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Rural Broadband Initiative
The Digital Policy Institute (DPI) is an independent think tank within the Ball State University (BSU) academic community is proposing the Obama administration fund a Rural Broadband Initiative infrastructure project to extend broadband telecommunications to 5.9 million access lines, creating more than 200,000 new jobs, while targeting rural communities that do not currently enjoy advanced telecommunications access.
White paper: The Rural Broadband Initiative: Deploying Next-Generation Broadband Service to Rural America (pdf)
Julius Genachowski to head the FCC
The Wall Street Journal reports that Obama intends to nominate his technology adviser, Julius Genachowski, to head the Federal Communications Commission. Genachowski’s Internet experience comes from executive positions he held for eight years at IAC/InterActiveCorp which included Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwire, TripAdvisor, Ticketmaster, HSN, LendingTree, Match.com, Citysearch, ServiceMagic, Evite, Interval International and Ask.com. He has also served on the Boards of Directors of Expedia, Website Pros, and The Motley Fool.
WSJ Story: Obama to Tap Tech Adviser as FCC Chief
Wikipedia entry: Julius Genachowski
Bio from January 2008 on the Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus Web Site: Julius Genachowski