FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, recently returned from two major international...
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, recently returned from two major international meetings in Asia, said Tuesday she came back to the U.S. with a renewed sense of the importance of international discussions. Clyburn told a 4G Americas briefing Tuesday she had…
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attended the International Regulators Forum in Singapore and the Global Symposium for Regulators in Sri Lanka. “Something stood out that none of us should ever take lightly,” Clyburn said (http://xrl.us/bnuizk). “No matter our level of expertise, and no matter how advanced we are by way of deployment or opportunities, value can always be gained from sharing each other’s perspective, for we all face similar challenges.” Clyburn said the spread of technology has “flattened borders, crossed digital divides, and has even empowered the most remote global players with the means to address many of the same issues. By analyzing what is happening elsewhere, we can continue to strive to maximize our markets and positively improve lives worldwide.” Clyburn said access to broadband has become a necessity. “We still have families who live in areas, many of them rural, with no access to broadband,” she said. “A ‘broadband gap’ is measured in the jobs not created; economic opportunities lost; rising educational inequalities; and reduced healthcare services. Broadband has become vital to our economic well-being, and the need to undertake long-term planning poses a vital challenge for our nation."