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  joly 12:02 am on 03/16/2011 Permalink | Reply
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  NoChokePoints: Report states Special Access reform would save $37bn, create 176k jobs. #fcc #broadband 

  Recommendation 4.8 of the National Broadband Plan  urges the FCC to ensure that special access rates are “just and reasonable,” noting that “special access circuits play a significant role in the availability and pricing of broadband service.” The Plan observes that the FCC is “currently considering the appropriate analytical framework” and calls on it to “establish an analytical approach” that will “ensure that rates, terms and conditions” for special access are “just and reasonable.” In Oct. 2009 the FCC established a pleading cycle on Special Access.

  The NoChokePoints Coalition, a broad-based group that includes BT, Sprint, the New America Foundation and Public Knowledge, have just announced a report, filed with the FCC, “Economic Benefits of Special Access Price Reductions” that estimates that special access reform would increase national output by as much as $37.7 billion and create as many as 176,000 new jobs across the U.S. economy.

  Spokesman Maura Corbett said “Currently, special access services produce excess rates of return as high as 77.9 percent, by contrast, the FCC’s last authorized rate of return was 11.25 percent.” and “The FCC has in its hands the power to create positive economic growth, and it needs to use it.”

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    joly 12:11 am on 03/16/2011 Permalink | Reply

    • Jan 2009 Report : Competitive Issues in Special Access Markets (NRRI)

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  joly 1:55 pm on 02/11/2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: broadband ( 113 ), citi ( 27 ), georgetown ( 4 ), NBP   

  THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN: One Year Later – DC 3/18 #broadband 

  The Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) and Georgetown University’s Communication Culture and Technology Program will present a one day confrence THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN: One Year Later at Georgetown University in Washington, DC on Friday, March 18. Details as to the agenda and location will be available soon. Please save the date.

  The FCC’s National Broadband Plan was released on March 16, 2010. It laid out a number of ambitious long-term goals, including that 100 million US households would have affordable access to 100mbps broadband service within a decade and that the US should be the world leader on mobile broadband innovation with the fastest and most extensive wireless networks of any nation. After a year, is the Plan “on track”? What is the state of broadband in America in 2011? What has been accomplished and what are the major next steps in the implementation of the Plan? Have any of the facts, circumstances and analyses that underlie the NBP changed in such a way that the Plan itself needs to be amended? How will the Plan be administered and updated over the next decade?

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  joly 4:27 pm on 02/07/2011 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: blair levin ( 8 ), broadband ( 113 ), broadband plan ( 8 ), craig settles ( 3 ), gigaom ( 2 ), NAF, NBP   

  Video: Blair Levin and Craig Settles on the National Broadband Plan 

  Earlier today the New America Foundation and GigaOm hosted a discussion Two Perspectives on the National Broadband Plan between Craig Settles, a broadband industry analyst, and Blair Levin, chief architect of the National Broadband Plan, on the plan’s merits. This follows an earlier exchange of views in GigaOm [Settles|Levin| Settles|Levin] in December. Moderators are Wall Street Journal’s Amy Schatz and GigaOM’s Stacey Higginbotham. A recording is available here or below. It runs 1h20m.

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  joly 9:43 pm on 12/05/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: broadband ( 113 ), comcast ( 12 ), nbcu ( 2 ), NBP, net neutrality ( 41 ), Susan Crawford ( 27 ), telecom ( 10 ), webcast ( 114 )   

  Video: Susan Crawford – The State of Telecommunications Policy in the US Today #broadband #netneutrality #structsep #comcast #nbcu 

  Nov 29 2010: Evan Korth’s Computers & Society class presents an ISOC-NY sponsored talk by Susan Crawford, who previously served as President Obama’s Special Assistant for Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy and was a former Board Member of ICANN. Currently, she is a professor at Cardozo Law School and a Visiting Research Collaborator at Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy. Most recently Susan has been in the forefront of opposition to the Comcast-NBC merger.
  http://scrawford.net/blog/

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  joly 2:37 pm on 12/03/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: broadband ( 113 ), fcc ( 86 ), fiber ( 25 ), NBP, open access ( 2 )   

  FCC extends E-Rate to gigabit speed, off hours, open access #fcc #broadband #fiber 

  The FCC’s 6th R&O, upgrading and modernizing the E-rate program (providing Universal Service support to schools and libraries) will become effective January 3, 2011.

