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Please read PPH's analysis of this draft resolution.

Resolution urging the Federal Communications Commission to refrain from implementing proposed regulatory amendments that would allow portable devices to operate on the white space radio spectrum without ensuring that such amendments will not negatively impact television broadcasters, performing artists, professional sports leagues, and all incumbent wireless microphone users.

By Council Member Brewer and The Speaker (Council Member Quinn)

Whereas, The term “white spaces” refers to the unlicensed or unused portion of the radio spectrum found between television broadcast channels; and

This study, done by The Brookings Institution, provides new estimates of the effects of broadband penetration on both output and employment, in the aggregate and by sector, using state level data.

The Effects of Broadband Deployment on Output and Employment: A Cross-sectional Analysis of U.S. Data
Robert Crandall, William Lehr and Robert Litan
The Brookings Institute
July 2007

This report, compiled by the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) discusses the many ways nonprofits can shape municipal wireless programs and maximize the community’s benefit to increased Internet access.

This article from the Gotham Gazette details the commercial neighborhoods in New York City without access to affordable broadband, from Long Island City to Red Hook.

This report from Free Press finds that the most important factors explaining the digital divide among nations are household income and poverty not population density as many believe.

A study by the Economic Development Administration finds that from 1999 to 2002, American communities with broadband access did significantly better than those without.

Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Deployment
Sharon E. Gillett, William H. Lehr, Carlos A. Osorio, Marvin A. Sirbu
National Technical Assistance, Training, Research, and
Evaluation Project
February 2006

The United States has fallen behind its international competitors in broadband deployment, price, and openness. This EDUCAUSE report provides a blueprint intended to stimulate investment in big broadband networks while advancing competition and openness.

This report from Pew finds that for help with a variety of common problems, more people turn to the internet than consult experts or family members to provide information and resources. For survey questions, click here.

A study conducted for AT&T that finds a positive correlation between California’s economy and broadband usage in the state.

Economic Effects of Increased Broadband Use in California
Dr. Kristin Van Gaasbeck, Dr. Stephen Perez, Ryan Sharp, Helen Schaubmayer, Angela Owens, Lindsay Cox
Sacramento Regional Research Institute
November 2007

A report compiled by  recommending ways to improve communications data collection and detailing the importance of comprehensive data to inform policymaking.

Measuring Broadband: Improving Communications Policymaking Through Better Data Collection
Kenneth Flamm, Amy Friedlander, John Horrigan, and William Lehr
The Pew Internet & American Life Project
November 2007

A number of distinct technological and economic approaches have emerged that are common to virtually all municipal and community deployments. This paper considers each major aspect of municipal wireless deployment in terms of how communities make decisions about each of these elements.

Municipal Wireless: A Primer for Public Discussion
David M. Shein
The Center for Advancing the Study of Cyber Infrastructure,
at the Rochester Institute of Technology
July, 2005