CWA Pushes for High-Speed Broadband Policy

(from http://www.speedmatters.org , courtesy of the Communications Workers of America )

The telecommunications industry is at a critical juncture. The emergence of a new telecommunications system-one based on high speed interactive networks designed for voice, data, and video communications-opens up tremendous opportunities for improving the quality of our economic, civic, and personal lives.

We are falling behind because the United States is the only industrialized country without a national policy to promote high speed broadband. Instead, we have relied on a hodge-podge of fragmented government programs and uneven private sector responses to changing markets.

It is now time for the United States to adopt a comprehensive national high speed broadband policy to ensure that we all benefit from the telecommunications and information revolution.

To test your interest speed and see how it compares to the rest of the world, please click here: http://www.speedmatters.org/speed-test

To read more about the CWA’s efforts, please click here: http://www.speedmatters.org