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What's the Next Big Job-Creating Engine? The 4G Mobile Internet

15 Jul, 2011

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15 Jul, 2011

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What's the Next Big Job-Creating Engine? The 4G Mobile Internet

Big job-creating innovations are the result of "innovation platforms" that enable entrepreneurs and companies to build new devices, networks, and applications. In the 1990s, the new platform was the Internet. Businesses invested billions of dollars and created millions of jobs, even after accounting for the dot-com bust. Today's next big job-creating innovation platform is the 4G mobile Internet.

What's the Next Big Job-Creating Engine? The 4G Mobile Internet

Farm Workers Backing AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

14 Jul, 2011

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14 Jul, 2011

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Farm Workers Backing AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez announced in a July 12, 2011, newspaper op-ed that the fabled union is supporting the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, in part because it promises to bring information technology to rural areas.

Farm Workers Backing AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

Improving Education With Broadband Innovation

14 Jul, 2011

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14 Jul, 2011

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Improving Education With Broadband Innovation

Education continues to experiment with innovative uses of broadband. One recent program is the Sustainable Design Award program, developed by the ACE Mentor Program of America (ACE) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Improving Education With Broadband Innovation

Long Past Time For A Dedicated Public Safety Network

13 Jul, 2011

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13 Jul, 2011

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Long Past Time For A Dedicated Public Safety Network

The Communications Workers of America is supporting two parallel congressional bills allocating the D-Block wireless spectrum for a dedicated public safety network.

Long Past Time For A Dedicated Public Safety Network

Low-Income Families Still Lagging In Broadband Access

13 Jul, 2011

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13 Jul, 2011

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Low-Income Families Still Lagging In Broadband Access

In a report released July 11, 2011, Connected Nation examined broadband adoption among low-income households and substantiated a persistent social problem.

Low-Income Families Still Lagging In Broadband Access

Bring Broadband to the Billion with Disability

08 Jul, 2011

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08 Jul, 2011

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Bring Broadband to the Billion with Disability

An analysis in Broadband Expanded, a project of New York Law School, urges policy-makers to make broadband and its devices and services accessible to people with disabilities ? especially those who can't use standard devices.

Bring Broadband to the Billion with Disability