Mr. Windhausen will be liveblogging on OpenLeft this evening at 7 PM EDT.
Many congratulations to Sen. Durbin for instigating this "outside-the-box" discussion of broadband policies and universal service. Broadband services are more than simply an evolution of our existing telephone technology and services; broadband networks are and will fundamentally alter the way our economy functions, the way students learn, the way workers are trained, the way medical care is delivered, the way communities share information, and the way government governs. So we need to think big about our broadband policies and not fall into the trap of only trying to "fix" existing programs. I suggest that we start thinking of our overall objectives and develop a real broadband plan.
