Overview
To be
competitive in a global economy our nation must have access to high-speed
Internet (Broadband). In the last century, our government,
recognizing the importance of telephone access, made a commitment to bring phone
service from coast to coast.
Today’s
challenge for government: commit to extending fair and open broadband Internet access from
coast to coast.
In all
educational settings, elementary through university, access to online video,
audio and text resources is a must-have. As technology improves, our workforce
must be able to take advantage of new technology. But for our country as a whole
to obtain the full economic benefits of new technology jobs or gain access to
higher education, we’ve got to have a broadband infrastructure that is available
to everyone in country.
Twenty
million Americans live in areas with no access to broadband Internet and
hundreds of millions more have only one provider. However, Congress and the FCC
still have the opportunity to mandate a comprehensive plan to connect the
country with fair and open broadband Internet access. U.S.PIRG has partnered
with a diverse coalition of concerned organizations to urge government to extend
access to a fair and open broadband Internet.
To preserve
a robust economic future, every American must have fair and open access to the
tools of a global information economy: broadband Internet. U.S. PIRG is
working to make sure that future is realized.
