Comcast’s Internet Essentials Program continues to be enhanced

The Comcast program has been impressive from the start as an example of good corporate citizenry addressing societal challenges.  Rather than erecting a large government program Comcast itself took the issue head on with great results!

COMCAST’S INTERNET ESSENTIALS PROGRAM

CONNECTS MORE THAN 150,000 LOW-INCOME FAMILIES – OR 600,000 AMERICANS – TO THE INTERNET

 

New Enhancements for 2013 Include Expanding Eligibility to Parochial, Private and Homeschool Students; a New Online Application Request Form; New Computer Options and Ability for Non-Profits to Pre-Purchase Up To a Year of Service for Eligible Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 5, 2013 – Comcast Executive Vice President David L. Cohen today announced details about the 2nd Annual Internet Essentials Progress Report, which features key milestones for the program as well as a number of program enhancements and a new award designed to honor top-performing school districts.  Internet Essentials is the nation’s largest, most comprehensive broadband adoption initiative designed to help close the digital divide. Continue reading Comcast’s Internet Essentials Program continues to be enhanced

March 28th, 2013 | Category: Cable, Technology | Comments are closed

The Amazing Smartphone

From the CTIA blog…great stuff…

CTIA Blog: The Amazing Smartphone: No Guts, No Glory
By: Rob Mesirow, Vice President & Show Director, CTIA-The Wireless Association

No matter how you slice it, the wireless industry has undergone – and continues to go through – an amazing transformation. As of June 2012, there were almost 322 million wireless devices in the U.S., and almost 41 percent of them were smartphones (almost 131 million).

This is a 37 percent increase from the previous year, when there were almost 96 million smartphones in the U.S.

While we’re clearly enjoying all of the benefits that smartphones offer, do you know how much the networks, hardware and content have evolved? This has also impacted how consumers and businesses use mobile devices.

We’ve developed this infographic on the evolution of the smartphone

http://blog.ctia.org/wp-content/uploads/the_amazing_smartphone_ctia.jpg

March 28th, 2013 | Category: Uncategorized | Comments are closed

Madery Bridge Senior Advisor Dr. Nam Phan and NAM EPA study

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) released a new study, A Critical Review of the Benefits and Costs of EPA Regulations on the U.S. Economy, which finds six major Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations will cost manufacturers hundreds of billions of dollars and cause the loss of several million jobs. The study, was conducted by Dr. Nam Phan of ndp|consulting, one of the Madery Bridge Associates senior advisors. More on his work here:

The press release – http://www.nam.org/Communications/Articles/2012/11/Manufacturers-EPA-Regulations-Will-Severely-Harm-Economic-Growth.aspx

Full report – http://www.nam.org/~/media/423A1826BF0747258F22BB9C68E31F8F.ashx

State by state – http://www.nam.org/~/media/A9A2CC770BDC406EA66E9AC02946550E.ashx

January 16th, 2013 | Category: Uncategorized | Comments are closed
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