[RTC List] Broadband Data Improvement Act signed into law

[Sean McLaughlin]

For those who follow public policy relating to broadband - this is 
significant progress to inform deliberations!

President Bush Signs Broadband Data Improvement Act
Bill had been pushed by Senate Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye 
(D-Hawaii), requires FCC to report on broadband deployment annually.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6604400.html?rssid=193


PRESIDENT SIGNS BROADBAND DATA COLLECTION BILL
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Stephanie Condon]
President George Bush (R) on Friday signed into law a bill that would 
facilitate the collection of data regarding broadband access in the 
United States, though most of the actions required by the law have 
already been accomplished by federal regulators. The Broadband Data Act 
directs the Federal Communications Commission to redefine broadband, 
which was largely achieved earlier this year. The FCC in March voted to 
consider 768Kbps, which is the entry-level speed offered by major DSL 
providers like Verizon, the low end of "basic broadband," a range that 
extends to under 1.5Mbps. For years, the commission had considered 
200Kbps service to be "high speed." The new law, introduced by Sen 
Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) in 2007, requires Internet service providers to 
give the FCC more detailed reports so the FCC can identify the actual 
numbers of broadband connections by customer type and geographic area. 
The FCC adopted this measure in March as well, though the act requires 
the commission to use the reports to collect demographic data for 
geographical areas without advanced telecommunications capabilities.

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Sean McLaughlin
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