  In the 6th R&O, the FCC has upgraded and modernized the E-rate program, consistent with the National Broadband Plan’s (NBP’s) vision of improving broadband connectivity at the nation’s schools and libraries.

  The revisions adopted in the 6th R&O fall into three conceptual categories: (1) providing schools and libraries with greater flexibility to select and make available the most cost-effective broadband and other communications services; (2) simplifying the E-rate application process; and (3) improving safeguards against waste, fraud and abuse.

  In particular, the 6th R&O provides schools and libraries with more flexibility by allowing applicants to lease dark or lit fiber from the most cost-effective provider. The FCC has also changed its rules to allow schools to permit community use of E-rate funded services outside of school hours. With affordable fiber, these “School Spots” are a major step toward the NBP’s goal of connecting an anchor institution in every community to affordable 1 gigabit per second broadband. The FCC indexed to the inflation rate E-rate’s funding cap in order to maintain purchasing power. Finally, the FCC seeks proposals for a limited pilot program to establish best practices to support off-campus wireless connectivity for portable learning devices, such as digital textbooks, outside of regular school or library operating hours.

  The Commission has separately announced that applications for the pilot program must be submitted on or before December 17, 2010.

  [Source: Frank Jazzo: CommLaw Blog]

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  joly 11:34 am on 11/10/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: broadband ( 113 ), event ( 25 ), fcc ( 86 ), NBP, nyls ( 6 )   

  Claude Aiken at New York Law School Mon 11/15 #broadband #nyc 

  The New York Law School Institute for Information Law & Policy is holding a discussion with NYLS Alum, Claude Aiken ’08, about his role at the FCC.  Mr. Aiken is Legal Counsel to the Senior Advisor to the Chairman on Broadband at the FCC, where he advises the Chairman’s office on issues relating to the National Broadband Plan.  Prior to this, he was an Honors Program Attorney in the Wireline Competition Bureau where he focused on broadband competition and universal service issues.  He also serves as a board member and general counsel for 100cameras, Inc., a non-profit that uses photography to help underprivileged youth.

  What: A Man, A Plan, Broadband
  When: Monday, November 15, 2010 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
  Where: Room SW930 – 9th Floor of 40 Worth St. NYC
  RSVP: If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to naomi.allen@nyls.edu
  Lunch will be served.

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  joly 1:41 pm on 11/09/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: access ( 42 ), broadband ( 113 ), NBP, ntia ( 28 ), USG ( 42 )   

  NTIA Digital Nation II – minorities lagging in adoption #broadband #digitaldivide 

  The NTIA has issued Digital Nation II – a follow up to February’s Digital Nation report. Amongst the findings:

  • the percentage of households that connect to the Internet using broadband grew to 63.5 percent in 2009 from 9.2 percent in 2001

  • 65.9 percent of urban households subscribed to broadband in 2009, compared with 51 percent of rural households.

  • 94.1 percent of households with income exceeding $100,000 subscribed to broadband in 2009, compared with 35.8 percent of households with income of less than $25,000.

  • 84.5 percent of households with at least one college degree subscribed to broadband last year, compared with 28.8 percent of households without a high school degree.

  • 77.3 percent of Asian-American households and 68 percent of non-Hispanic white households subscribed to broadband last year, compared with 49.4 percent of African-American households and 47.9 percent of Hispanic households.

  • 38 percent of Americans who don’t have broadband at home say they don’t subscribe because they don’t need it, while 26 percent say it’s too expensive and only 4 percent say it’s not available where they live.

  Notably, the analysis discovered a gap of 10 percentage points in broadband use between whites and blacks and a gap of 14 percentage points between whites and Hispanics even after controlling for socio-economic factors.

  Although the data do not provide an explanation for these numbers, Rebecca Blank, under secretary for Economic Affairs, believes it could reflect limited exposure to the Internet among certain racial groups.

  “Internet usage relies on networks,” she said. “If the people around you don’t use the Internet, you will be less likely to use the Internet, too.

  Lawrence Strickling, head of the NTIA, stressed that one key challenge for policymakers lies in convincing Americans who are not online of the benefits of broadband.

  • NTIA press release

  [Source: AP]

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  joly 5:24 am on 11/02/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: broadband ( 113 ), fcc ( 86 ), NBP, tac   

  FCC Technical Advisory Council – first meeting is Nov 4 #fcc #tac #broadband 

  The FCC’s newly formed Technical Advisory Council (TAC) will hold it’s first open meeting on Nov 4 1pm-4m. The TAC will “discuss organizational matters, be briefed on key technical issues facing the Commission, and will work to define the issues that the Council will address.”

