This will be really exciting news for the millions in the United States boondocks who either have no access to the Internet or are still stuck on dial-up.
On Tuesday March 16th, 2010, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is launching its National Broadband Plan – a plan to get folks connected to fast, affordable high-speed Internet.
According to Steve Grove, in a post on the YouTube blog, you can ask the FCC Chairman questions about the plan.
Have a question? Go to CitizenTube to submit your video or text question via Google Moderator. The deadline for submission is Sunday night, March 14, at 11:59 p.m. PT. YouTube will select from the questions submitted and pose them during a series of interviews with the FCC Chairman.
To learn more about this topic, see Mr. Grove’s post on the YouTube blog.
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Good news for everyone really! We wil enjoy much better Internet connection
I am not in favor of this FCC rule. This is something the government cannot afford. It’s also a further step into government control. The government and Google have gotten together and it will be easy for the government to control Google searches so that we see what they want us to see when we do a search. It will reduce our liberty and freedom, affect our freedom of speech, and put the government right inot our businesses. If people want broadband, they can move into a town or pay the cable company to extend lines out to them. This is also another form of redistribution of wealth.
Sorry, ultimately, not a good deal for Americans.
Hi Nancy,
Well, it’s pretty obvious that you’re not some commy pinko liberal.
What? You don’t think that’s already the case?
And perhaps people from the city should walk to the farmers fields to get their food, rather than use those roads that were paid for by the ‘redistribution of wealth’, otherwise known as taxes.
Increasing broadband availability is good for business. Businesses pay taxes. Businesses employ people who pay taxes, which also contribute to all those other ‘redistribution of wealth’ things like health care, education and national security.
As far as I can see, expanding broadband availability is a tiny investment that will reap huge rewards well into the future.
Hi, I am new at this online thing. I honestly thought that we are a little behind here when it comes to communication. I am from a small province and I just had my broadband installed and it’s great.
I thought that you can go anywhere in the United States and still avail a broadband service.
This would be an advantage to the United States. I don’t think this hinder the freedom of speech that you got there. Everyone could access a high speed internet connection.