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Should Broadband Fees Fund Broadband Growth?

Posted by Barlow Keener

Technorati Tags: FCC,National Broadband Plan,ARRA
The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act ("ARRA”) appropriated $7.2 billion for various broadband projects.  The primary goals of the ARRA broadband provisions are 1) to increase broadband penetration for the unserved, both rural and urban, 2) to increase broadband adoption for the “underserved,” and 3) to deliver new jobs.   The USDA’s [...]

FCC Denies Forbearance Again

Posted by Barlow Keener

In its first order after the resignation of Chairman Martin and departure of Commissioner Tate, the three remaining commissioners at the FCC, Copps, Adelstein, and McDowell, denied on January 21, 2009, a Petition for Forbearance filed by Feature Group IP.   Feature Group IP requested in its October 23, 2007 Petition that the FCC forbear [...]