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$10 Billion could provide fiber to all all US Schools, hospitals

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation estimates that an investment of $10 billion could run fiber to nearly every community across the country. The ambitious expansion of broadband infrastructure to over 123,000 "anchor institutions" - public schools, hospitals, community colleges, libraries - would also make it easier to provide Internet access to nearby homes and businesses:.

$10 Billion could provide fiber to all all US Schools, hospitals

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Communications Workers of America Urges FCC to Ensure Open Internet Rulemaking Supports Job Creation

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) called on the Federal Communications Commission to ensure that its upcoming rulemaking on policies to preserve a free and open Internet put investment and job creation front and center. CWA and Speed Matters have long contended that the FCC is the appropriate place to address this issue. The process should lead to "reasoned discussion among all stakeholders about the technical requirements of network management and the economics of broadband build-out to ensure continued private sector investment in advanced high-speed Internet networks while protecting an open Internet," CWA President Larry Cohen said in a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.

Communications Workers of America Urges FCC to Ensure Open Internet Rulemaking Supports Job Creation

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In Texas, connecting public libraries a priority

Two hundred library leaders, community activists, and broadband providers gathered in San Antonio on October 8 for the Texas Opportunity Online Broadband Summit, sponsored by Speed Matters partner Connected Nation. Attendees discussed how technology, policy, and community partnerships can improve broadband access to Texas' public libraries.

In Texas, connecting public libraries a priority