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    <title>Speedmatters Blog</title>
    <link>http://speedmatters.org.org/</link>
    <description>The latest posts from Speedmatters</description>
    <dc:language>English</dc:language>
    <dc:creator>speedmatters@cwa-union.org</dc:creator>
    <dc:rights>Copyright 2009</dc:rights>
    <dc:date>2009-07-13T14:17:49+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Healthy Broadband Makes Healthy Americans</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Recently, the American Heart Association called for greater access to telemedicine in rural areas. Specifically, the AHA's policy statement called for tools like videoconferencing to be used to allow neurologists to examine stroke patients, who otherwise might not have access to the care they need. The AHA noted that not only do rural areas often not have the specialists that stroke patients need, but that they often receive care from emergency or primary care settings - where chances of the misdiagnosis are much higher. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Health Care, Rural Communities, Digital Divide</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-13T14:17:49+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Vice President Biden announces broadband expansion program</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/V7_7tQFZru0/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As part of a "rural America tour" Vice President Joe Biden alongside Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced a plan to create a $4.7 billion loan and grant program to build the necessary infrastructure to expand broadband access to underserved areas. Earlier this month, Biden spoke at the CWA National Convention and cited the success of CWA's Speed Matters campaign.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Pennsylvania, Rural Communities, Digital Divide, Federal Legislation</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-10T19:21:14+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The American Library Association (ALA) recommends fiber for the future</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/HJIq9UTWyjs/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The American Library Association issued a set of recommendations on how libraries across the country should maximize broadband capabilities. Their primary suggestion was that libraries should seek fiber optic technologies in their proposals for broadband stimulus funding.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Education and Training, High Speed, Federal Legislation, Libraries</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-09T15:12:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>CWA and Connected Nation Host Webinar for State Leaders on Broadband Funding</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/SRIYnxo8H5c/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[CWA partnered with Connected Nation, the Alliance for Digital Equality, the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Grange to host a webinar for state government and agency leaders about the Notice of Funding Availability for broadband stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). At the webinar, the participants learned the details of the grant process.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Economic Growth &amp; Quality Jobs, Rural Communities, High Speed, Universality, Consumer Protections and Good Jobs, Broadband Data, Digital Divide, Federal Legislation</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-09T15:06:24+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>FCC&#x2019;s Genachowski &amp;amp; Levin lay out National Broadband Plan process</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/6lAgk7C0POU/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Newly confirmed FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski emphasized the importance of providing every American access to affordable high speed Internet connections at the first open Commission meeting of his term. The FCC will be developing a National Broadband Plan - as mandated in the broadband stimulus portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - that must be delivered to Congress in February 2010. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>High Speed, Open Internet, Universality, Consumer Protections and Good Jobs, Broadband Data, FCC, Federal Legislation</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-06T21:00:19+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>NTIA and RUS release rules for first broadband stimulus grants</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/cozTRS9101s/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) released the rules for disbursement of the broadband stimulus funds. The rules affect three programs -- the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program, the RUS Broadband Initiatives Program and the State Broadband Data Development Program -- and will account for about $4 billion of the $7.2 billion allocated for broadband in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The rules defined three terms -- unserved, underserved and broadband -- which were an area of much debate in hearings held earlier this year.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Economic Growth &amp; Quality Jobs, Rural Communities, High Speed, Open Internet, Universality, Consumer Protections and Good Jobs, Broadband Data, Digital Divide, FCC, Federal Legislation</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-06T17:36:11+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>New broadband report: End of scarcity, open architecture, and broadband competition</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/IU-G7nrY__o/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The latest report from two leading broadband research organizations -- the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and the Silicon Flatirons Center -- summarizes a discussion among leading broadband experts on institutional strategies to advance broadband policy goals. There was considerable agreement on the value of using targeted subsidies to provide ubiquitous broadband for a basic level of access, the need to ensure robust middle mile capability; and the potentially misleading nature of "peak" broadband speeds. The roundtable could not reach closure on how to evaluate the nature and extent of broadband competition and other issues.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Economic Growth &amp; Quality Jobs, High Speed, Open Internet, Universality, Consumer Protections and Good Jobs, Broadband Data</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-06T14:13:27+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>{bog_author}</dc:creator>
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      <title>In Minnesota and Ohio, Connected Nation make strides in broadband assessments</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/CxHRE4M9pBM/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/in-minnesota-and-ohio-connected-nation-make-strides-in-broadband-assessment/#When:17:25:35Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In Ohio and Minnesota, Connected Nation groups just released updated maps on broadband availability and survey data on broadband adoption. Such assessments are crucial as states and others vie for funding for broadband expansion in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Minnesota, Ohio, Rural Communities, Universality, Broadband Data, Digital Divide</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-03T17:25:35+00:00</dc:date>
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    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/in-minnesota-and-ohio-connected-nation-make-strides-in-broadband-assessment/#When:17:25:35Z</feedburner:origLink></item>

