The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has unveiled its plans today to give 100m American households 100Mb by 2020. The National Broadband Plan would bring next generation access speeds to 90% of Americans and also give schools, hospitals and military facilities a 1Gb connection.
It is estimated to cost in the region of $350bn or £233bn but [...]
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100Mb to 100m: USA publishes its National Broadband Plan
FCC unveils “100 Squared” broadband plan for America
Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has outlined one of the key goals of the National Broadband Plan – to deliver 100 Mbps connections to 100 million households.
Barriers to broadband: the American view
How to achieve universal broadband in a country of over 300 million people occupying around 10 million square km?
Hollywood bosses call for ‘three strikes’
Hollywood movie studios are, for the first time, pressing Congress to pursue a ‘three strikes’ policy against internet pirates which could ultimately lead to disconnection for persistent offenders.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has written to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which is currently drafting proposals for Congress on how American broadband policy should [...]
Europe, America legislate on net neutrality
Net neutrality takes a huge step closer to becoming law in both Europe and the US.