“In an ambitious bid to make high-speed Internet service faster, cheaper, and more widely available, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will unveil a ‘national broadband plan’ Tuesday that outlines a decade-long course to bring more Americans online. The plan that was mandated by Congress is not only an effort to increase the availability of fast Internet and boost speeds to 100 megabits per second (Mbps), about 20 times faster than the current average, but also to put the US on equal footing with nations where broadband adoption is much higher. But the broadband plan is already raising hackles among large telecoms, many of whom view it as a first step toward government regulation of the Internet.” (03/15/10)