Rob Pegoraro - FCC's plan for broadband Internet access falls short - washingtonpost.com

The FCC hopes to speed up and expand broadband access, which are both big problems: 35 percent of adult Americans lack high-speed Internet access at home, and those who do connect at slower speeds than residents of other countries. A 2009 study by the International Telecommunications Union ranked the United States 17th in adopting information and communication technologies.

Rob Pegoraro - FCC's plan for broadband Internet access falls short - washingtonpost.com

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FCC's Broadband Plan May Miss Out on Stimulus - washingtonpost.com

But by the time the FCC creates its plan for broadband, it is likely that Internet service providers will have claimed much of the $7.2 billion in stimulus funds set aside to build high-speed networks without major input from the agency. And that has some worried that the Obama administration's call to wire the nation risks having taxpayer money going toward projects that are not needed and have been created without clear guidelines.

FCC's Broadband Plan May Miss Out on Stimulus - washingtonpost.com