Telecommunications

Download or read book Telecommunications written by Mark Goldstein and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broadband service provides users with many opportunities to improve communications and broadband deployment is particularly critical in rural areas. In 2010, the Fed. Communications Comm. (FCC) estimated that 7 million U.S. housing units -- about 5% of the nation's housing units -- did not have access to wireline broadband service, mostly in rural areas. Some municipalities, cooperatives, and non-traditional private providers are exploring ways to sponsor and fund broadband projects in unserved and underserved areas. This report examines (1) what is known about the alternative approaches unserved and underserved areas have used to deploy broadband and some factors considered in deployment decisions; (2) stakeholders' views on broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas; and (3) efforts FCC has undertaken to foster broadband deployment in unserved areas. Tables and figure. This is a print on demand report.