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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

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Rural Tennessee church connected by Computers 4 Kids

Students attending the Saint John Baptist Church After-School program were in for quite a surprise recently when twenty new computers were delivered to the church. Donated by Speed Matters partner Connected Tennessee, the computers transformed the church into a hub of connectivity in a Western Tennessee community that previously had limited access to broadband.

Rural Tennessee church connected by Computers 4 Kids