We filed our ARRA comments today at the NTIA. Phew! We've also put the comments on our own website in a downloadable PDF. Our specific recommendations include:
- Clarification of the nationwide definition for unserved and underserved is urgent.
- A definition for unserved and underserved definition for communities with no/low access to broadband is needed.
- A definition for unserved and underserved definition for high population urban communities with low adoption of broadband is needed.
- Definition and characterization of public-good “grand challenge” applications are required.
- Strong interagency coordination to support the nation’s grand challenges is required.
- NTIA and RUS should maximize the opportunity to create new broadband access through middle mile and community connection points
- Replicable programs that create new adoption, workforce development and new applications are necessary.
- Mapping
- Verifiable, reliable data sources must be utilized
- Grand challenge institutions should be mapped.
- Standardized GIS schema must be created at a national level.
- The mapping must include more data than the combined upload/download speeds.
- Broadband services should be mapped.
- The factors that affect adoption should be mapped.
- The federal government, state institutions, tribal governments and local leaders should work together to determine the variety of geographical areas needed to understand the true nature of broadband deployment.
- All federally-owned, state-owned and tribal-owned lands and buildings should be mapped.
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