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      <title>Map of Kansas will highlight areas lacking broadband access</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/smOxuq8FY2w/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[In a new group effort, headed by the Kansas Farm Bureau, the entire state of Kansas will be mapped to show areas having and lacking broadband access. The map will display broadband accessibility down to the street or even farm road level. This map will be instrumental in paving the way for universal broadband coverage in Kansas.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Kansas, Rural Communities, Universality, Broadband Data</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-03T15:58:54+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>{bog_author}</dc:creator>
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      <title>Direct fiber broadband connection a leading real estate perk</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/qrtrzdcvkJg/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/direct-fiber-broadband-connection-a-leading-real-estate-perk/#When:15:32:10Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Real estate industry, take note: today's homebuyers are looking for broadband that's delivered fast, consistently, and directly to the home. The Fiber-to-the-Home Council announced recently that a staggering 82% of broadband-using homebuyers rank direct fiber connections as the number one real estate amenity.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Economic Growth &amp; Quality Jobs, Rural Communities, High Speed, Universality, Research Reports</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-02T15:32:10+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Telemedicine key to health care reform</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/rM_-zud5FV0/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Medical experts recently released a white paper that touts telemedicine as a core component of health care reform in the United States. Telemedicine will control cost inflation and provide additional benefits that "greatly exceed the costs," according to the white paper. Health-e-Access Telemedicine Network run through the University of Rochester Medical Center is a great example of the potential of telemedicine.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>New York, Health Care, Universality</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-02T15:22:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Biden: CWA &#x201c;had it exactly right - speed matters&#x201d;</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/Wt1NQkAJWI0/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/biden-cwa-had-it-exactly-right-speed-matters/#When:17:17:49Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On June 24, Vice President Biden told the 2,000 delegates attending the CWA national convention in Washington, D.C.: "You had it exactly right - speed matters." Biden highlighted the $7 billion in broadband grants in the stimulus bill and emphasized that broadband investment is about creating good jobs for workers in the industry, in our nation, and solving the many challenges we face as a nation.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Economic Growth &amp; Quality Jobs, High Speed, Open Internet, Universality, Consumer Protections and Good Jobs, Federal Legislation</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-29T17:17:49+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Pew broadband report reveals penetration disparity and broadband roadblocks</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/6KYuIWCiJQ8/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/pew-broadband-report-reveals-penetration-disparity-and-broadband-roadblocks/#When:19:25:31Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Pew Internet & American Life Project released the home broadband adoption report of 2009 on Wednesday, June 17, describing this year's successes and shortcomings in broadband penetration.

Speed Matters is happy to see that 63% of adult Americans now have broadband internet connections at home - a 15% increase from last year. Unfortunately, the report shows that there is still a significant digital divide in the United States along racial, income and geographic lines.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>E-Government &amp; Civic Participation, Rural Communities, Universality, Broadband Data, Digital Divide, Research Reports</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-19T19:25:31+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>{bog_author}</dc:creator>
    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/pew-broadband-report-reveals-penetration-disparity-and-broadband-roadblocks/#When:19:25:31Z</feedburner:origLink></item>