  Live coverage will be via reboot.fcc.gov

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  joly 3:08 am on 09/30/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: broadband ( 113 ), Harlem ( 13 ), NBP   

  Broadband comes to Harlem – Public Meeting Friday Oct 1 

  Friday, October 1, 2010 at 11 am Broadband comes to Harlem

  Harlem Consumer Education Council, Congressman Charles Rangel and the New York Public Library present Broadband comes to Harlem. Hear about the National Broadband Plan 2011 from  Keynote Speaker Commissioner Mignon Clyburg of the Federal Communications Commission. Come listen to the Department of Commerce/National Telecommunications and Information Adminsitration (NTIA) define broadband and its role in our community and what it means to Harlem and you. NYPL, Harlem Library, 9 West 124th Street, NY NY 212-348-5620

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  joly 11:11 pm on 09/02/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: AWS-3, broadband ( 113 ), fcc ( 86 ), M2Z ( 2 ), NBP, spectrum ( 15 )   

  FCC to M2Z: forgeddaboutit! 

  We have earlier noted the longstanding efforts of M2Z to obtain free spectrum in return for a nationwide free wi-fi service. According to The Register the FCC has finally pulled the plug on the deal, announcing that the desired unused AWS-3 spectrum will be auctioned off towards the middle of next year.

  In The Register’s opinion this “scuppers” any chance of a nationwide free wireless IP network.

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  joly 3:44 am on 06/28/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: broadband ( 113 ), broadband plan ( 8 ), NBP, Obama ( 6 ), spectrum ( 15 ), USG ( 42 )   

  NY Times: Broadband Availability to Expand 

  NY Times Story Broadband Availability to Expand

  Selected quotes:

  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is seeking to nearly double the wireless communications spectrum available for commercial use over the next 10 years, an effort that could greatly enhance the ability of consumers to send and receive video and data with smartphones and other hand-held devices.

  President Obama will sign a presidential memorandum on Monday that aims to make available for auction some 500 megahertz of spectrum that is now controlled by the federal government and private companies, administration officials said Sunday.

  Specifically, the presidential memorandum will direct the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to identify federally controlled communications bands that can be made available within five years for exclusive or shared use by commercial companies.

  Roughly 45 percent of the spectrum to be auctioned would come from federal government agencies that will be asked to give up allocations that they are not using or could share, according to administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity so as not to upstage the announcement.

  The remainder would come from unused spectrum already scheduled for auction or from broadcasters and other spectrum licensees who would be offered incentives to give up or share parts of their communications airwaves. Currently, the spectrum for wireless communications is about 547 megahertz.

  Lawrence H. Summers, the director of the National Economic Council and assistant to the president for economic policy, is expected to detail the broadband effort in a lunchtime speech in Washington to the New America Foundation, a public policy institute

  Some spectrum also would be made available for free, unlicensed use by start-up companies and others, administration officials said. Such unlicensed spectrum has previously helped in the development of cordless phones, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth applications.

  Harold Feld, legal director of Public Knowledge, a consumer-oriented policy group, said the interest of consumers will be most helped by auctions that help to promote competition between wireless companies rather than entrenching the dominant providers in the market.

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  joly 2:08 am on 04/28/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: access ( 42 ), broadband ( 113 ), disabilities, NBP   

  FCC RELEASES FIRST-EVER PAPER ON ACCESSIBILITY AND TECHNOLOGY ISSUES 

  On April 23 the FCC released A Giant Leap & A Big Deal: Delivering on the Promise of Equal Access to Broadband for People with Disabilities – a study of the numerous barriers to broadband usage faced by people with disabilities.

  The study reports that:

  • Only 42 percent of people with disabilities have high-speed Internet.
  • 39 percent of all non-adopters have a disability.

  The paper builds upon the three broad recommendations from the National Broadband Plan
  *the creation of a Broadband Accessibility Working Group (“BAWG”) within the Executive Branch;
  *the establishment of an Accessibility and Innovation Forum at the FCC
  *the modernization of accessibility laws, rules, and related subsidy programs by the FCC, the Department of Justice, and Congress.

