Declaring that “we can’t expect tomorrow’s economy to take root using yesterday’s infrastructure,” President Obama traveled to this snowbound town in a remote corner of Michigan on Thursday to make the case that expanding wireless access is critical to the nation’s economic recovery.”This isn’t just about a faster Internet or being able to find a friend on Facebook,” Mr. Obama said in a speech at Northern Michigan University here, after viewing a demonstration on long-distance learning over the Internet.To read this report in The New York Times in full, see:
www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/us/politics/11obama.htmlAlso see:Obama goal: 98% of U.S. covered by 4G broadband [IDG]
Ninety-eight percent of U.S. residents would have access to high-speed mobile broadband service within five years under a plan that President Barack Obama detailed Thursday.Obama’s proposal, which he alluded to in his State of the Union speech last month, would free up 500MHz of wireless spectrum over a decade by offering to share spectrum auction proceeds with current spectrum holders, including television stations, that have unused airwaves.
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www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/219330/.htmlObama: U.S. Must Provide Americans With Tools Of Digital Age
In a speech outlining his new initiative to expand wireless access and innovation, President Obama Thursday compared the effort aimed at connecting 98 percent of Americans to “next-generation, high-speed” wireless to past infrastructure projects such as building railroads and highways that also were aimed at advancing the nation’s economy.”This isn’t just about a faster Internet or being able to find a friend on Facebook,” Obama said during a speech at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich. “It’s about connecting every corner of America to the digital age.”
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Obama Says Plan to Expand Wireless Access Is Critical
Declaring that “we can’t expect tomorrow’s economy to take root using yesterday’s infrastructure,” President Obama traveled to this snowbound town in a remote corner of Michigan on Thursday to make the case that expanding wireless access is critical to the nation’s economic recovery.