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The technology industry is driven by the potential the future holds. From turning a simple code into a device that can detect diseases and save lives, to growing a small online network among friends into a global platform that transforms the way we communicate, we鈥檙e always looking forward. The State of the Union address offers a key moment for the president to outline his vision for the future, too. [...]
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Tonight, the U.S. information and communications technology (ICT) industry gained a thoughtful voice within the U.S. government for tech policies that embrace and advance innovation. With Senate confirmation of Daniel Sepulveda, many of the pressing international issues facing the ICT sector are now in the capable hands of the State Department鈥檚 new Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator for [...]
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Few proposals lawmakers have been considering in recent weeks aimed at restoring our fiscal discipline have the immediate ability to generate revenue for the Treasury, stimulate direct domestic investment, spur innovation, and create jobs than spectrum auctions. At the moment, spectrum is in short supply.聽 Currently in use for 鈥渙ver the air鈥� television delivery, which is consumed by fewer than 10 percent [...]
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With the National Broadband Plan announced by the FCC this week, U.S. lawmakers now have an opportunity to do something that will truly and positively impact the lives and well-being of every American for decades to come. The fact is that broadband will help lead the way in new and emerging industries and create millions of jobs for generations of American workers. However, as a recent FCC survey shows, [...]
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With our nation's unemployment rate still stubbornly close to post-World War II highs, it's clear that government spending, tax policy tweaks and job programs alone will not create all the new jobs Americans need. Rather than hoping for an economic miracle, U.S. policymakers and corporate CEOs should take a page from our economic history and build the high-tech Internet infrastructure that could get [...]