Broadband in America: A Policy of Neglect is Not Benign

i I. A PERMANENT DIGITAL DIVIDE OR ANOTHER “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED?” 1 From Digital Divide to Falling Behind on Broadband Purpose and Outline of the Paper II. THE GOAL OF UBIQUITOUS, AFFORDABLE ADEQUATE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE 6 The Legal Framework The Social and Economic Framework IV. THE ENDURING DIGITAL DIVIDE 10 Internet Penetration Has Stalled Empirical Evidence on the Importance of Connectedness IV. FALLING BEHIND ON BROADBAND 19 Falling Off the Cutting Edge Efforts to Explain Away an Inconvenient Truth V. THE POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF FALLING BEHIND ... 27 A Policy of Neglect is Not Benign The Importance of Price The Broad Policy Palate The Bush Administration The Clinton Administration VI. CONCLUSION 33

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