The Consumer Electronics Association Tuesday praised the Federal Communications Commission's new National Broadband Plan, which was released earlier in the day.
“I am pleased the Commission has addressed many of the crucial broadband and spectrum issues that are critical to innovation and confronting the looming broadband crisis,” Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA, said as part of the announcement.
“The National Broadband Plan, in addition to recent work in Congress, is key to our national competitiveness and the future of technology innovation. We look forward to helping critical parts of this plan come to fruition.”
CEA also praised the Plan for encouraging competition in the video device marketplace, an issue that CEA has been advocating on for years. The chairman of the FCC, Julius Genachowski, discussed the broadband plan during an on-stage interview with Shapiro at International CES in January.
“CEA and its members look forward to participating in the proceedings that are recommended in the National Broadband Plan,” Shapiro added. “We will continue to work closely with the Commission to ensure broadband and new wireless services are available to all Americans.”
