8×8, Inc. Chairman Speaks on Schwarzenegger’s Broadband Task Force Report
Source: www.voip-news.com
The Terminator, otherwise known as the Governor of California, has been a little busy lately, as has his California Broadband Task Force. The Task Force recently issued a report detailing broadband deployment recommendations for increased adoption in California, entitled “The State of Connectivity: Building Innovation Through Broadband.” The report is the result of over a year’s worth of work by the Task Force to not only study California’s current broadband positioning, but what they can do to gear up in the future to become more technologically equal with the rest of the country. Their research indicated that nearly 2,000 communities in California still don’t have access to high-speed Internet.
8×8, Inc.’s Chairman and CEO, Bryan Martin, was appointed to the Task Force by Governor Schwarzenegger in November 2006 and had this to say in a recent press release, “The benefits awaiting Californians when complete statewide deployment of broadband is achieved should not be underestimated. Broadband access affects everything from economic and community development to education, health care and public safety to adoption of emerging technologies such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The increased application of broadband in these areas will have a positive impact on the lives of every California resident.”
The Task Force recommendations include:
— Build out high-speed broadband infrastructure to all Californians
— Develop model permitting standards and encourage collaboration among providers
— Increase the use and adoption of broadband and computer technology
— Engage and reward broadband innovation and research
— Create a statewide e-health network
— Leverage educational opportunities to increase broadband use
— Continue state-level and statewide leadership
The full report can be viewed at http://www.calink.ca.gov/taskforcereport.
