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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (8) Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared U.S. setting bad example on protectionism - Sarkozy 12 Mar 2010 Venezuela's Chavez calls for internet controls 13 Mar 2010 Att'y general failed to give legal briefs to Senate 12 Mar 2010 Netanyahu voices regret in settlement row with U.S. 11:24am EDT Google "99.9 pct" sure to shut China search engine-FT 13 Mar 2010 Venezuela's Chavez calls for internet controls 13 Mar 2010 UPDATE 1-Abbott's heart valve device proves safe, effective 8:56am EDT U.S. to roll out major broadband policy 10:05am EDT Att'y general failed to give legal briefs to Senate 12 Mar 2010 Nurses' union: Care does not include sex 11 Mar 2010 U.S. to roll out major broadband policy John Poirier and Sinead Carew WASHINGTON Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:05am EDT Related News PREVIEW-U.S. to roll out major broadband policy 10:00am EDT An Afghan man uses the Internet at the Lincoln U.S. support library in Herat December 13, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators will announce a major Internet policy this week to revolutionize how Americans communicate and play, proposing a dramatic increase in broadband speeds that could let people download a high-definition film in minutes instead of hours. Technology | Media Dramatically increasing Internet speeds to 25 times the current average is one of the myriad goals to be unveiled in the National Broadband Plan by the the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday. The highly anticipated plan will make a series of recommendations to Congress and is aimed at spurring the ever-changing communications industry to bring more and faster online services to Americans as they increasingly turn to the Internet to communicate, pay monthly bills, make travel plans and be entertained by movies and music. "This is a fairly unique event," said Paul Gallant, an analyst with Concept Capital. "The FCC really has never been asked to design a broad regulatory shift like this. Broadband is important and difficult because it threatens every established communications sector." Some details of the plan have trickled out in the last few weeks including how to find spectrum to meet an anticipated explosion of handset devices capable of playing movies and music in addition to handling emails and voice calls. But some carriers like AT&T Inc and Qwest Communications International Inc were irked last month when the agency's chief, Julius Genachowski, announced that the FCC would propose in the plan a goal of 100 Mbps speeds to be in place at 100 million American homes in 10 years. The current average is less than 4 Mbps. In a sign of tension between the FCC and carriers, Qwest called it "a dream" and AT&T reacted by saying the FCC should resist calls for "extreme forms of regulation." Since the FCC announcement, Cisco Systems Inc announced it would introduce a router that can handle Internet traffic up to 12 times faster than rival products. Google Inc has also gotten in on the hype, saying it plans to build a super-fast Internet network to show that it can be done. The FCC has praised both announcements. The plans could also touch off tensions with television broadcasters, who will be asked to give up spectrum to wireless carriers who desperately need it for their mobile devices, such as the iPhone and Blackberry. The FCC plans to let them share in the profits of auctions structured to redistribute the spectrum. "We've developed a plan that is a real win-win for everyone involved and we have every expectation that it will work," Genachowski said in an interview with Reuters. "We've certainly heard from a number of broadcasters who told us they think this is a promising direction and are getting ready to roll up their sleeves with us," he said. The FCC also wants to make sure that anchor institutions -- government buildings, schools, libraries and healthcare facilities -- get speeds of about 1 gigabit per second by 2020. The full broadband plan is expected to be released at a Tuesday meeting among the FCC's five members who are expected to discuss the results and recommendations of the roadmap, which was mandated by Congress. Congress may have to pass legislation to enact some portions of the plan. FCC officials have said some of the goals are aspirational and should be viewed as a "living, breathing" document for the next decade in hopes of helping 93 million Americans without broadband get connected. ACHIEVABLE "It is both aspiration and achievable," Genachowski said. The Obama administration has touted the plan as a way to create jobs and make energy use more efficient. "It will be a call to action," said Blair Levin, who heads the FCC's broadband task force which has collected data and comments from the industry, academics and the public as well as from three dozen public workshops. The FCC has placed most of its attention on broadband policy which Darrell West, director of governance studies at the Brookings Institution, called "the signature issue" since Genachowski took over the helm in late June. "It means that broadband is going to drive other types of policy decisions and it really sets the parameters