Thursday, June 4, 2009

Connected-nations-rebuttal - Connected Nation

June 3, 2009

Today, the Wall Street Journal printed an article regarding Connected Nation and our implied inability to map broadband availability in a trustworthy manner. This article regurgitated the false claims of Art Brodsky and Public Knowledge and portrays them as a dependable source. Connected Nation has always worked with utmost transparency and is dedicated to the mission that all Americans know the endless opportunities that broadband provides. For more than a year, we have refuted all of these claims in multiple FCC filings in the public docket last year as well as speeches, presentations and news articles. However, it seems worth addressing again in light of the recent article.

Public Knowledge’s allegations in the article can be summarized as this...