Obama plans executive action to speed up US broadband

Jan14

by Sindy Cator on January 14, 2015 at 4:27 am

Posted In: Around the Web, broadband, fcc, Insider

In advance of his State of the Union address next week, US President Barack Obama announced plans to boost broadband internet speeds while bringing costs down, The Verge reports. On Wednesday, the president will speak at Cedar Falls, Iowa — where where citizens and businesses enjoy 1 Gbps Internet speeds, thanks to a locally run service — to push the Federal Communications Commission to remove restrictions that keep local municipalities from creating their own fast and efficient broadband networks. At present, 19 states have such restrictions, and the president will urge the FCC to remove legal barriers that prevent them…