Improving Broadband Innovation and Investment

Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC
Monday, November 09, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
http://www.brookings.edu/events/2009/1109_broadband_innovation.aspx

Broadband and wireless technologies are key elements of our nation's economic, social and civic development. With the Federal Communications Commission's stated goals of bringing broadband access to all Americans, it is crucial to determine how to be innovative when investing in broadband infrastructure. How will infrastructure development be funded? What is the proper mix of financial resources? How can we identify emerging technologies that will serve citizens and businesses?