe. Notwithstanding terribly slow broadband at South African airports, I have managed to compile an interesting potpourri of clips. Topics ranged from another round of discussions about the proposed regulatory reform to Fed chairman Ben Bernanke facing a grilling on Capital Hill over the Bank of America-Merrill Lynch deal to the usual dose of debate on the outlook for the economy and financial markets. T