WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over the past three months, the Broadband for America (BfA) coalition has grown to nearly 100 members ranging from independent consumer advocacy groups, to content and application providers, to the companies which build and maintain the Internet. Together these organizations represent the hundreds of millions of Americans who are literally connected through broadband. The new alliance is uniquely focused on getting broadband Internet access to every household and business in the nation.
BfA encourages continued private sector investment and competition to make broadband faster, smarter, safer, and ever more valuable to users. The need to expand broadband Internet to all of the nation’s homes and businesses and to get all Americans connected is crucial to America’s economic success.
BfA represents a historic coming together of Internet service providers (ISPs), backbone providers, content providers, consumer groups, commercial groups, end-user organizations, and associations, all sharing the view that America should make broadband access to the Internet available to everyone. The complete membership list is available at www.broadbandforamerica.com/about/members.
The major thrust of the effort will be to find ways for the private, non-profit, and governmental sectors to work as a coordinated team leading the development and implementation of a national broadband strategy. The group is launching a new advertisement campaign introducing Broadband for America. Two 30-second spots will run in the Washington, DC media market and can be viewed at www.broadbandforamerica.com.
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