NextGen Web recently attended the State of the Net Pre-Conference “The Future of Broadband: Moving from Why to How”, co-hosted by App-Rising and Educause, on January 29, th. FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps kicked off the pre-conference by voicing his support for a new Educause white paper, which was later explained in depth by Steve Worona (Policy Director, Educause). Click here to read Geoff Daily’s Full Event Recap. Following a panel and series of discussions, NextGen Web conducted V-Cast interviews with several pre-conference participants, including John Hughes (CEO, GOSN), Tom Spengler (CEO, Granicus), and Gary Bachula (VP for External Relations, Internet2).

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NextGen Web also attended the panel discussion “Measuring Broadband: What Metrics really Matter?” During the panel, discussion ranged from the need for a national broadband strategy, to a questioning of the accuracy of broadband statistics, to the importance of focusing on the demand side of the broadband equation. The panel consisted of FCC Commissioner Jonathon Adelstein, George Ford of the Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Economic Policy, John Horrigan from the PEW Internet and American Life Project, and Link Hoewing of Verizon Communications.

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Following the panel discussion, NextGen Web caught up with Tom Tauke, Executive Vice President for Public Affairs, Policy and Communications at Verizon Communications. Mr. Tauke discussed the role that broadband plays in addressing major public policy issues in areas such as the environment, energy, and learning. He also focused on how broadband is being used to improve productivity and efficiency in healthcare through such applications as telemedicine and remote monitoring.

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Recently NextGenWeb attended the release of “Broadband Services: Economic and Environmental Benefits,” a study co-authored by Steve Pociask Professor, President of the American Consumer Institute, and Professor Joseph Fuhr Jr. which identifies ways broadband can reduce or avoid energy use. The roundtable discussion focused on the environmental benefits that can result from the use of information and communications technology. Panelists also examined a report by the Consumer Electronics Association, “The Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Impact of Telecommuting and e-Commerce,” which found that using electronics to telecommute might save the equivalent of 9 to 14 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. In addition, the panelists suggested things like telecommuting and e-commerce can result in significant reductions in the use of electricity and the production of greenhouse gases.

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