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Fiber-to-the-Home Council
Applauds White House Support of Fiber-to-the-Home
Technology in Report on American Innovation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 27, 2004 – The Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council
today
applauded President George W. Bush’s support of broadband initiatives and
fiber-to-the-home
technology in a report released yesterday, entitled A New Generation of
American
Innovation.
During an April 26 speech at the American Association of Community Colleges
annual
convention, the president endorsed a series of telecommunication
initiatives, including
broadband. At the same time, the White House issued A New Generation of
American
Innovation, which called for economic incentives and removal of regulatory
barriers to
stimulate broadband infrastructure investment. In the document, the White
House said,
“The Administration supports the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC)
decision
to free new fiber-to-the-home investments from legacy regulations.
Deregulating new
ultra-fast broadband infrastructure to the home removes a significant
barrier to new
capital investments.”
“We are thrilled that that Bush Administration supports the FCC’s policy
decision and
recognizes FTTH as a key technology for promoting innovation and economic
security in
the United States,” says FTTH Council President Mike DiMauro. “We believe
the FCC
ruling will have a significant impact on new investment, which in turn will
provide
greater access to life-changing FTTH technology. With fiber’s tremendous
bandwidth,
the benefits of applications such as telecommuting, distance learning and
remote medical
diagnostics can be fully realized by all Americans.”
About the Fiber-to-the-Home Council
The Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council is a non-profit organization
established in 2001
to educate the public on the opportunities and benefits of fiber-to-the-home
solutions.
FTTH Council members represent all areas of broadband industries, including
telecommunications, computing, networking, system integration, engineering,
and
content-provider companies, as well as traditional telecommunications
service providers,
utilities and municipalities. Communities and organizations interested in
exploring FTTH
options can find information on the FTTH Council Web site at
http://www.ftthcouncil.org or by
e-mailing info@ftthcouncil.org.
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