Energy and telecom are becoming increasingly interconnected issues, said Rep....
Energy and telecom are becoming increasingly interconnected issues, said Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., Tuesday at the Capitol Clean Tech Expo. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse also spoke at the event, which was hosted by CTIA…
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and the Clean Economy Network. “We have to go from the iPhone to the iHome,” said Markey. To get there, the telecom and energy industry needs to think creatively, he said. Congress asked the FCC to consider in the National Broadband Plan how broadband can help solve energy challenges, said Genachowski. Connecting the country to broadband will spur innovation and investment in smart grid, he said. Also at the expo, Sprint introduced its third green cellphone, the Samsung Restore. The phone’s casing is made from 27 percent recycled plastic, and 84 percent of the phone is recyclable. Features include a QWERTY keyboard, 2.0 MP camera and camcorder, Bluetooth capability and MP3 player. The new device shows that “customers don’t need to make sacrifices to go green,” Hesse said.