Videos from BTOP Public Hearings

NTIA Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) Public Hearings

Some videos have a delay of a few minutes before the hearing begins. If you don't hear anything immediately after clicking the start button, just wait a few minutes.

BTW, in my testimony in the first video from the March 17th hearing I made a statement about defining broadband as 1.5 Mbps full-duplex, sustained. I have since changed my mind. I now think broadband should be defined as anything 100 Mpbs or more, and any speeds less than that should be defined as baseband along the lines of what the IEEE has already established (see "Terminology" post below).

March 10, 2009 - U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC
BTOP Overview



March 16, 2009 - U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC
Topics: Private Sector Eligibility; Coordination between NTIA and RUS on Broadband Initiatives; Innovative Programs to Encourage Sustainable Adoption of Broadband Service and Expanding Public Computer Center Capacity









March 17, 2009 - Charleston Heights Center, Las Vegas, NV
Topics: Reaching Vulnerable Populations; Driving Demand and the Role of Strategic Institutions; Definitions of Broadband,Underserved







Videos from the other hearings were not available.