Sharon Bertelsen Presentation at the Utah Broadband Provider Roundtable 10.4.11

1. Broadband
• Part of the solution to grow U.S. economy
• Growth, job creation, and innovation
• Advances in:
– Education
– Health care
– Energy
– Economic opportunity
– Government performance
– Public safety

3. National Broadband Plan:
• Foster competition
• Ensure spectrum is available
• Access to resources for deployment
• Broadband access to all Americans
• Increase use, investment, innovation

4. Trends:
• Broadband is no longer a luxury
• Variety of ways for broadband access
• Emphasis on mobile technology
• Increase in global tablet sales
• Increase in mobile online shopping
• Increase in downloads of mobile apps
• Increase in devices on the Internet

5. Internet-enabled devices

6. FCC’s 2011 Agenda:
• Making more spectrum available for
broadband
• Updating the Universal Service Fund to
support broadband
• Reducing barriers to broadband build-out to
speed process and lower cost of deployment

7. President Obama’s Wireless Initiative:
• Make 500 MHz of Spectrum available
• Create investment Incentives for 98% coverage
• Accelerate innovation in health, education, transportation
• Implement nationwide public safety network

8. Federal Legislative Update
• Recent Federal legislation
• Recovery Act broadband spending
oversight
• FCC authority to regulate the Internet
and broadband industry practices
• Legislative Agenda for 2011

9. Consumer Protection and Safety:
• Congressional oversight of federal agencies
• Protecting consumer information and
privacy on the Internet
• Role of Federal Trade Commission
• Commerce Department complementary role
• Role of other Federal agencies