Well, for one thing, agenda Item # 1 in Friday's open meeting looks interesting. And the really cool thing is that the FCC meeting is broadcast live over the Internet. woohooo! Love my FTTH!!
http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-hold-open-commission-meeting-friday-june-13-2014
Another current topic is the definition of "broadband." Here's a related article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/05/30/the-fcc-may-consider-a-stricter-definition-of-broadband-in-the-netflix-age/
And while we're talking about broadband speed - here's a link to "Accelerate Virginia." Their website explains, "The eCorridors program at Virginia Tech is continuing a statewide effort to engage and educate the public and raise awareness about broadband availability in Virginia. Through the AVa Project eCorridors is collecting information on the speed quality of consumer Internet services. As a partner in the Virginia broadband mapping initiative, eCorridors is responsible for collecting end-user Internet connectivity information, like connection speeds, quality of service, costs, etc. The end-user information collected by Accelerate Virginia will be used to expand on provider data collected by the state to verify the statewide Virginia broadband map."
http://acceleratevirginia.org/speedtest/
See that "F" (for Fiber) in the far southwest corner of Virginia on the map? That's me. If you click on it, here's what the speed test told me:
| City | Rose Hill |
| State | Virginia |
| ZIP code | 24281 |
| Download speed | 12.661 mbps |
| Upload speed | 1.964 mbps |
| Provider | Sunset Digital Comunications |
| Cost | |
| Bundled? | |
| Access technology | Fiber |
| Location type | Business |
| Reported Performance | |
| Added to map on | 2014-06-03 15:38:48 |
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