arstechnica.com - 12/21/2008
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Free Press is the latest group to roll out its plan for getting the US broadband from where it is now (3-15Mbps for most people) to 100Mbps. The good news? It only costs $44 billion, and Obama may be willing to pay up. Read More...
bloomberg.com - 12/18/2008
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bloomberg.com —
Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama may ask
Congress next year to approve a stimulus plan of...
around $850 billion, an amount that has grown as the U.S. economy sinks deeper into recession, an adviser to the president-elect said. Obama’s transition ...
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Obama May Seek a Stimulus Plan Exceeding $850 Billion ...
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GigaOM Cheat Sheet for National Broadband Plans [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... plan that offers some tasty inducements to the incumbent broadband providers and would subsidize broadband access for those who cannot afford it. The goal is an all-fiber, 100 Mbps nationwide network. The idea here is if you build it, (and for some, subsidize it) they will come. The pros of this plan are the fast speeds and funding allocated for Congress to assess the true state of broadband access in America, but the cons include the price tag and the likelihood that the incumbents could warp this plan into something that sounds as good, but ...
Broadband Stimulus Plan? How About Some Data First
Wired: Epicenter —
... (.pdf) be spent on fat fiber optic links to homes, while FreePress, a net neutrality advocacy group, has a $44 billion plan. For its part, the FCC has a ...
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