Broadband Internet Access
With the most widely available consumer broadband service, cable is leading the way in bringing broadband to America. According to , cable's available to 92% of the households in the U.S., or about 120 million homes.
To provide consumers with a wider range of robust Internet offerings, some cable operators are now beginning to deploy a next-generation, ultra fast broadband service (which utilizes the DOCSIS 3.0 specification) that delivers speeds of up to 60 Mbps and will soon deliver speeds well over 100 Mbps.
Examining the Issue
Testimony
9/3/2009
Comments From Dr. Richard Green at FCC Workshop
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Abstract: Dr. Richard R. Green, President and CEO, CableLabs, spoke at the FCC Workshop: "Big Ideas with Potential to Substantially Change the Internet."Attachment: Dick_Green_Statement_FCC_Workshop_09.03.099.pdf (15 KB)Publication Type: Testimony
5/17/2007
McSlarrow Testimony Regarding Broadband Mapping and Data CollectionEmail this Document
Abstract: NCTA President & CEO Kyle McSlarrow testified before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet regarding broadband mapping and data collection.Attachment: McSlarrow_Broadband_Mapping_Testimony_05.17.07.pdf (26 KB)Publication Type: Testimony
Regulatory Filings
6/8/2009
NCTA Comments 06/08/09Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Comments re: In the Matter of A National Broadband Plan For Our Future, urging the FCC to focus on identifying specific policies and programs that will promote deployment of broadband networks in unserved areas; GN Docket No. 09-51Attachment: 060809 09-51 comments.pdf (251 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing
3/25/2009
NCTA Comments 03/25/09Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Comments re: Request for Comments on FCC Report On Rural Broadband Strategy; GN Docket No. 09-29Attachment: 032509 09-29 comments.pdf (244 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing
7/14/2008
NCTA Comments 07/17/08Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Comments re: Development of Nationwide Broadband Data to Evaluate Reasonable and Timely Deployment of Advanced Services to All Americans, Improvement of Wireless Broadband Subscribership Data, and Development of Data on Interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Subscribership, expressing support for mapping generally, but suggesting ...Attachment: 071708 07-38 comments.pdf (34 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing
6/15/2007
NCTA Comments 06/15/07Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Comments re: Development of Nationwide Broadband Data to Evaluate Reasonable and Timely Deployment of Advanced Services to All Americans, Improvement of Wireless Broadband Subscribership Data, and Development of Data on Interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Subscribership, supporting the collection of data provided that the FC...Attachment: 061507 07-38 Comments.pdf (55 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing
5/16/2007
NCTA Comments 05/16/07Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Comments re: Inquiry Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans In a Reasonable and Timely Fashion, and Possible Steps to Accelerate Such Deployment Pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, urging the FCC to report to Congress that advanced telecommunications capability is being ...Attachment: 051607 07-45 comments.pdf (101 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing
Statements and Releases
4/23/2007
MCSLARROW HIGHLIGHTS U.S. BROADBAND SUCCESS STORY IN LETTER TO HOUSE AND SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEES; SAYS JUST RELEASED OECD REPORT IS MISLEADINGAbstract: With the largest number of broadband subscribers of any country in the world – 49 million at the end of 2006 – deployment and adoption of high-speed Internet service in the U.S. is a success story that shouldn’t be portrayed as a failure because of misleading statistics, said NCTA President & CEO Kyle McSlarrow in the letter. For example, while t...Attachment: Broadband_Letter_to_Hill_04.23.07.pdf (55 KB)Publication Type: Media Release
1/31/2007
COMMENTS OF NCTA PRESIDENT & CEO KYLE MCSLARROW REGARDING INTRODUCTION IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PERMANENT INTERNET TAX FREEDOM ACT OF 2007 Abstract: S. 156 would amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent a ban on taxes on Internet access, sales taxes by more than one state, or that treat Internet purchases differently from other types of sales.Publication Type: Statement
1/4/2007
COMMENTS OF NCTA PRESIDENT & CEO KYLE MCSLARROW REGARDING INTRODUCTION OF THE PERMANENT INTERNET TAX FREEDOM ACT OF 2007Abstract: NCTA applauds the move by Senators Wyden, McCain and Sununu, since maintaining a tax-free environment for broadband services allows cable and other broadband providers to provide more affordable high-speed Internet service to millions more consumers in an environment unfettered by unnecessary taxation.Publication Type: Statement
The Cable Industry's Position on this Issue
3/23/2009
Nondiscrimination and InterconnectionEmail this Document
Abstract: Statement issued at the Roundtable on Nondiscrimination and Interconnection Obligations.Attachment: NTIA_Forum_-_NCTA_Nondiscrimination_Statement_03.23.09.pdf (9 KB)Publication Type: Miscellaneous Publication
Other Voices
12/18/2008
The Impact of Broadband on Senior CitizensEmail this Document
Abstract: This White Paper from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recommends support for broadband deployment as well as educating seniors on the usefulness of broadband and expanding their options for getting online.Attachment: Impact_of_Broadband_on_Seniors_12.18.08.pdf (349 KB)Publication Type: White Paper