USDA Broadband Investment Will Create 5,000 Jobs, Says Vilsack

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the USDA’s plan to invest in spreading broadband internet in various rural ares in order to spur the economy and create jobs during a conference call with reporters. Vislack says he expects somewhere near 5,000 jobs to be created between construction and management of the new infrastructure. (0:43)

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FCC Official Sounds Bell For More Access To Broadband

FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps says his commission is bringing more access to deliberations to broadband, and that they "have the solemn obligation to respond to the sound of the trumpet, to answer to the summons of history and to get the job done the way it should be done." (0:48)
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FCC Chairman: Internet Vital To Applying For Fortune 500 Jobs

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said 75 percent of Fortune 500 companies only post job listings online, and if anyone wants a job with a Fortune 500 company that they would need broadband. (0:32)
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Genachowski Says Nat'l Broadband Program Is An Important Goal For U.S.

FCC Commissioner Chairman Julius Genachowski says broadband is important to the nation's goals and Congress has entrusted the FCC to provide broadband access to all Americans (0:20).
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The downside of rural broadband

At CPAC 2009, Bob Ney spoke with Lawrence Spiwak of Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies. Spiwak spoke about the downsides of expanding broadband internet infastructure in rural America. (05:00)
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George Lucas outlines his plan for "Edutopia"

At a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, George Lucas describes Edutopia, which is his deal learning environment, and the rapid growth of broadband technology throughout the world. The U.S. has fallen to 15th in broadband ranking. (1:14)
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Clinton says she will give broadband the attention it deserves

At the CWA Conference, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) says she wants to connect all of America to the Global Economy through a national broadband policy. We often say, she says, that new technology is bringing the world together but that's only true if you're wired into it. In 2000, we were fourth in the world with broadband access, and today we are 24th. America can rise to meet any challenge we take on, and she says she has proposed a national broadband strategy called "Connect America" to finally give broadband access the urgent attention it deserves. This strategy is based on the principles laid out in the Your Speed Matters campaign. (:57)
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