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Why Government Investment in Broadband Is Justified Now

January 4, 2009 /

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent for The Guardian, was kind enough to quote me along with Vint Cerf (nice to be in good company) on the importance of building an online economy and an online government. Vint said: "You know how they say opportunity lies on the edge of chaos? Maybe that’s going to be true here too."

So far our telecommunications infrastructure has largely been privately built and financed. Why should that change now? It’s unusual for government to do anything as well as the private sector.

Tom Evslin

Full Story: http://blog.tomevslin.com/2009/01/why-government.html