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U.S. Broadband Coalition delivers report to FCC

The U.S. Broadband Coalition has released its initial report on the upcoming national broadband strategy. The report synthesizes the views of the coalition's 160-plus member-organizations. The U.S. Broadband Coalition intends that the report will serve as a building block for the National Broadband Task Force - which will be delivering a national broadband policy to Congress in early 2010.

U.S. Broadband Coalition delivers report to FCC

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Proposed sale of 4.8 million Verizon lines to Frontier will harm consumers in rural America

The Communications of America raised strong concerns about the proposed sale of 4.8 million landlines in 14 states by Verizon Communications to Frontier Communications, in a filing to the Federal Communications Commission. The deal as currently structured will cause substantial harm to consumers and communities, will be a step backward in terms of high speed broadband buildout and is contrary to the public interest.

Proposed sale of 4.8 million Verizon lines to Frontier will harm consumers in rural America

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U.S. telecom policy should promote open Internet and private sector investment

CWA supports the initiative announced today by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski to develop rules to protect an open Internet. At the same time, we look to the FCC to move forward in setting rules and policies that will encourage investment, ensure reasonable network management, safeguard transparency, promote media diversity and lead to the growth of good jobs in the telecommunications industry.

U.S. telecom policy should promote open Internet and private sector investment

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Colorado joins several other states in the quest to shrink the digital divide

Colorado launched a website to gather public input to measure and map the penetration saturation of high-speed Internet throughout the state. The state government and the non-profit organization and Speed Matters partner, Connected Nation, collaborated to develop the website - www.connectcolorado.org.

Colorado joins several other states in the quest to shrink the digital divide