FCC Wants Gigabit Internet In All 50 States

Stefan Mileschin · 21st January 2013, 07:55

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski wants gigabit internet in all 50 states by 2015. The catch? He actually said "at least one gigabit community in all 50 states." Oh well, at least it's a start. Today at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski called for at least one gigabit community in all 50 states by 2015. Challenging broadband providers and state and municipal community leaders to come together to meet this "Gigabit City Challenge," Chairman Genachowski said that establishing gigabit communities nationwide will accelerate the creation of a critical mass of markets and innovation hubs with ultra-fast Internet speeds. Chairman Genachowski said, "American economic history teaches a clear lesson about infrastructure. If we build it, innovation will come. The U.S. needs a critical mass of gigabit communities nationwide so that innovators can develop next-generation applications and services that will drive economic growth and global competitiveness."

http://www.hardocp.com/news/2013/01/...all_50_states/

21st January 2013, 07:55	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,462	FCC Wants Gigabit Internet In All 50 States FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski wants gigabit internet in all 50 states by 2015. The catch? He actually said "at least one gigabit community in all 50 states." Oh well, at least it's a start. Today at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski called for at least one gigabit community in all 50 states by 2015. Challenging broadband providers and state and municipal community leaders to come together to meet this "Gigabit City Challenge," Chairman Genachowski said that establishing gigabit communities nationwide will accelerate the creation of a critical mass of markets and innovation hubs with ultra-fast Internet speeds. Chairman Genachowski said, "American economic history teaches a clear lesson about infrastructure. If we build it, innovation will come. The U.S. needs a critical mass of gigabit communities nationwide so that innovators can develop next-generation applications and services that will drive economic growth and global competitiveness." http://www.hardocp.com/news/2013/01/...all_50_states/

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
iRiver's AK100 lossless-friendly music player heading to the States December 4th	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	3rd December 2012 11:01
Haswell-ULT Processors Could Use 24 MHz BClk, New C-States, and MCM to Cut Power Draw	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	13th November 2012 07:22
UK sued for selling snooping tech to 'rogue states'	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	25th July 2012 06:31
Sean Parker: Apple tried to keep Spotify out of the United States	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	31st May 2012 08:57
Xbox may be banned in the United States	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	24th May 2012 08:32
End of the Internet or the beginning of a new-style Internet?	Stefan Mileschin	WebNews	0	6th February 2012 07:31
US States Looking to Tax Electronic Downloads	jmke	WebNews	0	12th August 2008 15:39
gigabit UTP cable?	RichBa5tard	Hardware/Software Problems, Bugs	16	5th November 2003 16:01