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Learn how the National Broadband Plan will help ensure that all Americans have access to high-performance broadband.

The National Broadband Plan will be published on March 17, 2010.

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law on February 17, 2009. The Broadband Initiatives funded in the Act are intended to accelerate broadband deployment across the United States. The Recovery Act authorizes the FCC to create a National Broadband Plan, that “shall seek to ensure that all people of the United States have access to broadband capability and shall establish benchmarks for meeting that goal.” Learn More...

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How do I add workshops schedule to my calendar?

  • Right click the "Add workshops schedule to your calendar" link and select 'Save Target As..' or 'Save Link As..'.
  • Save the 'broadband_workshops.ics' to your desktop.
  • If you have already configured a calendar program such as Microsoft Windows Calendar or Apple iCal to open .ics file format, double click the file you just downloaded. This will automatically add the workshop schedule to your calendar program.
  • If you do not have a calendar program installed, you can import the .ics file to your Google Calendar.
  • If you are using Microsoft Outlook, select 'Import and Export..' option from File Menu. Choose 'Import an iCalendar or vCalendar file (.vcs)' option on the 'Import and Export' wizard and click 'Next'. Choose the .ics file you just downloaded from the 'Browse' dialog box and click 'Ok'. The workshop schedule will be now available on your Outlook calendar.

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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski

February 19, 2010 Broadband Plan's Working Recommendations for Key National Priorities Unveiled.


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Genachowski's Statement: Download MS Word file | Download PDF file

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Capture The Phone Numbers Using Your Camera Phone

If you have a camera and a 2D matrix code reader on your mobile phone, you can capture the FCC Phone numbers right to your phone by following these three easy steps:
Step 1: Take a photograph of one of the codes below using the camera on your mobile phone.
Step 2: Use your phone's Datamatrix or QR Code reader to decode the information on the photograph. Please note, these code readers are device specific and are available to download on the internet.
Step 3: Store the decoded address information to your phone's address book and use it with your Maps or GPS application.

Datamatrix and QR FCC Phones