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      <title>The Breadbasket needs broadband too</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/376S_T9bvz8/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[In a USA Today article, peanut farmer Jeff Roper explains how high-speed Internet would help agriculture, by increasing the efficiency of his farm's irrigation system. If Jeff had broadband access, he would save about an hour every day and increase the productivity of his farm. Thousands of rural Americans across the country have fallen victim to the digital divide. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Texas, Rural Communities, High Speed</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-17T17:40:39+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Coalition to support broadband for schools, libraries, and healthcare is formed</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/M03la7ogQBU/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/coalition-to-support-broadband-for-schools-libraries-and-healthcare/#When:14:20:24Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Leaders in the education and healthcare industries have come together to form a coalition to promote broadband access in schools, libraries, and healthcare facilities. The formation of the public-private partnership Schools, Health, and Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition was announced Thursday, June 11 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, in Washington, D.C.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>District of Columbia, Health Care, Education and Training, High Speed</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-17T14:20:24+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Arkansas Opportunity Online Broadband Summit gathers leaders to discuss future</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/nKo7ADJRprU/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[On June 11, Arkansas library leaders, community partners, and statewide stakeholders gathered to attend the Arkansas Opportunity Online Broadband Summit. Participants heard from Governor Mike Beebe, Senator Mark Pryor and Arkansas Speaker of the House Robbie Wills as they explored ways to increase connectivity in Arkansas' libraries. Watch speeches from the summit:]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Arkansas, E-Government &amp; Civic Participation, High Speed, Consumer Protections and Good Jobs, Libraries</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-16T21:57:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Italy to invest 1.47 billion euros on national broadband</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/OVRD78eu6xg/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Italy announced a 1.47 billion-euro ($2.06 billion) investment in a national broadband plan that will help overcome the existing digital divide. Italy is currently listed as 22nd in the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development's broadband rankings, only slightly behind the United States' 15th ranking.  Currently 13% of Italians have no access to the Internet or insufficient bandwidth, and the majority of those without broadband live in rural areas. The Italian Government's undersecretary for telecommunication, Paolo Romani, said the goal is to provide the entire population access to broadband technology, with a speed of between two and twenty megabits per second, by 2012.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Digital Divide, International Competition, Private-Public Partnership, Research Reports</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-16T17:53:19+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>U.S. Broadband Coalition to assess collaborative progress in July</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/o0h51RB3ZSE/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/us-broadband-coalition-to-assess-collaborative-progress-in-july/#When:16:14:44Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This July, the U.S. Broadband Coalition will evaluate the development of a collaborative national broadband strategy. The coalition, of which Speed Matters is a part, is one of the largest and oldest organizations working to find a resolution for our national broadband inequality. The final report will be presented at a public meeting in Washington, D.C. this September.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Washington, Federal Legislation, Research Reports</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-15T16:14:44+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Broadband tools overcome barriers for quality healthcare</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/NI7Wf-dBPcY/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[We have discussed the impact that broadband access can have on healthcare for some time. With the help of our friends at App-rising.com, we are taking a deeper look into the specific ways expanded and improved broadband access can improve healthcare. App-rising lists ten applications that can improve the quality, speed, and communication of various medical procedures. Speed Matters highlights three of those ten applications.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Enabling People With Disabilities, Open Internet, Universality, Research Reports, Telehealth</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-15T14:58:05+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>U.S. Census Bureau: almost half of U.S. still doesn&#x2019;t have broadband in the home</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/yEkQ9iyv_r4/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its latest data on Internet usage by home. Only 50.8 percent of American householders have a broadband Internet connection, which makes up 82 percent of Americans with Internet in the home. The remainder connect through dial-up. These findings are consistent with the results of the Pew Internet and American life surveys. The Census Bureau data also showed that significant age, education and racial gaps still prominently exist for broadband usage in the home.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>High Speed, Digital Divide, Research Reports</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-12T20:11:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Colorado bill will improve broadband mapping</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/tXNf6f-1VYc/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides funds for states to map broadband infrastructure and create public-private partnerships to create demand for high-speed Internet. A number of states have recently passed legislation to position themselves for stimulus grant funds - Colorado is the latest example.  The Colorado legislation mandates a comprehensive inventory and map of the state's broadband service areas.  ]]></description>
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      <dc:date>2009-06-12T19:38:26+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Massachusetts and Connecticut prepare for broadband stimulus funds</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Although the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) mandated in President Obama's stimulus package has only just completed initial planning stages, states in New England are eagerly planning for projects to make use of the federal dollars. In Massachusetts, over one hundred companies have expressed interest in applying for funds and Gov. Patrick appointed a director of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute. In Connecticut, state officials are aiming to enhance municipal and public safety networks.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Connecticut, Massachusetts, Public Safety, FCC, Federal Legislation, State Policies</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-11T21:12:47+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Universal broadband promotes equity across the globe</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/TCBiL-bwkfs/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/universal-broadband-promotes-equity-across-the-globe/#When:20:58:48Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Many countries across the world have realized long before we did that access to high speed Internet offers significant social and economic advantages, and puts those without it at a severe disadvantage. A South Korean company is using the Internet to deliver videos that helps students prepare for college entrance exams. In the United Kingdom, the government has committed to raising every household's Internet speed to over 2 Mbps by 2012.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Education and Training, E-Government &amp; Civic Participation, High Speed, Private-Public Partnership</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-11T20:58:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Broadband expansion remains a top priority for Obama administration</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/yjRHMgCUbqY/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/broadband-expansion-remains-a-top-priority-for-obama-administration/#When:17:50:10Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Even after passing a stimulus package that invests billions in broadband, President Obama's administration reaffirmed its commitment to expanding high speed Internet access across America. Susan Crawford, Special Assistant to the President for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy recently declared that the United States is "definitely behind" our competitors in broadband adoption and deployment. She continued on to say, "the president cares deeply about broadband."]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Energy and Environment, High Speed, Consumer Protections and Good Jobs, Federal Legislation</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-10T17:50:10+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>{bog_author}</dc:creator>
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      <title>Dept. of Energy increases maximum award available for Smart Grid programs</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/AfUjJW8Rvw4/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/dept.-of-energy-increases-maximum-award-available-for-smart-grid-programs/#When:15:50:08Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a dramatic increase in federal funding for the development of a nationwide "smart" electric power grid.

