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From: App-Rising
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:41:08 +0000
Subject: App-Rising
To: elyssa.durant@gmail.com App-Rising ///////////////////////////////////////////
FCC Proposes Bold Plan To Bring Fiber To All Americans Posted: 01 Apr 2010 01:05 PM PDT
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AppRising/~3/UElK0FN33_4/fcc_proposes_bold_pla...
Today the FCC released an addendum to the national broadband plan that
clarified their 100 Squared initiative with a clear plan of attack for how
to achieve our fiber-powered future.
Acknowledging that having a 100Mbps future dominated by a cable monopoly
for 75% of America was an untenable scenario, and that fiber is really the
only broadband technology capable of achieving their goal of Americans
being able to access 100Mbps down and 50Mbps up of actual throughput, not
to mention fiber's ability to easily scale to reach higher goals down the
road, the FCC has put its weight behind a multi-faceted strategy for
incentivizing fiber deployment.
While details are still forthcoming, the outline of this plan to spur fiber
deployment includes:
- Smart use of government resources to provide credit guarantees, tax
exempt interest provisions, and tax breaks for service providers deploying
fiber to lower the cost of capital and therefore the take rates needed to
achieve break even - Direct government subsidies in the form of grants and loans to the most
rural of areas focused on the technology that gives all Americans equal
access to the Internet - Explicit authorization for cities to deploy their own fiber networks if
private providers aren't deploying their own fiber - Robust demand aggregation mechanisms to improve the business case for all
entities to justify investing in fiber - Protection for new entrants from anti-competitive pricing strategies by
incumbents trying to protect legacy networks - A program to coordinate fiber deployment to avoid duplicative investment
and single-purpose networks - Tax breaks for users who put up their own money to fund fiber deployment
to their homes - Special support for establishing open fiber testbeds where the model of
multiple service providers competing over the same fiber infrastructure can
be tested and analyzed
FCC Chairman Genachowski proudly announced that today is the day America
takes a big step forward to achieving his goal of 100 million homes having
access to 100Mbps by 2020. He admitted that his initial broadband plan was
lacking in specific ways to encourage fiber deployment, and that this
announcement is intended to rectify that mistake.
While the large private carriers are wary of this proposal given that it's
a clear indictment of leaving broadband deployment to market forces alone,
some have already begun to indicate support for the program as they realize
this is an opportunity to get help in making a better business case to
justify investing in fiber. Also other providers appear to be warming up to
the idea of having someone else pay for the network upgrades that they can
then utilize to serve larger service areas with faster speeds at lower
prices.
Standing alongside Chairman Genachowski while he made this announcement was
President Obama, who beamed with pride as his vision of America being a
global broadband leader can now finally start being made a reality.
This is a proud day for America, the day that we as a nation step up to the
plate and put in motion a true action plan that will secure our economic
future for generations to come.
April Fool's!
Sigh...
From: App-Rising
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:41:08 +0000
Subject: App-Rising
To: elyssa.durant@gmail.com App-Rising ///////////////////////////////////////////
FCC Proposes Bold Plan To Bring Fiber To All Americans Posted: 01 Apr 2010 01:05 PM PDT
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AppRising/~3/UElK0FN33_4/fcc_proposes_bold_pla...
Today the FCC released an addendum to the national broadband plan that
clarified their 100 Squared initiative with a clear plan of attack for how
to achieve our fiber-powered future.
Acknowledging that having a 100Mbps future dominated by a cable monopoly
for 75% of America was an untenable scenario, and that fiber is really the
only broadband technology capable of achieving their goal of Americans
being able to access 100Mbps down and 50Mbps up of actual throughput, not
to mention fiber's ability to easily scale to reach higher goals down the
road, the FCC has put its weight behind a multi-faceted strategy for
incentivizing fiber deployment.
While details are still forthcoming, the outline of this plan to spur fiber
deployment includes:
- Smart use of government resources to provide credit guarantees, tax
exempt interest provisions, and tax breaks for service providers deploying
fiber to lower the cost of capital and therefore the take rates needed to
achieve break even - Direct government subsidies in the form of grants and loans to the most
rural of areas focused on the technology that gives all Americans equal
access to the Internet - Explicit authorization for cities to deploy their own fiber networks if
private providers aren't deploying their own fiber - Robust demand aggregation mechanisms to improve the business case for all
entities to justify investing in fiber - Protection for new entrants from anti-competitive pricing strategies by
incumbents trying to protect legacy networks - A program to coordinate fiber deployment to avoid duplicative investment
and single-purpose networks - Tax breaks for users who put up their own money to fund fiber deployment
to their homes - Special support for establishing open fiber testbeds where the model of
multiple service providers competing over the same fiber infrastructure can
be tested and analyzed
FCC Chairman Genachowski proudly announced that today is the day America
takes a big step forward to achieving his goal of 100 million homes having
access to 100Mbps by 2020. He admitted that his initial broadband plan was
lacking in specific ways to encourage fiber deployment, and that this
announcement is intended to rectify that mistake.
While the large private carriers are wary of this proposal given that it's
a clear indictment of leaving broadband deployment to market forces alone,
some have already begun to indicate support for the program as they realize
this is an opportunity to get help in making a better business case to
justify investing in fiber. Also other providers appear to be warming up to
the idea of having someone else pay for the network upgrades that they can
then utilize to serve larger service areas with faster speeds at lower
prices.
Standing alongside Chairman Genachowski while he made this announcement was
President Obama, who beamed with pride as his vision of America being a
global broadband leader can now finally start being made a reality.
This is a proud day for America, the day that we as a nation step up to the
plate and put in motion a true action plan that will secure our economic
future for generations to come.
April Fool's!
Sigh...
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