VoIP Industry Newsletter: The challenges of SIP Interoperation

Apr 2009

Obama Taps Strickling for NTIA

President Barack Obama’s choice to shepherd the National Telecommunications and Information Administration through the ongoing national digital television transition is Lawrence Strickling, a technology policy expert who served as policy coordinator for his presidential campaign. In that role, Strickling oversaw two-dozen domestic policy committees and was responsible for technology and telecommunications issues. Prior to joining the campaign, Strickling was chief regulatory and compliance officer at Broadwing Communications, which was acquired by Level 3 Communications in 2007.
-- National Journal

Small, Mid-Sized Ops Key to Rural Broadband Stimulus
The American Cable Association (ACA), in a recent filing urged the FCC to adopt a rural broadband strategy that relies on small and mid-sized cable operators as chief recipients of federal grants and loans to close the broadband gap in rural areas of the country.

The ACA’s comments emphasized that funding projects to construct last-mile and middle-mile infrastructure would extend high-speed Internet service into sparsely populated areas that have been either economically challenging or impossible to serve.

In the filing, the ACA said a grant-and-loan program should be open and transparent, following a streamlined application process for small and medium-sized cable operators or those requesting relatively minimal funding. ACA added that the program should also give consideration to entities that have the financial, managerial, operational, and technical experience running broadband networks in smaller markets and rural areas.
-- Communications Technology
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