Commentary: Johnny Kampis - Heavy-handed internet regulations have failed users
Johnny Kampis
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A new report debunks claims that the heavily regulated internet of the European Union has resulted in a superior experience for its consumers. Instead, that study finds the U.S. bests the EU in both broadband deployment and adoption, showing that the lighter touch approach has yielded better results.
The report from U.S. Telecom found a stark difference in broadband development between the two, with wider gaps at faster speeds. For example, the U.S. leads the EU in deployment by 12 percentage points at download speeds of 30 Megabits per second and 25 percentage points at speeds greater than 100 Mbps. In adoption, the U.S. leads by more than 9 percentage points at 30 Mbps and more than 21 percentage points at speeds greater than 100 Mbps.
Making connections: Plan to spend $100 billion future-proofing internet ambitious, but short on specifics
Journal-Courier staff, dbauer@myjournalcourier.com
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Even though the federal government has spent tens of billions of dollars to close the digital divide, tens of millions of Americans still aren’t online. The Biden administration has now broached a big number, $100 billion, in an effort to get all Americans connected. Show MoreShow Less
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America’s rural-internet policy has been an ongoing mistake, said Gigi Sohn, an official in the Obama-era FCC. “A lot of what we have is very slow,” she said. The White House now says it wants “future-proof” networks “in unserved and under-served areas,” so they don’t have to be rebuilt again years later because they’re out-of-date. Show MoreShow Less
Eight-year programme to provide future-proof fast broadband at affordable prices
US Internet access remains very expensive compared to Europe and the Far East
Emphasis will now be on municipal broadband networks and not-for-profit companies
US President Joe Biden has put his Vice President, Kamala Harris, in charge of his administration s massive initiative to finally bridge the nation s still deep and wide digital divide. The broadband for all plan is a central plank in his massive US$2.3 trillion project to modernise the country s infrastructure. Billed as a once in a generation investment in America itself , the president outlined his American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan at a joint session of the US Congress on the eve of his first 100 days in office.