for telecommunications and new applications," West said. FCC officials have said that the plan will not take sides on technology or applications, but they want to lay the groundwork to spur innovation and job creation. Officials have said the plan will ask Congress to fund up to $16 billion to build an emergency public safety system. It would also tell lawmakers that a one-time injection of $9 billion could accelerate broadband reach to the 4 percent of Americans who do have access. Otherwise they could let the FCC carry out a 10-year plan to realign an $8 billion U.S. subsidy program for universal broadband access instead of universal phone access. Experts call the plan ambitious but question if the FCC, which plans to spin off a series of rule-making proposals linked to the plan, can realistically make good on its recommendations. "There's so little progress on this stuff in Washington," said Rob Atkinson, who heads the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. "I think Chairman Genachowski has a real opportunity to bring different warring interests under 50-75 percent of the plan." (Reporting by John Poirier and Sinead Carew, editing by Matthew Lewis) Technology Media Comments See All Comments (8) | Post Comment Mar 14, 2010 10:42am EDT I wonder how heavily it will be taxed. After the topic of function and time frame, that would be a question of interest. Although the officals will decline to comment it is non-the-less something that should always be asked connected with any government initiative. How much will it cost, and who will pay. The implication is that there are no revenue targets for govenment attached. And plainly that is just not the case. ToThePoint Report As Abusive Mar 14, 2010 10:51am EDT They are doing a similar thing in Australia. Fibre to the home – high speed. Guess what… The conservative Opposition don’t want it. They would block it in the Senate. Different country same troubles with Conservative Oppositions and the Murdoch media, that perennial bucket of vile bile. The news ltd media in Australia are an embarrassment of dishonesty, pretty much like the USA. They are all against the internet plan because it would actually be very successful. The similarities between Australia and the USA seem to be. New center left governments. Rabid weird and incompetent conservative opposition full of spite and bile. A media dominated by the right wing and rabid anti government. An opposition that wants the country to fail so they can get back into power. The media trying to undermine the Leader and ruin his character. A corrupt and rabid right wing ABC (govt funded) radio/tv/on-line news and opinion service, full of implants from the previous Conservative govt. Good luck American and Australia fighting the forces of a dishonest domestic media. Kina Report As Abusive Mar 14, 2010 11:03am EDT gee color me surprised, the government wanting to control something else. I am sure that in going in with the dictates of the FCC there will be no monitoring of the users. Just another controlling power grab, from the hope & chains gang. retrdsquid Report As Abusive Mar 14, 2010 11:04am EDT Whatever you will be taxed will be less than what the company you will be paying to provide the service. The government won’t be paying it’s executive staff six figure salaries. The government won’t low ball it’s contractors so that the system is so shabby that your service is only meets the minimum requirements for service. The government isn’t the problem in this scenario. hapasan Report As Abusive Mar 14, 2010 11:35am EDT I’ll believe that when I see it STORY-BURN Report As Abusive Mar 14, 2010 11:38am EDT Kina! You’re joking, right??? You think the US media is RIGHT WING?????????? Anti government??? Our media is the closest to “STATE RUN” a free society can get! You must not be looking at the same US media…..for a prime example just tune into the ravings of MSNBC. Right wing bias? Anti government? oh my god. funny. brucew222 Report As Abusive Mar 14, 2010 11:39am EDT It’s funny that’s these telco’s didn’t have a problem taking $200 billion in government money in the late 90’s to lay fiber, which they never did. Now, they are trying to act like this plan is inconsistent with the promises they themeselves made over a decade ago. See:http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2006/05/12/telcos-lay-billion-goose-egg or http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070810_002683.html jaypeesmith Report As Abusive Mar 14, 2010 11:40am EDT It always frightens me when the government when the government announces plans like this. One would like to hope that this is just the usual hot air, designed to persuade the gullible masses that the FCC is “doing something”. But my fear is that they will issue new regulations which will seriously interfere with broadband service. tiktin Report As Abusive See All Comments (8) Add a Comment More from Reuters Greek bailout tops EU finance ministers' agenda BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Finance ministers from countries using the euro hope to agree on Monday on a way of providing heavily indebted Greece with financial aid, despite French doubts that a deal will be reached. 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