FCC Launches Gigabit City Challenge
Genachowski urges creation of ultra-fast Internet networks
Julius Genachowski, the Federal Communications Commission chairman who recently picked up the nickname "the spectrum chairman" must also want to be known as "the gigabit chairman." In his speech today before the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington, D.C., Genachowski launched what he's calling the "Gigabit City Challenge," urging states and cities to accelerate the creation of ultra-fast Internet networks.
With speeds 100 times faster than average Internet connections, gigabit networks could offer stiff competition to broadcasters and cable providers by giving consumers an alternative way to consume high-definition video.
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