tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-604464 2009-08-26T18:13:27Z TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834209c9a53ef0120a577d639970c 2009-08-26T11:13:27-07:00 2009-08-26T18:13:27Z

Speed Matters has issued a brand new report on Internet speeds across the 50 states. It’s available at www.speedmatters.org/content/2009report and results show that the U.S. is still lagging far behind the rest of the world in broadband speed and access.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/APTBlog/~4/Up8R0uWCS0o" height="1" width="1"/>

Sylvia Rosenthal http://blog.apt.org/my_weblog/2009/08/2009-speed-matters-report-released.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834209c9a53ef0120a573b803970c 2009-08-25T12:53:37-07:00 2009-08-25T19:53:37Z

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is reaching out for assistance with an important effort – the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), a $4.5B broadband grant program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/APTBlog/~4/VuDoZE5YZyc" height="1" width="1"/>

Sylvia Rosenthal http://blog.apt.org/my_weblog/2009/08/ntia-looking-for-btop-grant-application-reviewers.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-60173804 2008-12-18T07:54:12-08:00 2008-12-18T15:54:12Z

Kudos keep coming in to APT for Monday’s webcast on “State Efforts to Expand Broadband Access.” You can still catch the program at http://www.nga.org/webcast and coverage of the event by Communications Daily can be found here. It was based on...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/APTBlog/~4/mcDmjP6WTIk" height="1" width="1"/>

Sylvia Rosenthal http://blog.apt.org/my_weblog/2008/12/highlights-from-the-apt-webcast-on-state-broadband-efforts.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-59878702 2008-12-11T13:05:14-08:00 2008-12-11T21:05:14Z

After sorting through close to 2000 entries, the Alliance for Public Technology (APT) has announced the winners of the Tell the Next President How Broadband Changed Your Life! contest. First prize went to Nancy Reid, a rural Virginia woman who...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/APTBlog/~4/J9kb9OGWKBI" height="1" width="1"/>

Sylvia Rosenthal http://blog.apt.org/my_weblog/2008/12/apt-announces-tell-the-next-president-contest-winners.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-59099190 2008-11-26T07:37:08-08:00 2008-11-26T15:37:08Z

Joy Howell did a CNN Radio interview Tuesday, Nov. 25, that was broadcast on CNN radio stations coast to coast. The topic was what could be done to encourage more broadband deployment and adoption and whether President-elect Barack Obama would...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/APTBlog/~4/lRrAwZn9ZCQ" height="1" width="1"/>

Sylvia Rosenthal http://blog.apt.org/my_weblog/2008/11/joy-howell-discusses-broadband-on-cnn-radio.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-59099004 2008-11-26T07:33:33-08:00 2008-11-26T15:33:33Z

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) hosted a panel discussion last week on broadband competition, which was moderated by Rob Atkinson, president of ITIF and the chair of APT’s Public Policy Committee. While their has been $70 billion spent...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/APTBlog/~4/fUM7ZjjfbqM" height="1" width="1"/>

Sylvia Rosenthal http://blog.apt.org/my_weblog/2008/11/broadband-deployment-the-challenge-for-the-new-administration.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58858370 2008-11-24T06:00:00-08:00 2008-11-24T14:00:00Z

As talk of a possible recession grows, so too does consider­ation of a second economic fiscal stimulus package. Rather than craft a conventional spending-oriented stimulus pack­age focused solely on tax cuts for individuals and spending increases, Congress should craft a...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/APTBlog/~4/CuyrVTwFe04" height="1" width="1"/>

Sylvia Rosenthal http://blog.apt.org/my_weblog/2008/11/congress-should-include-broadband-in-economic-stimulus.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58293966 2008-11-10T08:03:14-08:00 2008-11-10T16:03:14Z

The Federal Communications Commission’s decision to allow wireless devices to operate in open broadcast television spectrum or “white spaces” is very promising for areas that are unserved or underserved in the market for broadband services. Everyone in our nation should...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/APTBlog/~4/T7cbCQstNFM" height="1" width="1"/>

Sylvia Rosenthal http://blog.apt.org/my_weblog/2008/11/fcc-wireless-decision-will-promote-broadband-access.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58137690 2008-11-06T14:06:25-08:00 2008-11-06T22:06:25Z

Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry to the "Tell the Next President How Broadband Changed My Life." We are still in the process of reviewing entries, and we expect to announce the winners shortly! Some of you are...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/APTBlog/~4/EVM8ZmiFySc" height="1" width="1"/>

Sylvia Rosenthal http://blog.apt.org/my_weblog/2008/11/new-tell-the-next-president-contest-prize-added.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-55661492 2008-09-15T12:29:15-07:00 2008-09-15T19:29:15Z

Thanks to Ray Schroeder for sharing his excitement about our ‘Tell The Next President' contest on his blog, The Techno-News Blog. In addition to be a blogger on tech news, Ray is the Director, Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning, University of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/APTBlog/~4/6yLkT2EEELw" height="1" width="1"/>

Sylvia Rosenthal http://blog.apt.org/my_weblog/2008/09/thanks-to-techn.html