[RTC List] Rural broadband policies

[Sean McLaughlin]

A national coalition of rural groups filed comments with the FCC on 
March 25, 2009 noting, “our communications infrastructure must 
prioritize competition, innovation and localism…and regulation of 
networks must ensure connection to the backbone of the internet globally.”

The Rural Broadband Policy Group, which includes Access Humboldt and the 
California Center for Rural Policy based at Humboldt State University, 
proposed basic principles for a national rural broadband strategy, 
including: Communication is a fundamental human right; diversity of 
rural America; local ownership, self reliance and investment in the 
community; and, network neutrality.

See news report:
http://www.humboldtbeacon.com/humboldt_county-police-reports/ci_12046108

Comments filed with the FCC are available online via:
http://accesshumboldt.net/site/access-humboldt-joins-call-rural-broadband-principles

Sean McLaughlin
Executive Director
Access Humboldt
P.O. Box 157, Eureka, CA 95502
tel: 707-476-1798
dir: 707-476-2873
fax: 707-476-1702
cel: 707-616-2381
e: sean at accesshumboldt.net
bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_McLaughlin_(media_activist_%26_educator)
web:  http://accesshumboldt.net

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