How to get America Online

Alongside the National Broadband Plan, there are other ideas going around on how to bring better internet across the country. In January, President Obama stated that during his second term there needed to be changes to make America more competitive through its use of the internet. He stated that we need to work together to “build the roads and networks and research labs that will bring new jobs and businesses to our shores” 

The problem with his statement is that the love of capitalism is quite prevalent and no one in a position of power wants to do anything about it. There are a few key points that would begin to allow more businesses and ideas into these markets.


1. The federal government must remove barriers to investment in local fiber networks.
There are many places within the country that want to begin work on their own high-speed networks. Cities need to be given the right to develop their own systems so they can be competitive on their own and not have to rely on companies with the highest market share.
2. The F.C.C. must make reasonably priced high-speed access available to everyone. 
Giving money set aside to promote expansion should not be given to the communication powerhouses. They should be given to the smaller companies that are trying to come up and compete where the big companies are not occupying yet. When the F.C.C. is distributing their Connect America fund to promote growth, it should be given to the small businesses that are actually looking for ways to connect everyone faster and cheaper, unlike the larger businesses, who are not fit to provide services to everyone that subscribe to them.
3. The F.C.C. must foster more competition by changing the rules that keep the status quo in place.
There are currently many rules in communication regulation that give the advantage to the incumbents and keep away all the smaller businesses that are trying to be the upcoming star in the world of communication. If the regulations for the market were taken down, it could release a wave of new innovations from competition. This would bring the country to a much higher level of communication, meaning cheaper, faster, and more reliable services than what is currently in place.




http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/opinion/how-to-get-high-speed-internet-to-all-americans.html