[governance] FW: [IP] FCC Broadband Hearing in Pittsburgh

[Michael Gurstein]

FCC Commissioner Copps "No matter who you are, or where you live, or how
much money you make ... you will need, and you are entitled to have these
tools (broadband Internet) available to you, I think, as a civil right."

MG

-----Original Message-----
From: David Farber [mailto:dave at farber.net] 
Sent: July 22, 2008 7:31 AM
To: ip
Subject: [IP] FCC Broadband Hearing in Pittsburgh

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From: Dewayne Hendricks [dewayne at warpspeed.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:23 AM
To: David Farber
Subject: FCC Broadband Hearing in Pittsburgh

FCC BROADBAND HEARING IN PITTSBURGH

The Federal Communications Commission traveled to Carnegie Mellon University
in Pittsburgh Monday to discuss "Broadband and the Digital Future." The FCC
commissioners heard about privacy, fairness and commercial possibility. Rep
Mike Doyle (D-PA) helped organize the event saying it was intended to
address two major concerns -- the so- called "digital divide" between those
who have broadband access and those who don't, and "Network Neutrality," or
the openness of the Internet. The United States government needs to expand
its broadband mapping efforts and collect information about Internet speed
tiers, Federal Communications Chairman Kevin Martin said. FCC Commissioner
Michael Copps said, "No matter who you are, or where you live, or how much
money you make ... you will need, and you are entitled to have these tools
(broadband Internet) available to you, I think, as a civil right."
Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein echoed Doyle's and Martin's calls for
regulations and seconded Martin's belief that America must find a solutions
that will help increase broadband deployment and speed while also lowering
the cost of broadband. Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate emphasized her
efforts to crack down on online child pornography. Internet service
providers should be free to take unilateral action against such sites, she
said. Tate also cited the need to respect intellectual property rights
online. Commissioner Robert McDowell, appearing to reject some of the more
regulatory policies of his colleagues, said that the Internet has flourished
because engineers have, and should continue, to be the solvers of
engineering problems, not governmental officials.

Links to source articles:
<http://benton.org/node/15405?utm_campaign=Benton%27s+Headlines&utm_source=n
ewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2008/07/22/nid-15407&
 >

Of particular note: "At FCC broadband hearing, speeches but no consensus"
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-9996339-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=25
47-1_3-0-5
 >

Courtesy of the Benton Foundation <http://www.benton.org>



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