Information Commons

This piece has been cross-posted from Global Voices Advocacy

This entry is part of an ongoing series of cross-posted content from the Netizen Project, providing news and information for the citizens of the Internet.

People aren’t free online if the only choice they have is a slow signal controlled by a giant cable company, said speakers analyzing the future of broadband during the Freedom to Connect conference in Silver Spring, Md.

Network use is growing, but national wire line providers are resting on their laurels, said Blair Levin, a former Federal Communication Commission official who said this is the first time since the creation of the commercial Internet when there are no plans announced to build more advanced networks.

The Public Interest Public Airwaves Coalition (the “Coalition”) respectfully submits the following comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The Coalition supports the Commission decision to move forward with this important proceeding and for the commitment to bring broadcast disclosure in to the 21st century by creating an integrated public file to be hosted online by the Commission.

The Public Interest Public Airwaves Coalition (the “Coalition”) respectfully submits the following reply comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

The Public Interest Public Airwaves Coalition (the “Coalition”) respectfully submits the following Paperwork Reduction Act comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The Coalition supports the Commission’s decision to move forward with this important proceeding and for the commitment to bring broadcast disclosure in to the modern age by creating an integrated public file to be hosted online by the Commission.

The Public Interest Public Airwaves Coalition (PIPAC) strongly supports the Commission’s proposal to replace the requirement that television broadcasters file quarterly issues/programs (I/P) lists with a streamlined, standardized disclosure form and to create and host a database to store the information in machine readable and structured formats so that the data is accessible to the public.

An academic workshop at New America Foundation, April 11, 2012

As government services, political discourse and commerce expand online, policymakers and public interest organizations are promoting broadband “adoption” among people who are not currently using the Internet, or using it marginally. Yet there is little discussion of what “adoption” means or how it can be measured.

The full testimony is below or available for download as a PDF on the right. The testimony and a video of hearing is also available on the hearing website hosted by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.

The following is cross-posted from the British Council Voices blog. On November 9, the Open Technology Initiative and the British Council will co-host the event "Trust 2.0: Building Trust Through Technology" at the New America Foundation as part of the Washington, DC, festival Digital Capital Week.

NOTE: This article was originally posted by Nina Bianchi at the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition site.