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Federal Communications Commission, 2010
In early 2009, Congress directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to develop a National Broadband Plan to ensure every American has "access to broadband capability." Congress also required that this plan include a detailed strategy for achieving affordability and maximizing use of broadband to advance "consumer welfare, civic…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Computer Networks, Information Technology, Federal Programs
Universal Service Administrative Company, 2007
This report shows how Universal Service Fund support for schools and libraries is used by school districts and libraries around the country. Highlighted are approximately 190 success stories of program participants that have come to rely on the USF to expand educational opportunities for students through better use of telecommunications technology…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Information Technology, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. – 1993
This report accompanies H.R. 1757, the National Information Infrastructure Act of 1993. The bill, intended to provide for a coordinated federal program to accelerate development and dissemination of applications of high-performance computing and high-speed networking, is favorably reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology with an…
Descriptors: Budgets, Computer Networks, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. – 1993
The purpose of the hearing transcribed in this document was to obtain the views of representatives of network user and provider communities regarding the path the National Science Foundation (NSF) is taking for recompetition of the NSFNET computer network. In particular the committee was interested in the consistency of the evolution of NSFNET…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC. National Science and Technology Council. – 1994
The federal High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) program was created to accelerate the development of future generations of high performance computers and networks and the use of these resources in the federal government and throughout the American economy. This report describes the HPCC program which is developing computing,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Federal Programs, Futures (of Society)

Vedantham, Anu; Breeden, Laura – Internet Research, 1995
Explains the need for quality educational technology in elementary and secondary schools, describes the potential that telecommunications network technology holds for revitalizing American education, and outlines major federal programs that provide policy guidance and funding assistance relating to the National Information Infrastructure. A list…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Boucher, Rick – EDUCOM Review, 1992
This address by the chairman of the House of Representatives Science Subcommittee focuses on approaches to improving access to national networks, including legislation that would allow telephone companies to offer cable service. A hearing on the establishment of the National Research and Education Network (NREN) is summarized, and guiding…
Descriptors: Administration, Cable Television, Computer Networks, Federal Legislation
West, Richard P. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1992
Development of the newly federally authorized National Research and Education Network should offer administrative computing and communications organizations at institutions of higher education new levels of network capacity, connectivity, and reliability. Administrative applications will include improved professional communications, sharing of…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. – 1993
This document contains the transcript of three hearings on the High Speed Performance Computing and High Speed Networking Applications Act of 1993 (H.R. 1757). The hearings were designed to obtain specific suggestions for improvements to the legislation and alternative or additional application areas that should be pursued. Testimony and prepared…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Distance Education, Electronic Libraries, Federal Legislation

Peters, Laurence – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1992
Describes and explores the District Education Agent program, a community-based program proposed by the Subcommittee on Select Education of the U.S. House of Representatives, which is comparable to the agricultural extension service. Ways in which it might incorporate new technological capabilities are suggested. (12 references) (DB)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Action, Computer Networks, Educational Change
Barron, Daniel D. – School Library Journal, 1989
Describes the Star Schools program, a federally funded project designed to serve as a model for using technology to reach small or disadvantaged schools in isolated areas. The discussion covers the objectives of the project, the use of telecommunications technology and computer networks, and the current and future role of library media specialists…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Networks, Distance Education, Educational Resources
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (DOC), Washington, DC. – 1994
After the publication of the Clinton Administration's "The National Information Infrastructure: Agenda for Action," a group of telecommunication specialists were asked to evaluate the proposals in order to broaden the policy discussion concerning the National Information Infrastructure (NII). This collection contains their visions of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Federal Programs, Information Literacy
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1990
This committee report is intended to accompany S. 1067, a bill designed to provide for a coordinated federal research program in high-performance computing (HPC). The primary objective of the legislation is given as the acceleration of research, development, and application of the most advanced computing technology in research, education, and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Science Education, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Computer Science and Telecommunications Board. – 1994
This report examines the issues related to the formation of an integrated National Information Infrastructure (NII) from the perspectives of the education and research communities. The report presents a vision of the future for the NII based on an Open Data Network (ODN). The report begins by examining the background and the visions for the future…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Federal Programs, Futures (of Society)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1991
The purpose of this hearing was to examine the status of the Star Schools program, a federal program enacted by Congress in 1987 that enables students to be linked together via satellite or cable TV hookup with teachers in different parts of the country. Star Schools are a network of distance education programs that link remote classes of students…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Cable Television, Communications Satellites, Computer Networks