Mark your calendars. September 27 seems to have been some kind of unofficial international day for talking up how broadband creates jobs. Starting with the perspective on CNBC in the morning by Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen’s (News - Alert) emphasis on the subject, there followed Ericsson’s release of the results of a study on the subject and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s (News - Alert) address, “Jobs and the Broadband Economy,” delivered at the headquarters of online value experience provider Living Social.
Genachowski started with a tip of the hat to his hosts for creating 2,000 American jobs in just two years and helping small businesses in the expansion of their sales and the lowering of costs to reach target customers. The chairman then reminded the audience that he has been trumpeting, “how broadband is indispensable infrastructure for America in the 21st Century” for several years. He then went on to cover... Read More
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