The FCC has made “a lot of progress” but still...
The FCC has made “a lot of progress” but still has “a lot of work to do” implementing the National Broadband Plan, Chairman Julius Genachowski told One Economy’s 10th anniversary gala Thursday night. One Economy gave Genachowski its Metcalfe Digital…
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Opportunity Award, but Genachowski invited the commission’s broadband team up to the stage to accept the honor. FCC priorities include revamping the Universal Service Fund, setting up incentive auctions and recovering underused spectrum, “empowering” broadband consumers and promoting competition, and increasing broadband adoption, Genachowski said. “Broadband benefits our society more every day, while the cost of digital exclusion for those left behind skyrocket.” Government should focus on modernizing USF to support broadband, One Economy Chairman Rey Ramsey told reporters. “That money is going to help more than replace what NTIA” had been providing under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, he said. It’s “doubtful” the next Congress will fund another broadband grant program, he said. Comcast Executive Vice President David Cohen told the event the cable company plans to add 50 Digital Connector sites by year-end. The program, created with One Economy, teaches digital literacy to teens and young adults. Comcast expects the new sites to impart Internet skills to 1,500 young adults by December 2011, Cohen said.