Genachowski's Challenge: Build At Least One Gigabit Community Per State by 2015

摘要

Every state should have at least one community that providesngigabit broadband speeds by 2015, said FCC Chairman JuliusnGenachowski at the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting.nThe FCC cited a Fiber-to-the-Home Council report that 42 communitiesnin 14 states have access to “ultra-high-speed” fiber Internetnproviders that reach a gigabit. The chairman echoed his call to thenmayors in an op-ed for Forbes (http://xrl.us/bobdpu) published thensame morning. To complete the challenge, 36 states would need tonacquire a gigabit community within the next three years.