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By Joseph Russell- Talk Radio News Service

The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) unveiled the details of the congressionally mandated national broadband program Thursday during a Commissioners meeting.

The national broadband program aims to provide every American access to broadband internet. The FCC announced that they would be launching a website, www.broadband.gov, and kicking off staff workshops to organize the presentation of their report. The completion of the program is expected to occur on February, 17 2010.

“Broadband is so important to achieving our national goals. Congress has entrusted the FCC with the responsibility of developing a strategic plan...to ensure that all people of the United States have access to broadband capability,” said Commissioner Chairman Julius Genachowski.

The recent transfer to digital television (DTV), which the commissioners hailed as a success, will in many ways serve as a template for the broadband program.

“We had a great system. Our teams worked around the clock to resolve any problems expeditiously, a key factor to success. I’d say our teams of 200 plus people really put a face and name to the FCC. . . we become an outreach organization, no longer a bureaucratic agency,” said Field Operations Captain Roger Goldblatt