Social Media, Connectivity & Communications

Approximately 49% of American adults now have a high-speed internet connection in their households, up from just 12% in 2002.

The panel discussions will focus on the current state of the nation’s EAS and what is needed to transition to a more robust, Next Generation alert and warning system to help ensure that all citizens receive accurate and timely information during emergencies.

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The network is expected to be up and running by 2010.

“My gut feeling is that we don’t have the type of deployment you have abroad,” said David J. Farber, an Internet pioneer and a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. “If you are looking at broadband, we have a lot of problems. We are slow as molasses in deploying the next generation.”

Under mounting pressure, the social-networking site MySpace agreed with 49 states to create a task force to devise ways to protect youngsters from online predators and bullies. Texas opted out because of concern that the program lacks a way to verify users’ ages.

"Open Access is the New Black."

Would you want other people to know, all day long, exactly where you are, right down to the street corner or restaurant?

Comcast would invest $1 billion and Time Warner would put as much as $500 million into the venture to create a next-generation, high-speed wireless network spanning the nation, according to the source.

USDA Rural Development’s investments in broadband are helping rural communities
develop sustainable economic opportunities to improve the quality of life in communities across
the nation. The loan to Open Range is expected to foster business development and create new
jobs in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wisconsin.