NextGenWeb: New. Comprehensive. Innovative. » Iowa http://www.nextgenweb.org Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:11:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Internet Regulation? That Is The Billion Dollar Question http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/internet-regulation-that-is-the-billion-dollar-question http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/internet-regulation-that-is-the-billion-dollar-question#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 17:44:35 +0000 NextGenWeb http://www.nextgenweb.org/?p=4420 As one of the leading voices on broadband policy, Larry Downes , a nonresident Fellow with the Stanford Law School Center for Internet & Society, makes a serious case against the proposed Internet regulatory scheme being touted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He’s written a number of pieces pointing out the “unintended consequences” of the FCC’s intent to classify broadband as a common carrier service under Title II in the Communications Act. Language, by the way, originally authored in the 1930’s. That doesn’t exude a real futuristic connotation as one might expect to see in 21st Century Internet policy.

Downes, like many, believes a change in policy will undoubtedly slow growth and bring private investment into the broadband Internet economy to a screeching halt. How much private capital has been invested in today’s broadband infrastructure? $500B over the past eight years is how much. So slapping 1930’s Title II regulations on the Internet carries with it real consequences.

Please see below and read more about Larry Downes and his arguments against Internet regulation.

DeMoines Register
May 8, 2010
Guest column: Build broadband infrastructure for everyone
By Larry Downes

CNetnews.com
April 19, 2010 12:39 PM PDT
Reality check on ‘reclassifying’ broadband
By Larry Downes

The Orange County Register
Updated: March 18, 2010 3:04 p.m.
Larry Downes: Don’t regulate broadband Internet
By Larry Downes

The Hill
March 15, 2010 03:32 PM ET
Net neutrality would end innovation, not preserve it
By Larry Downes

CNetnews.com
March 11, 2010 10:00 AM PST
What’s in a title? For broadband, it’s Oz vs. Kansas
By Larry Downes

The Laws of Disruption: Harnessing the New Forces that Govern Life and Business in the Digital Age
By Larry Downes

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TMCnet
June 17, 2008

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]]> http://www.nextgenweb.org/news-and-blog-clips/verizon-announces-launch-of-broadband-network-in-iowa-for-emergency-effort/feed 0 The State Of The Internet http://www.nextgenweb.org/states/alaska/the-state-of-the-internet http://www.nextgenweb.org/states/alaska/the-state-of-the-internet#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 19:44:47 +0000 admin http://www.nextgenweb.org/states/alaska/the-state-of-the-internet The State Of The Internet
Akamai Technologies
1st Quarter 2008

  • The report cites the United States as 7th fastest county in the world for broadband speeds.   20% of the broadband connections in the US are faster than 5 Mbps.  
  • The report also lists the 10 fastest U.S. states.   Delaware leads with 60% of connections from the state connecting to the Akamai network at speeds over 5 Mbps.

Click here to read the full report.

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State Efforts to Expand Broadband Access
National Governors Association
May 20, 2008

  • Broadband communication is radically transforming the way in which Americans use the Internet by providing the ability to access voice, video, and data through a single network.
  • There are benefits in having access to educational institutions or telemedicine applications through the Internet.
  • The study recommends a variety of successful approaches to spur broadband in the states.

Click here to read an executive summary of the study.

Click here to read the full study.

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  • Total economic impact of $1,237,290,273 if broadband deployment were increased at a reasonable level. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)
    • The Iowa Broadband Initiative allows local exchange carriers to implement a $2.00 surcharge on telephone lines. The resulting revenue increase must then be applied to subsidizing broadband deployment in unconnected areas. (Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers of America, State Broadband Initiatives)
    • The Iowa Communications Network administers a statewide fiber optics broadband network which enables authorized users to communicate via high-speed Internet connections. (Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers of America, State Broadband Initiatives)
    ]]>     http://www.nextgenweb.org/states/iowa/iowa-stats/feed 0     NextGenWeb attends a Press Conference Hosted by Health IT Now! http://www.nextgenweb.org/home/nextgenweb-attends-a-press-conference-hosted-by-health-it-now http://www.nextgenweb.org/home/nextgenweb-attends-a-press-conference-hosted-by-health-it-now#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:58:06 +0000 NextGenWeb http://www.nextgenweb.org/home/nextgenweb-attends-a-press-conference-hosted-by-health-it-now NextGenWeb recently attended a press conference hosted by the Health IT Now! Coalition entitled “Governors Urge Congress to Pass Health Information Technology”. Chet Culver, Governor of Iowa, Jim Douglas, Governor of Vermont, and Joe Manchin, Governor of West Virginia, spoke about the need for health IT legislation. The governors collectively declared that progress in every state is limited because the federal government has yet to establish health IT standards. The Governors agreed that standards must be set by Congress in order to finally allow care providers, insurers and state programs to adopt software and hardware systems that will allow every state to be interoperable with one another.

    Click below to watch the Governor’s speeches

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    ]]>     http://www.nextgenweb.org/home/nextgenweb-attends-a-press-conference-hosted-by-health-it-now/feed 1     Higher Education and New Media: How broadband is critical to advancing higher education http://www.nextgenweb.org/home/higher-education-and-new-media-how-broadband-is-critical-to-advancing-higher-education http://www.nextgenweb.org/home/higher-education-and-new-media-how-broadband-is-critical-to-advancing-higher-education#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:10:52 +0000 NextGenWeb http://www.nextgenweb.org/featured/higher-education-and-new-media-how-broadband-is-critical-to-advancing-higher-education NGW recently spoke with Fritz Nordengren, Education Technology Strategist for the College of Health Sciences at Des Moines University. Our podcast explores how broadband technology has enhanced the educational experience for students and professors at the College of Health Sciences and how new media has revolutionized the classroom environment.

    Click here to listen to part one of our interview with Fritz Nordengren.

    Click here to listen to part two of our interview with Fritz Nordengren.

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