25 Dec
Broadband Stimulus Plan: How About Some Data First?
In today’s deep recession, digital age advocates are trying to persuade President-elect Barack Obama to put billions into a nationwide broadband build-out as part of his planned economic stimulus package.
Given that the internet has grown into an indispensable tool for the economy, for people’s personal lives and for the nation’s political discourse, spending billions to keep it stable and expand its reach is simply common sense.
But how do we make sure that the billions aren’t spent creating the 21st century equivalent of ditches to nowhere?
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