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CWA President urges Congress to pass broadband bill

Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen testified before Congress on September 16 in a hearing called "Why Broadband Matters." Cohen issued a call to action for Congressional Leaders, urging the passage of the Broadband Data Information Act (S. 1492). He also outlined six steps to creating a national broadband policy.

CWA President urges Congress to pass broadband bill

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Report shows U.S. high speed Internet deployment still lags behind

Akamai Technologies has released its second quarterly State of the Internet report, which ranks countries and states based on the percentage of their population who connect to the Internet at a speed greater than 5 mbps. By this measure, the U.S. comes in sixth place, with only 26 percent of Americans able to connect at these speeds.

Report shows U.S. high speed Internet deployment still lags behind

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Rural Virginia county achieving goal of wireless access throughout

Bland County, Virginia's goal of having high-speed wireless Internet access availability throughout the entire area is coming closer to reality. Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service, phase III of the county's drive to spread wireless broadband Internet access across the land.

Rural Virginia county achieving goal of wireless access throughout