JURIST - Paper Chase: FCC presents broadband regulation plan to Congress

JURIST - Paper Chase: FCC presents broadband regulation plan to Congress

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

FCC presents broadband regulation plan to Congress
Steve Czajkowski at 8:04 AM ET

[JURIST] The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [official website] on Tuesday sent [press release, PDF] to Congress its National Broadband Plan [materials], which seeks to enact regulations to update the communications infrastructure in the US and to make broadband service available to millions of Americans. The plan is mandated by provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) [materials]. Notable goals of the plan include providing 100 million households with affordable 100-megabits-per-second Internet service, making 500 megahertz of wireless spectrum available for licensed and unlicensed use by mobile applications, and ensuring that all children are literate in digital technology by the time they leave high school. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski [official profile] commented [statement, PDF] on why the project is so im