Next Tuesday, March 16th, the FCC will announce the details of the National Broadband Plan–sort of. One thinks of an announcement as being the first time you would hear something. However, it seems as we approach the official unveiling of the plan that details are being announced daily. I have to wonder if there will be any surprises by that point.
One thing is certain. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is a big supporter of fast and ubiquitous broadband for all Americans. ...
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Last week, I listened in on the “Will Smartbooks and Media Tablets Change the Face of Mobile Computing?” webinar sponsored by ABI Research. While the presentation focused mainly on the market and projected growth for smartbooks, the material had a few key takeaways for independent ISPs to consider about the devices their customers are (or will be) adopting and what measures will be necessary to serve ...
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Last Wednesday marked the one year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which was passed by Congress on February 13th 2009, and signed into law by President Obama four days later. The total recovery package that passed was $787 billion, with 7.2 billion to be allocated to fund the improvement of nationwide broadband access.
The release of Apple’s iPad has the tech world buzzing. As usual, Apple’s so-called fandom came out in support of the new product, while the other side poked fun at it, even making crude jokes regarding its name – I’ll leave that to your own investigation. If I might quote Rodney King, “Can’t we all just get along”. We should take a look at the iPad and make an honest ...
