WSJ's Mossberg wants a broadband plan with teeth

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: July 18, 2010 8:51:27 PM EDT
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Subject: [Dewayne-Net] WSJ's Mossberg wants a broadband plan with teeth

WSJ's Mossberg wants a broadband plan with teeth
By Gautham Nagesh       - 07/18/10 06:13 PM ET
<http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/109453-wsjs-mossberg-wants-a-broadband-plan-with-teeth>

Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walt Mossberg is glad the federal government is finally creating a national 
broadband plan but wishes it were more aggressive about broadband speed and less vague about the details. 

"I think it's interesting that we as a country are only now stumbling around trying to create a broadband policy," 
Mossberg said.

During a conversation with Hillicon Valley Mossberg said the FCC's National Broadband Plan is short on details and 
lacks teeth.

"For the first time the FCC has come up with a broadband policy so yes, that's progress," Mossberg said. "I don't think 
it's very strong, and I think a lot of it is just suggestions and kind of pretty vague. So I wish it were tougher. But 
I also understand there are a lot of other important issues that the president and congress have to worry about right 
now."

Mossberg also said the plan is too focused on expanding access into rural areas.

"That's like motherhood, everyone wants to vote for that and I certainly support that," Mossberg said. But there are 
two other issues that he said don't receive enough attention: speed and cost.

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