NPL is, quite simply, a shared vision. We believe that the next generation Internet will dramatically transform the way Americans learn, engage, transact, and work, and we believe that the public should hold equity in the next Internet. We hope to coordinate and connect communities nationally and globally, and we hope you will join us by organizing your own community to participate. More about NPL >

Whitepaper: Documentation and Recommendations

Documentation and Recommendations
1st Published: June 15, 2009

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The challenge
It's hard to remember life before the Internet. In the span of two decades it has entirely reshaped the way we do business, gather information, shop, play, and socialize.

Alvarado sees pubmedia mission in the case for faster broadband (on Current)

‘Let’s drive that thing,” Joaquín Alvarado urged the webmasters and pubcasters at the Integrated Media Association’s Public Media Conference Feb. 19 in Atlanta. “How many of you folks are right now planning your NTIA grant?”Read the full article on Current.org >

Last chance to file comments regarding broadband stimulus rules: April 13

Monday, April 13 is the last date to file comments to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and U.S.

NPL's Joaquín Alvarado to speak about Next Generation Internet in Lincoln, Nebraska, April 15-16

Internet strategist Joaquin Alvarado will be in Lincoln for two lectures open to the public, April 15-16. His visit is sponsored by Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT) and NET Television. He will speak about how Nebraska connects to the Next Generation Internet and possibilities for collaboration with Public Service Media. More on NAPT's web site:http://www.nativetelecom.org/learn_about_next_generation_internet_april_1516_unl

Deciphering broadband stimulus: event on April 15

Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT The Obama Administration’s economic stimulus plan includes $7.2 billion in funds for building broadband networks in unserved and underserved areas, as well as another $2 billion in Rural Utility Service funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This new funding has created both excitement and confusion among service providers with rural high-cost territories. In this Telephony Webinar, Thomas Cohen, partner in the Washington, D.C.

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