FCC: A Giant Leap & A Big Deal: Delivering on the Promise of Equal Access to Broadband for People with Disabilities |
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There are 54.4 million Americans who have disabilities, and 35 million Americans who have a severe disability. For those aged 15 and over, this includes 7.8 million who have difficulty seeing the words in ordinary newsprint; 7.8 million who have difficulty hearing a typical conversation; 2.5 million who have difficulty having their speech understood; 27.4 million who have lower body limitations; 19 million with upper body limitations; and 16.1 million with cognitive, mental, and emotional functioning disabilities.
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FCC: BROADBAND ADOPTION AND USE IN AMERICA Survey |
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The FCC conducted a survey of 5,005 Americans in October and November 2009 in an effort to understand the state of broadband adoption and use, as well as barriers facing those who do not have broadband at home.
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Franklin County, VA Attracts Economic Development with High-Speed Wireless Broadband |
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With a large land area, dispersed population, and limited funds, Franklin County, VA looked for a way to cost effectively meet the broadband demands of its residents, as well as reduce county operational costs. Learn how Franklin County expanded broadband services throughout the 721 square mile area.
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Pew Home Broadband Adoption 2009 |
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Home broadband adoption stood at 63% of adult Americans as of April 2009,
up from 55% in May, 2008.
The latest findings of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project mark
a departure from the stagnation in home high-speed adoption rates that had prevailed
from December, 2007 through December, 2008. During that period, Project surveys
found that home broadband penetration remained in a narrow range between 54% and
57%.
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Consumer Insights to America’s Broadband Challenge |
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A central question in this research series is, “Who are the people who have not yet adopted broadband?”
This, of course, begs the next question, “why?”
When examining various demographic groups, there are specific (and predictable) segments which stand
out as having lower than average rates of computer ownership and home broadband adoption. They
include minorities, people with disabilities, older age groups, low-income residents, and those who have
not attended college.
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BARRIERS TO BROADBAND ADOPTION: A REPORT TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION |
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The Advanced Communications Law & Policy Institute (ACLP) at New York Law
School submits this Report to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for use
during the development of its national broadband plan.
This Report focuses on two demographic groups – Senior Citizens and People with
Disabilities – and on four sectors of the economy – Telemedicine, Energy, Education
and Government – that stand to benefit greatly from more robust utilization of
broadband but, for the reasons discussed herein, face a number of barriers to further
adoption of broadband and broadband-enabled technologies.
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Estimating the Utilisation of Key Licence-Exempt Spectrum Bands |
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A survey of IEEE 802.11b/g \'WiFi\' usage has been carried out at various urban locations in
the UK. This has revealed a wide variety of problems encountered by users, many of which
are due to causes other than spectrum issues. These include problems with the wired
Internet and device configuration errors.
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STATUS REPORT ON BROADBAND STIMULUS LEGISLATION (as of 2/23/09) |
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STATUS REPORT ON BROADBAND STIMULUS LEGISLATION (as of 2/23/09)
Robert Primosch, a partner with the telecommunications law firm of Wilkinson, Barker & Knauer LLP in Washington DC and a close follower of federal telecommunications regualtory and legislative matters, provides us with an update on congressional proceedings on the Broadband Stimulus package. Register for RSS feeds to get regular updates on this crucial matter.
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House Of Representatives FCC Report |
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A December 2008 House of Representative Committee on Energy & Commerce report alledges to improper management of FCC affairs by Chairman Kevin Martin in areas directly affecting state & local government wireless communications and public safety matters
From House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee, December 09, 2008
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California Broadband Task Force - Final Report |
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The report calls upon public officials and industry leaders to maintain the state's leadership position by: building out "next-generation" broadband infrastructure; developing uniform permitting standards; stimulating more widespread adoption of technology; fostering innovation and collaboration; encouraging educational opportunities in technology; and creating a statewide e-health network.
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US State Broadband Legislation Review 2007 |
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At least ninety-three bills affecting wireless networks were introduced and forty-two were enacted. This report summarizes those bills.
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Lessons Learned from Singapore Wireless Deployment |
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Lessons Learned in Municipal Wireless Deployment - Modular Equipment and Careful Planning Simplify Singapore’s Nationwide Rollout
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Solving the Broadband Conundrum |
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EarthLink helps bring muni Wi-Fi to cities across the country. Free Download
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Effective Technology Due Diligence |
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Municipal Wireless Snapshot™. The key to successful muni wireless deployments. A free white paper download.
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Benchmarking Digital Inclusion: A White Paper by gov3 limited |
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At the World Summit on the Information Society, every national government in the world committed itself “to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society”. This White Paper is intended to help them measure their progress towards this goal, and to identify sources of international government best practice to help them succeed.
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Digital Inclusion Imperatives Offer Municipalities New Social and Economic Opportunities |
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By Maria E. Wynne and Lane F. Cooper. This white paper is part of the Microsoft Power Up campaign for digital inclusion.
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Bridging the Digital Divide for Hard-to-Reach Groups |
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• Heike Boeltzig, Research Associate, Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts–Boston
• Doria Pilling, Senior Visiting Research Fellow
Health Care Research Unit, City University London
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Digital Community Best Practices - Intel |
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A process overview of the implementation stages for a digital community. From Intel.
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The W2i Framework for Digital Inclusion Metrics: A W2i Report |
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The W2i Framework for Digital Inclusion Metrics is based on the findings of the Digital Inclusion Roundtable at the W2i Digital Cities Convention; in particular, the meetings in Philadelphia (December 2006) and Tempe, Arizona (February 2007). It provides a flexible set of parameters for municipalities evaluating digital-inclusion initiatives.
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Jumpstarting the Broadband Infrastructure with Wireless Technologies: Wireless Internet in Arab Countries |
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This report is the result of a workshop organized for the W2i-UNICTTF program on Wireless Internet Opportunities for Underserved Areas & Local Communities in preparation of the World Summit on Information Society regional regulators seminar held in Amman, Jordan on May 14 and 15, 2004 . The workshop was attended by participants actively engaged in Internet policy making, regulatory activities and deployment of Internet services in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Algeria, Palestine, Syria, with additional feedback provided on Egypt, Tunisia, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq by participants familiar with the status of Internet issues in these countries.
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FCC Begins New Era of Spectrum Regulation: W2i White Paper |
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A summary and impact analysis of the FCC Spectrum Policy Task Force Report
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