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  joly 3:51 am on 04/22/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: broadband ( 113 ), NBP   

  FCC kicks of National Broadband Plan with 6 proceedings including USF, and survivability 

  CommLawBlog notes that the FCC has launched an initial six proceedings in the National Broadband Plan program:

  • A notice of inquiry (NOI) and notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on Universal Service Fund reform
  • A notice of proposed rulemaking on whether to extend roaming obligations to mobile data services
  • A notice of inquiry on the “survivability” of America’s broadband infrastructure
  • A notice of inquiry on a proposed “Cyber Security Certification Program” for communications service providers
  • A notice of inquiry and a separate further notice of proposed rulemaking on cable and satellite set-top boxes

  Brief public notices  recap each: Universal Service Fund; Roaming Obligations; Survivability; Cyber Security Certification; and Set-top Boxes.

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  joly 10:43 pm on 04/18/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: broadband ( 113 ), citi ( 27 ), NBP, NY Law School ( 2 )   

  Video: National Broadband Plan Roundtable Discussion NYC 4/19 

  The Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) and the Media Center at New York Law School present d The National Broadband Plan: A Roundtable Discussion on Monday, April 19, 2010 at 1 p.m.

  Speakers included:

  * Blair Levin, Executive Director of the National Broadband Plan at the FCC;
  * Simon Flannery, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley;
  * David Don, Senior Director, Public Policy at Comcast Corp.;
  * Dan Margolis, attorney with Garvey Schubert Barer;
  * Anna-Maria Kovacs, President of Regulatory Source Associates, LLC;
  * Larry Darby of the American Consumer Institute;
  * Harold Feld, Legal Director of Public Knowledge;
  * James Grimmelmann of the Institute for Information Law and Policy at the New York Law School;
  * Raul Katz, Professor at the Columbia Business School; and
  * Chris Libertelli, Senior Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs for Skype

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    joly 4:06 am on 04/20/2010 Permalink | Reply

    I get in the very last question, on structural separation, at 3:33:48 or so..

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  joly 2:18 pm on 04/17/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: broadband ( 113 ), lessig ( 5 ), NBP   

  Video: Lessig on National Broadband Policy 

  Lawrence Lessig, newly elected to the Internet Society’s Board of Trustees, gave the keynote talk at Storage Network World 2010 in Florida on Apr 12. Video is below.

  Highlights:

  • First telecommunications ruling ever, the Husha phone
  • Followed by the second, now oft-referenced Carterphone Decision
  • For $33 a month in France…
  • Open Access in the FCC Broadband Report
  • On Levin’s CSPAN interview – Broadband Reports, The Economist on the OECD Report
  • If America’s Facilities Based services were really working…

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  joly 7:22 pm on 03/18/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: broadband ( 113 ), NBP   

  Lauren Weinstein – Will Congress Wreck the Internet? #nbp #broadband 

  http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000691.html

  Congress has passed legislation multiple times to impose all manner of
  content controls on the Net. The Supreme Court has fought back these
  laws to date, but terms-of-use precedents suggest that they might be
  far more accepting of such restrictions when major taxpayer funding is
  involved.

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  joly 3:23 am on 03/17/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: access ( 42 ), broadband ( 113 ), competition ( 4 ), fcc ( 86 ), NBP   

  ISOC-NY member Elizabeth Stark puts the FCC Chairman on the spot!! 

  Chairman Genachowski answered Brooklyn-ite Elizabeth Stark’s question on cost by saying the FCC needs to eliminate all barriers to competition so more Interent providers can compete and drive down prices.

  via You and the FCC Chairman discuss the Future of the Internet

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  joly 2:15 am on 03/13/2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: broadbcnd, fcc ( 86 ), NBP   

  National Broadband Plan – some key concepts: more unlicensed spectrum, 100 Squared, Digital Literacy Corps #fcc #NBP 

  A NY Times story today about the forthcoming National Broadband Plan introduces some of the key concepts therein:

  ‘More unlicensed spectrum’

  The plan will advise that some of more spectrum become unlicensed, so it can serve as a test bed for new technologies.

  ‘100 Squared’

  The plan will include an initiative the chairman calls 100 Squared — equipping 100 million households with high-speed Internet gushing through their pipes at 100 megabits a second by the end of this decade. .

  ‘Digital Literacy Corps’

  The plan will call for a “digital literacy corps” to help unwired Americans learn online skills

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