Sprint and VZW mentioned in State of the Union address

[centermedic]

This is not a political post. Did anyone notice how Sprint and Verizon both got a nice mention in the State of the Union last night?

[Galaxyguy]

For those of us who weren't willing or able to watch the constant clapping, what was the mention about?

[centermedic]

For those of us who weren't willing or able to watch the constant clapping, what was the mention about?

It was related to increasing access to affordable broadband.

[Bob Newhart]

• Connecting 20 Million Students in 15,000 Schools to the Best Technology to Enrich K-12 Education. The FCC is making a major down-payment on the President’s ConnectED goal of connecting 99% of students to next-generation broadband and wireless technology within five years. In the coming weeks the President will announce new philanthropic partnerships – including by companies like Apple, Microsoft, Sprint and Verizon.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-executive-actions-orders-state-of-the-union-2014-1#ixzz2rpdufKpp

[danielholt]

We are already in year 1 of a 5 year plan. Not much progress to report on a local level, and believe me, I got my ears to the ground (www.wakeforestfiber.com )