Archive for March, 2009
Should the Obama administration make it a priority to increase broadband access nationwide? Broadband is a rapidly growing industry. Roughly 75% of Americans who connect to the internet do so via broadband. (Source Note #14) Americans are subscribing to broadband at an ever- increasing rate. (Source Note #22) Five years ago Americans were paying a [...]
Title: David Crowe Interview Summary: This is probably the single most important source for my project because Crowe is the broadband expert on campus, and he talks about his views of the stimulus package and the role government should have in broadband expansion. Topic: Should the Obama administration make it a priority to increase broadband [...]
Title: My Kids Needs Internet Access to Do Their Homework! Summary: This is a video of a woman explaining why she believes the government should provide internet for everyone. She believes it is a necessity, and says that her children cannot accomplish their homework without internet access. Her husband lost his job, and their family [...]
Title: Broadband Platform Penetration Summary: This is a graph portraying the statistic of the United States ranking 13th in broadband penetration. It also includes the ranking of many other countries regarding broadband and internet access. Topic: Should the Obama administration make it a priority to increase broadband access nationwide? Category: Academic Research, Image What is [...]
Title: Widening Broadband’s Reach (Image included with article) Summary: An image by David Rooney of the OECD Observer that is spot-on for my topic, rural broadband expansion. It is an image of a lifeless computer with cattle instead of connectivity. Topic: Should the Obama administration make it a priority to increase broadband access nationwide? Category: [...]
Title: President-elect Barack Obama lays out key parts of Economic Recovery Plan Summary: This is one of Obama’s weekly addressed to the country. In this video address, he specifically talks about his goal of broadband expansion, and how it will help the economy and the healthcare industry. Topic: Should the Obama administration make it a [...]
Title: Tech group hails $100 billion stimulus spending on IT Summary: A Netgov posting giving the insider’s perspective from those in the technology industry towards the stimulus plan and the sizable amount of money allocated to tech-issues. It states that in order to be the “Best and brightest,” America needs to be on the cutting [...]
Title: EDUCAUSE and Internet2 Support Economic Stimulus Bill Summary: This is a letter to the leaders of the U.S. Senate from EDUCAUSE and Internet2, pro-technology groups consisting of hundreds of universities. It applauds these leaders’ decision to include funding for broadband in the stimulus package. Topic: Should the Obama administration make it a priority to [...]
Title: Satellite Internet Summary: One- or two sentence summary of what this source is and how it fits in with your topic. Topic: Should the Obama administration make it a priority to increase broadband access nationwide? Category: Multimedia, Journalistic What is it? A graphic with a chart and statistics from AP Images. Publication Information: May [...]
Title: Some Fear Web Push Won’t help Urban Poor Summary: Kang makes a strong argument that lack of access isn’t what is keeping low income people from accessing the internet. She suggests that the money allocated towards broadband expansion won’t change the fact that many people simply cannot afford broadband, even if they have access [...]
