August 31, 2009/September 8, 2009: FCC Seeking Comments on Defining "Broadband" for National Broadband Plan

Created by Anna Gould (EDUCAUSE) on August 25, 2009

Since issuing their notice of inquiry for a National Broadband Plan in April, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has tried to promote open communications between the commission and stakeholders. After taking a look at the feedback they have gathered so far, the FCC is now seeking focused comments on specific subjects. The agency recently released a National Broadband Plan Public Notice #1, which seeks feedback on three different aspects of "broadband," including: 1) general form, characteristics, and performance indicators that should be included in a definition, 2) thresholds that should be assigned to these performance indicators, and 3) how the definition should be reevaluated over time. Comments are due to the FCC by August 31, 2009 and should be posted online. Reply comments (or responses to those comments already posted) will be due September 8.

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		August 31, 2009/September 8, 2009: FCC Seeking Comments on Defining "Broadband" for National Broadband Plan Created by Anna Gould (EDUCAUSE) on August 25, 2009 Since issuing their notice of inquiry for a National Broadband Plan in April, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has tried to promote open communications between the commission and stakeholders. After taking a look at the feedback they have gathered so far, the FCC is now seeking focused comments on specific subjects. The agency recently released a National Broadband Plan Public Notice #1, which seeks feedback on three different aspects of "broadband," including: 1) general form, characteristics, and performance indicators that should be included in a definition, 2) thresholds that should be assigned to these performance indicators, and 3) how the definition should be reevaluated over time. Comments are due to the FCC by August 31, 2009 and should be posted online. Reply comments (or responses to those comments already posted) will be due September 8. For more details and directions, please visit this link. Policy Announcements \| FCC \| National Broadband Plan Anna's blog Login or register to post comments 117 reads
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