New Plan Outlines Sensible Steps to Bring Broadband Service to Communities Across the U.S.

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Marking the one- year anniversary of the Knight Commission's report "Informing Communities," the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation are convening a group of key policymakers and other leaders on Wednesday, September 29th at the Newseum to discuss the progress of the report's 15 recommendations.

One of these recommendations, setting standards for nationwide universal broadband services, is the subject of a new policy paper by Blair Levin, the lead author of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC)'s National Broadband Plan. The paper, to be unveiled and discussed at the event, outlines a detailed, sensible plan for deploying broadband networks to 99% of our population in 10 years without requiring any additional federal funding.

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New Plan Outlines Sensible Steps to Bring Broadband Service to Communities Across the U.S.

Who: Alberto Ibarguen, President and CEO, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Fe...

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