[broadband census] One of President Obama’s top technology and economic policy officials said Thursday that broadband infrastructure is and must remain a key priority of the Obama administration.
“Broadband is the new essential infrastructure,” said National Economic Council official Susan Crawford. “Access to broadband does not guarantee” success, but “lack of access to broadband will guarantee economic decline.”
Crawford, speaking at a summit on “Changing Media,” highlighted the importance of broadband technology not only to economic development, but also to education, health care, social needs, and the future of journalism.
She said that Obama was very enthusiastic about the creation of a national broadband plan - a charge that was tasked to the Federal Communications Commission by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that passed in February.
“The president mentions broadband all the time,” Crawford said.
White House Aide Says Broadband Is and Remains Obama Priority
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