The Internet Innovation Alliance is a broad-based coalition of business and non-profit organizations that aim to ensure every American, regardless of race, income or geography, has access to the critical tool that is broadband Internet. The IIA seeks to promote public policies that support equal opportunity for universal broadband availability and adoption so that everyone, everywhere can seize the benefits of the Internet - from education to health care, employment to community building, civic engagement and beyond.
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Rick Boucher
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Jamal Simmons
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Tracey Sawicki
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Special Reports » Access to Broadband Internet: Top Ten Areas of Saving - 2012
A new study from Jonathan Orszag, Mark Dutz and Robert Willig finds that American consumers receive more than $30 billion in benefits each year from using broadband at home.
Sometime in June we’ll see the start of a nationwide mad dash for $7.2
billion that is the down payment on a U.S. national broadband strategy.
Expect this to be a highly competitive process.
Over $7 billion has been earmarked for broadband expansion in the federal economic stimulus. The top priority for stimulus investments should be deployment of broadband to unserved areas.
The FCC Notice of Inquiry seeks comment to inform the development of a national broadband plan for our country. Its focus is to enable the build-out and utilization of high-speed broadband infrastructure.
A White Paper for the Internet Innovation Alliance
By Neal Neuberger, CISSP
President, Health Tech Strategies, LLC
As the United States works to improve the quality of and access to its health care system, it is increasingly clear that expanded broadband service can enable improved care at a reduced cost for more people.
Among the most advanced initiatives using broadband to improve health care is enhanced medical recordkeeping that knits together electronic databases, giving patients and authorized providers instant and centralized access to information such as health histories, treatment regimens and medical images.
Ever since the beginning of the Internet revolution, people have spoken of the “digital divide” between the Internet “haves” and “have-nots.” While access toinformation technology is still a compelling part of any anti-poverty strategy here in the U.S. and in much of the world, decreasing information technology costs have broadened access to previously underserved populations both here and in many…
Taking Government Run Programs Online Can Save Billions and Multiply Number Aided Shows New Paper from Harvard Professor Elaine C. Kamarck, PhD WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 11, 2008 – The Internet will be the catalyst for advancement of programs promoting social justice over the next decade, according to new research from Harvard Professor Elaine…
The Pew Internet Project released their latest study “Home Broadband Adoption 2008.” Among the key finding were:
In the spring of 2007, 47% of Americans had broadband at home.
In the past year, there has been no growth in home broadband adoption among low-income Americans.
Broadband users are starting to pay more if they want more speed; 29% of home broadband users say they pay extra for a premium service that offers more speed.
The full study is available at http://www.pewinternet.org.
A new analysis by the Phoenix Center shows that the United States is adopting broadband technology at the same pace as most other industrialized countries, once demographic and economic differences are taken into account.
Building a More Flexible Workforce and a Cleaner Environment
By the American Electronics Association
An Evaluation of Current Broadband Services To Rural Americans and The Impact of Internet Public Policy On Broadband Deployment.
“The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally” details the potential state-by-state impact of legislation to accelerate broadband access and use. The report’s findings suggest that the U.S. could realize an economic impact of $134 billion annually by accelerating broadband availability and use across all states. The map above shows the potential for broadband that exists in every U.S…
People around the world are becoming more and more aware of and concerned about changes in the atmosphere due to extreme weather events, melting glaciers, and changing ecosystems. As the Washington Post noted in a special report about global warming and climate change, “broad scientific evidence suggests that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions have already triggered changes in the E…
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) contracted TIAX LLC to investigate the impact of telecommuting and e-commerce on U.S. energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and liquid fuel consumption.
Organizations around the world are becoming more environmentally conscious. This has come about for a number of reasons, including government regulation and incentives, initiatives to improve quality of life for employees, and customer demand. Whatever the motivation, the reduction of pollutants introduced into the ecosystem would be welcomed by all. This is especially true when reducing pollutant…
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