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Policy
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Federal Communications Commission: Broadband 
 Central page for Federal Communication Commission (FCC) activities concerning broadband, which "refers to advanced communications systems capable of providing high-speed transmission of services such as data, voice, and video over the Internet and other networks." Includes material related to strategic goals, and links to FCC broadband websites for the Wireline Competition Bureau, Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau, and Broadband Opportunities for Rural America. From the FCC. http://www.fcc.gov/broadband/ Topics: Internet Last updated Aug 20, 2008 Obama's Online Opportunities
This policy report, subtitled "What Our Research Suggests About Where President-elect Obama's Technology Policy May Lead," concludes there is "no shortage of suggestions to the incoming Obama administration about what to do about communications policy in the United States. ... [O]nline Americans might have one more suggestion: Make sure the internet remains a place where users define what it means to be digitally connected." Includes related links. From the Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2008/Obamas-Online-Opportunities.aspx Topics: Internet Last updated Oct 6, 2009 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
Official website for this United Nations (UN) summit, which was held in two phases (December 2003 and November 2005) and which focused on the digital divide and issues related to Internet access and other information technology in different parts of the world. Includes resolutions, reports, media backgrounders, and other documents on summit topics. Website available in English, French, and Spanish; some documents available in additional languages. http://www.itu.int/wsis/ Topics: Internet Last updated Mar 21, 2006 |
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