With expectations
mounting for weeks now, the FCC tomorrow is slated to lift the veil on its National Broadband Plan – and the press is in fine form with rumor and speculation about its contents. Not that Connected Planet isn’t on the rumor bus as well (see: One Day Before the National Broadband Plan – Six Questions Still Unanswered ). So what is the word on the street when it comes to the NBP? Obviously, questions about what’s in it, but also concerns about it favoring incumbents (or not) and larger worries that the words on a page won’t be enough to drive the investment the U.S. needs in broadband.
To keep up with what the media is saying about the plan, check out our NBP reading list today:
- The Standard: FCC’s national broadband plan: What’s in it?
- Business Week: AT&T, Verizon, Google May Be Winners in U.S. Broadband Plan
- Electronista: FCC to Reveal National Broadband Plan Tuesday
- USA Today: Media Morning: Will the FCC get tough or play nice with broadband providers?
- NPR: Will The National Broadband Plan Come Up Short?
The Connected Planet Take, Joan Engebretson:
After a slew of pre-announcements covering everything from Universal Service reform to freeing up new spectrum to a nationwide public safety network and more, you might expect the unveiling of the National Broadband Plan tomorrow to be anti-climactic. But there are plenty of questions still to be answered—including what broadband speeds the reformed USF will cover, whether a deadline will be set for shutting down the traditional phone network, how the access charge system will be reformed, and how short term access arbitrage will be addressed. The FCC also has reserved the most controversial item for the big day– whether or not broadband will be classified as a communications service.
That’s our take on Broadband Plan buzz, let us know what you think in the comments below: