CN NAC’s primary goal is to bring the all citizens – rich and poor, connected and unconnected, over served and under-served, rural and urban, old and young – on the same platform and closer to each other.
It has ever-evolving plans to accelerate faster and more efficient communications and data exchange via voice, video and multiple media content through IP, development of communities and the economy, and to significantly improve education, healthcare and quality of life. Conversely, this drive is also in keeping with a phenomenal national and global demand of IP related technologies, as reported by TMCnet. IP is not just being forced on people, they want it.
“We are pleased to have Voyant become part of Connected Nation’s National Advisory Council,” said Brian Mefford (News - Alert), chief executive officer at CN. “With the recent passage of President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, this is a pivotal time in our nation’s broadband environment. We look forward to doing our utmost to maximize the deployment, use and understanding of this critical national infrastructure.”
The role of wired and wireless broadband in President Obama’s ARRA 2009 already has been reported by TMCnet, and the stimulus package has set aside $7 billion broadband infrastructure development.
Others that have joined CN NAC include AT&T, the American Academy of Nursing, Communications Workers of America, Intel, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, CTIA, USTelecom (News - Alert), TIA, Comcast, Verizon, Cisco, Dell, the National Consumers League, the Children’s Partnership, NIC, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, NASCIO, the World Institute on Disability and Microsoft (News - Alert).
“We admire and concur with Connected Nation’s commitment to maximizing American quality of life and national competitiveness through broadband adoption,” said Jay Elliot, general manager of software and consumer products at Voyant (News - Alert).
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Vivek Naik is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Vivek's articles, please visit his columnist page.Edited by
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