National Broadband Plan Released

A National Broadband Plan was released March 16 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 required the FCC to submit to Congress a National Broadband Plan (“Plan”) to promote the availability of broadband (high speed Internet) capability to all people of the United States. Congress directed the FCC to examine broadband deployment, adoption, affordability, and the use of broadband to advance solutions to national priorities, including health care delivery, energy independence, education, job creation, and economic growth.  A summary of the new plan is presented FCC_Broadband_Plan_Summary.pdf