EDUCAUSE Review Articles and Broadband Access and Pricing

The economic and social future of the United States depends on answering the growing demand for very high-speed broadband connectivity, a capability termed “big broadband.” Failure to take on the challenge could lead to a decline in global competitiveness and an inability to educate students.

In the current telecommunications reform debate, a central theme is the Internet. Colleges and universities—major customers and also major suppliers of telecommunications and information services—have a particularly high stake in the outcome of this debate.

The authors discuss the need to pushing the use of broadband technology.

The author discusses how the EDUCAUSE Net@EDU Broadband Policy Group (BPG) is getting involved with the process of making broadband access affordable in a competitive market.

Dr. Smarr discusses the issue of broadband.