House Energy and Commerce Committee Passes Broadband Stimulus Bill
1/22/2009
The Computer & Communications Industry Association issuing the
following statement in to the House Energy and Commerce Committee
passing the broadband stimulus bill. The following response can be
attributed to Ed Black, President & CEO of CCIA:
"We applaud the Committee's actions in expeditiously passing this wise,
balanced broadband deployment grant and stimulus package that will
become a key component of the new administration's economic recovery.
"There are still too many communities that need not just physical
access to high speed broadband, but affordable access. This stimulus
legislation can soon create jobs, and generate more online economic
activity and opportunities for more Americans. The opportunity to
participate in the digital economy via high speed connections to the
open, public Internet is fundamental to shared prosperity and
democracy. We look forward to passage by the full House and the
Senate."