The Department of Energy increased the maximum award available under the Recovery Act's Smart Grid Investment Grant Program from $20 million to $200 million. For Smart Grid Demonstration Projects, maximum funds available were increased from $40 million to $100 million. The Department of Energy added that it would provide funding to a diversity of applications - from small projects to larger projects.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Rural Communities, Research Reports</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-10T15:50:08+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>{bog_author}</dc:creator>
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      <title>Pending Verizon sale in West Virginia would set back broadband deployment</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/mXoyKZJyjug/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/pending-verizon-sale-in-west-virginia-would-set-back-broadband-deployment/#When:15:42:34Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Verizon Communications is proposing to sell landlines in 14 states to Frontier Communications Corp. - a move that has raised concerns from the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). The sale could be a setback to the push for expanded broadband access to underserved and unserved areas. Without expanded broadband access, stories like that of Gabrielle Ramirez, whose long-undiagnosed disease was identified using telemedicine, would not be possible.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>West Virginia, Health Care, Rural Communities, Digital Divide</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-09T15:42:34+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>{bog_author}</dc:creator>
    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/pending-verizon-sale-in-west-virginia-would-set-back-broadband-deployment/#When:15:42:34Z</feedburner:origLink></item>

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      <title>FCC releases rural broadband report, Virginia unveils broadband maps</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/KG68Q3TDwUQ/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/fcc-releases-rural-broadband-report-virginia-unveils-broadband-maps/#When:14:17:14Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) report on rural broadband strategy acknowledges that we do not have the data to determine precisely our rural broadband gaps. The state of Virginia is one of a dozen states proactively to tackle this challenge with comprehensive mapping. Governor Kaine released the state's first broadband availability map, which displays the accessibility of high-speed Internet access in an easy to comprehend manner. The FCC's report continues on to urge better communication among federal agencies, states and other groups with an interest in broadband deployment and adoption.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Virginia, Rural Communities, High Speed, Broadband Data, FCC, Research Reports</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-09T14:17:14+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>{bog_author}</dc:creator>
    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/fcc-releases-rural-broadband-report-virginia-unveils-broadband-maps/#When:14:17:14Z</feedburner:origLink></item>

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      <title>National broadband plan must include public hearings, benchmarks for progress</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/cQ24jHqo3qQ/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/national-broadband-plan/#When:20:58:29Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Communications Workers of America (CWA) commended the FCC for moving forward promptly to develop a national broadband plan.  CWA recommends that the Commission hold a series of public hearings to solicit guidance for the plan, set specific benchmarks to increase broadband speeds to the home, establish tax incentives to encourage broadband build out and upgrades, and safeguard consumers and create quality jobs.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Economic Growth &amp; Quality Jobs, Health Care, Education and Training, Energy and Environment, E-Government &amp; Civic Participation, Public Safety, Enabling People With Disabilities, Rural Communities, High Speed, Open Internet, Universality, Consumer Protections and Good Jobs, FCC</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-08T20:58:29+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>{bog_author}</dc:creator>
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      <title>U.S. lags in broadband impede economy</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/q_8jM1jRBbc/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[America's 42 million low-income residents will only marginally participate in a "knowledge economy" unless Internet access to job training skills is increased, according to Dr. Eileen Applebaum, director of the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University.

At a symposium entitled "Economic Empowerment for Low-Income Workers Through Broadband Training," Applebaum joined other panelists who touted the necessity of an aggressive expansion of U.S. broadband capacity. The United States currently ranks fifteenth in the world, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Economic Growth &amp; Quality Jobs, Education and Training, Consumer Protections and Good Jobs</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-05T20:03:32+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>{bog_author}</dc:creator>
    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/u.s.-lags-in-broadband-impede-economy/#When:20:03:32Z</feedburner:origLink></item>

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      <title>Broadband stimulus progress report stipulates grant application deadlines</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedMattersBlog/~3/Vn33pwNzhwg/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speedmatters.org/blog/archive/broadband-stimulus-progress-report-stipulates-grant-application-deadlines/#When:15:16:50Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released the first quarterly report on the progress of the national broadband plan stipulated in the economic stimulus package. The report highlights the timetable for the grant application process and the beginning of a 7.2 billion-dollar federal investment in improving America's nationwide broadband services.]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Economic Growth &amp; Quality Jobs, Education and Training, E-Government &amp; Civic Participation, Enabling People With Disabilities, High Speed, Digital Divide, FCC, Federal Legislation, Libraries, Private-Public Partnership, Research Reports</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-06-05T15:16:50+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>{bog_author}</dc:creator>
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