Full article link: http://www.blogforiowa.com/blog/_archives/2010/12/15/4703390.html CWA, FCC, NAACP and Sierra Club to Urge Action on National Broadband Plan ------------------------------ CWA, FCC, NAACP and Sierra Club to Urge Action on National Broadband Plan ------------------------------ <http://gizmodo.com/5364343/fcc-wants-to-ban-internet-traffic-screening-anti+torrent-measures> (Washington, D.C.) – Today (Wednesday, December 15), the President of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) Washington Office and the Chair Emeritus of the Sierra Club will discuss the current state of Internet connection speeds in the United States. New research from CWA’s Speed Matters Campaign ranking current state-by-state Internet connection speeds will be released showing how poorly the United States fairs against global peers – reaffirming the urgent need to implement the National Broadband Plan to build infrastructure and support affordable access to high-speed Internet across the nation. Also at the event, CWA is releasing the fourth edition of the annual report for their Speed Matters<http://cwafiles.org/speedmatters/State_Reports_2009/CWA_Report_on_Internet_Speeds_2009_iowa.pdf>campaign, Internet Speeds in all 50 States and it will include information on Iowa<http://cwafiles.org/speedmatters/State_Reports_2009/CWA_Report_on_Internet_Speeds_2009_iowa.pdf> . In addition, the economic challenges facing rural communities with spotty broadband coverage will be described. WHEN: Today, Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 12:30 to 1:30 CST, National Press Club, Washington, DC This event will be streamed live online at SpeedMatters.org<http://www.speedmatters.org/> WHO: Larry Cohen, President, CWA Julius Genachowski, Chairman, FCC Hilary Shelton, Director, Washington Office of the NAACP Carl Pope, Board Chair Emeritus, the Sierra Club Gilbert Smith, Vice Chair, Charles City/County Va. Board of Supervisors Click here to see how Iowa compares on average download speed. Click here<http://cwafiles.org/speedmatters/State_Reports_2009/CWA_Report_on_Internet_Speeds_2009_iowa.pdf>to download the fact sheet on Iowa Click here<http://gizmodo.com/5364343/fcc-wants-to-ban-internet-traffic-screening-anti+torrent-measures>to read prepared remarks of Chairman Julius Genachowski at The Brookings Institution Washington, DC, September 21, 2009, where he said he wants to prohibit any kind of discrimination against any kind of content by internet access providers. The Communications Workers of America represents more than 700,000 workers employed in telecommunications, the media, public sector, manufacturing, health care and airlines. ------------------------------ Lest we forget how bad things can be when Republicans are in charge for too long, here's Bush appointee, former FCC Chair Kevin Martin in the photo literally in bed with<http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog/2006/07/10/kevin-martin-get-in-bed-with-the-public/>a media exec. and an industry lobbyist. BFIA posted this photo on January 14, 2009, six days before the inauguration of our current President, Barack Obama. ------------------------------ -- Mike Carberry 319-594-6453 [log in to unmask] Please consider the environment before printing this email. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/