Supernova Video: Jon Banks of USTelecom and Shana Glickfield of NextGenWeb
Jonathan Banks of USTelecom discusses his remark about the speed of policy versus “Internet Time” and why his organization feels engineers not the FCC should be setting certain rules.
Shana Glickfield of NextGenWeb discusses the challenges in broadband adoption in certain communities – cost, lack of education about the benefits, and more. She notes key challenges in the digital divide and digital literacy and notes the huge proponderance of jobs require online applications. If we can’t make technology available in lower income or lower access communities, those people are at a disadvantage – and Glickfield expands upon and clarifies the point.
