Internet Innovation Alliance Delivers Broadband Fact Book to Congress; Essential Information as Policy-Makers Prepare for the Coming Exaflood
DATELINE: WASHINGTON April 27
WASHINGTON, April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week, the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) delivered the Broadband Fact Book to Congress on the heels of an OECD report and hearings in both Houses of Congress on broadband deployment. The Factbook, available in hard copy and online at http://www.internetinnovation.org/ , is part of an IIA initiative to prepare for the impending exaflood, or the explosive growth in video applications and downloads that is triggering the deluge of data, and to inform why it portends both a tremendous opportunity and an important challenge. The Factbook is a resource for policy makers and all Americans that are learning about high- speed broadband -- how we use it, who benefits, the future demands on the Internet and what the United States must do to bring faster, affordable and more reliable broadband to every American.
U.S. policy-makers are facing critical decisions about the exaflood and the future of broadband in America. IIA, co-chaired by two former government policymakers, believes that good information is essential in the process.
"In my experience, informed policymakers make the right decisions when they have the most accurate and current information at their fingertips," said IIA co-chairman Larry Irving. "To aid in this decision-making process, the Internet Innovation Alliance has gathered relevant and significant data in a single location."
"We churn out enough new digital data to fill the Library of Congress every day," said Bruce Mehlman, IIA co-chairman. "That pace means keeping the Factbook current is an enormous challenge. As such, we plan to update the online version of the Factbook regularly."
Irving served as Assistant Commerce Secretary for Communications and Information Technology under President Bill Clinton. Mehlman directed technology policy as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy under President George W. Bush.
IIA is a broad-based coalition of businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals committed to more widespread usage and availability of broadband through wise policy decisions. It believes that broadband Internet will improve Americans' lives by promoting innovation, next generation services and service providers, and more competitive U.S. jobs and firms. To realize this promise, public policymakers at the federal, state and local levels must allow the Internet the freedom to grow and develop.
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