2015

WASHINGTON, January 14, 2015 – The White House on Tuesday announced efforts to end laws that harm broadband competition, several steps to support a growing national movement of local leaders for Gigabit Networks, plus new federal funding and a new initiative to support community broadband…

ROCKPORT Town Manager Rick Bates received a confidential, off-the-record briefing last night, Jan. 13, from a senior White House official regarding President Barack Obama’s visit today to Cedar Falls, Iowa. The briefing was relayed to Bates via an organization called Next Century Cities…

President Obama on Wednesday outlined his administration’s plans to expand high-speed Internet access around the country by pre-empting state laws that restrict the expansion of city-owned broadband networks…

President Obama is calling for new measures to promote faster and more affordable broadband by supporting municipal networks and spurring competition…

Just days after announcing that he’s seriously considering a third presidential run, Mitt Romney has earned himself an early endorsement: the coveted praise of Rep. Mike Kelly…

By the time President Obama actually delivers his State of the Union message next Tuesday, it might as well be a rerun – because most of America will have already read the script…

In advance of his State of the Union address next week, US President Barack Obama announced plans to boost broadband internet speeds while bringing costs down, The Verge reports. On Wednesday, the president will speak at Cedar Falls, Iowa — where citizens and businesses enjoy 1 Gbps internet speeds, thanks to a locally run service

The White House Tuesday outlined President Obama’s proposals to boost access to “affordable high-speed broadband for all Americans, which will include calling on the FCC to “end laws that harm broadband service competition.”…

Washington, DC – Last November, the President outlined his plan to keep the Internet open to new competition and innovation by safeguarding net neutrality – which will help ensure no one company can act as a gatekeeper to digital content. But there is more work to do so that every American has access to a free

President Obama continues to wade into the digital waters with the White House announcing today that he will use his annual State of the Union Address next week to promote broadband competition. The commander in chief will deliver a speech in Iowa on Wednesday in which he’ll outline his plan to bring high-speed, low-cost broadband