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Building a 21st Century Broadband Superhighway: A Concrete Build-out Plan to Bring High-Speed Fiber Connections to Every Community
Publication Date: January 2009
Publisher(s): New America Foundation
Author(s): Lennett Lennett; Sascha Meinrath
Topic: Media, telecommunications, and information (Electronic data processing, transmission, and retrieval)
Media, telecommunications, and information (Telecommunications)
Keywords: Telecommunications policy; Broadband access; Wireless technology
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Broadband has become the essential input good for an increasing number of sectors of the economy and the society as a whole. We can no longer view broadband and the telecommunication infrastructures that facilitate high-speed connectivity as a luxury, but realize their import as a mission critical infrastructure. This requires a long-term approach, with sustained policy initiatives and government investment.