Upton Commends AT&T's $14 Billion Broadband Investment ...

WASHINGTON, DC ? House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statements after AT&T announced plans to invest $14 billion to expand its broadband network:

?AT&T should be commended for increasing its already large commitment to broadband expansion, especially in this fiscal environment," said Upton. "Private sector investment like this must be encouraged. That?s why the committee plans to examine in the coming months whether we need to modernize our communications policies to meet the challenges and promises of the Internet era.?

"Private investment in expanding broadband networks is essential to creating jobs and growing our economy by expanding broadband deployment, especially in rural areas," said Walden. "As the committee looks to modernize our communications policies in the next Congress, such private investment is to be commended and encouraged."

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Source: http://energycommerce.house.gov/press-release/upton-commends-att-14-billion-broadband-investment

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Green Blog: On Our Radar: Gasoline Rationing in New York

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls for a stepped-up offensive against poaching and trafficking in ivory and rhino horn. [Agence France-Presse]

Volvo tests an onboard charger for an electric car that it says can cut recharging time to just an hour and a half. [Earth Techling]

Now that President Obama is assured of a second term, environmentalists renew their quest to persuade him to veto construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. [InsideClimate News]

Source: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/09/on-our-radar-gasoline-rationing-in-new-york/?partner=rss&emc=rss

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