Saturday, March 13, 2010

FCC's broadband plan to include a rural subsidy

The Obama administration plans to make the Internet "the country's dominant communications network" and "a subsidy for Internet providers to wire rural parts of the country now without access" to broadband, report Brian Stelter and Jenna Wortham of The New York Times.

Congress required a 10-year plan, and the Federal Communications Commission is expected to deliver it Tuesday. It is expected to touch off an intense lobbying battle, with telecommunications companies fighting to retain market share and gain advantage. (Read more)

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