A new coalition of nearly 100 broadband providers, content provid...
A new coalition of nearly 100 broadband providers, content providers and others aims to act as an educational resource for lawmakers involved with broadband efforts, said a spokesman for the group, Broadband for America. The group, announced Thursday, hopes…
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to highlight barriers to deployment and adoption, and provide technical information about running broadband networks, the spokesman said. Members include CTIA, USTelecom, NCTA, the Telecommunications Industry Association and the largest telephone and cable companies, among others. Members are contributing to the group in different ways, some financially and others with their time, said spokesman Phil Singer. He declined to specify which groups were funding the effort. Elaine Karmarck, a Harvard University lecturer advising the group on policy, said her focus will be showing how broadband connects to major policy areas including education, healthcare and poverty. In an interview, she said she expects the group’s lobbying to be limited, particularly because many of its members already have “full-fledged” lobbying shops.