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		<title>FCC Chair Unveils &#8220;Connect America Fund&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the US telecommunications regulator outlined a plan to transform the Universal Service Fund, an USD8 billion fund that is paid for by US telephone customers and used to subsidize basic telephone service in rural areas, into one that will help expand broadband Internet service to 18 million Americans who lack high-speed access. The plan, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US to Invest in 66 Broadband Projects</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week U.S. President Obama announced investment in 66 new broadband projects, many of which fill in fiber &#8220;middle mile&#8221; gaps in rural communities. The awarded projects are believed to &#8220;create approximately 5,000 jobs, help spur economic development in some of the nation’s hardest-hit communities, helping create jobs for years to come. In total, tens [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU Plans to Extend &#8220;Universal Service&#8221; to Broadband</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new Spanish EU Presidency wants to extend universal service requirements to broadband Internet, making it mandatory for member states to make the service available in every corner of their territory. The European Commission estimates that 70% of the population of the EU&#8217;s countryside areas can rely on existing infrastructure to access the Internet via [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broadband Connections in Europe Growing, U.S. Still Dwelling on Policy Issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the number of broadband Internet connections in the EU is increasing, the U.S. is still pondering over how to get broadband to rural areas. At the same time, the high speed Internet gap between the rich and the poor is widening, according to a UN official. In the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Europe to Invest 1bn Euros in Broadband</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission aims to achieve 100 per cent high speed internet coverage for all citizens by 2010 as part of the European Economic Recovery Plan. The money is needed to help rural areas get online, bring new jobs and help businesses grow, according to the EC. On average, 93 per cent of Europeans has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US: ‘Intercarrier Compensation Reform’ Could Raise Phone Bills</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Mr. Kevin Martin is poised to reform the complicated system of interconnection rates. An improved system can help fund improved broadband Internet access for rural areas, but consumer advocates question how much the plan will raise people’s phone bills, Associated Press reports. See also: ‘Intercarrier Compensation Reform’ Means [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INTUG Position on the EC’s Proposals Following the Framework Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[INTUG welcomes the European Commission’s proposals for revision of the European Regulatory Framework for Telecommunications. Whilst applauding the EU’s progress in the last decade towards an open and competitive telecommunications market, the business users which INTUG represent are still unable to obtain the seamless services within all Member States, or across the EU, that they [...]]]></description>
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