The National Broadband Plan: A Bold Start or Missed Opportunity?
Last year, Congress directed the Federal Communications Commission to create the National Broadband Plan—a program to provide a blueprint for federal policy to make at-home broadband connections more available and affordable to people all over the country. When the plan was published, some argued that if executed correctly, it would move the country toward a world-class communications network. Others argued that the plan missed the mark, helping to keep hidden the important structural changes the country must enact in order to keep up with the rest of the developed world.
On April 8th, 2011 at the National Conference for Media Reform in Boston, Policy Integrity’s J. Scott Holladay will sit on a panel called “The National Broadband Plan: A Bold Start or Missed Opportunity?” This session will explore the elements of the NBP that are working, which are behind schedule, and which are missing entirely.