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What a national high speed Internet policy should look like

On Tuesday, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) held a discussion on the need for a national high speed Internet policy and what such a policy should look like. ITIF's president, Robert Atkinson, kicked off the event with a discussion of his new paper, "Framing a National Broadband Policy."

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Robots and high speed Internet connect classrooms and sick children

Each year up to 600,000 students are too ill to attend school. A new innovation in video conferencing technology called PEBBLES could help keep these children from falling behind. PEBBLES is a robot designed to keep students who are too sick to attend school connected to their classrooms. The technology was highlighted recently during a Capitol Hill luncheon as a part of the Alliance for Public Technology's "Broadband Changed My Life!" series. The catch? The technology requires high speed Internet access to work properly, according to the creators.

Robots and high speed Internet connect classrooms and sick children

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Verizon's bad deal remains stalled in NH, VT and ME

Verizon's plan to sell its northern New England lines to FairPoint Communications remained stalled this week in the face of continued public opposition. The companies have been engaging in intense lobbying for fast-track approval in Vermont, but Verizon has been unwilling to provide the resources necesssary to ensure that Fairpoint will be able to provide quality service to the region.

Verizon's bad deal remains stalled in NH, VT and ME

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Plan for high speed Internet access for British students

Jim Knight, the British minister of schools, is working with major British IT firms and parents to develop a plan to make sure every student in England has high speed Internet access, in part by requiring parents to provide it. Currently, there are more than one million children in England without home computer access.

Plan for high speed Internet access for British students