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FEATURED TOPICDigital Transition -The term "Digital Transition" describes the process all organizations must go through in the 21st Century, as they leverage new technologies that provide new options for Applications, Equipment, Processes, and Networks that make them more effective. In contrast, the term "Municipal Wireless" is limiting. It puts the network technology ahead of the application and process changes that drive the business case. ORIENTATION |
« FCC 700 MHz Auction passes a threshold | Weblog | Succinct and To the Point » Infrastructure Gets Some Attention, It Deserves Much MoreWhen dynamic leaders like Michael Bloomberg and Arnold Schwarzenegger speak, we should sit up and take notice - do ya think? Together with Gov. Ed Rendell, these two posted a letter to the Editor in today's NY Times, entitled A Plea for More Federal Dollars to Build America, where they make the plea for federal involvement and leadership, but also state their plan to shine a light on the problems and issues of infrastructure in the near term. Yea!!! I wrote about infrastructure in a previous post this week, citing the Bob Herbert column that these guys respond to (see Infrastructure - yawnnnnnnnn....boring, but vital). We're in search of leadership on so many fronts in this nation, and we need FEDERAL leadership most of all, for when it comes to infrastructure, there are limits to what states and cities can do. I'm not saying that they can't still do much more, but the federal government has been and is absent on this issue and we're way past time for the Feds to step up and provide some over-arching leadership to point us in a national direction to repair and rebuild our physical infrastructure. Let's hope that the issue of infrastructure gets attention in the presidential campaigns. And in today's world, that infrastructure must include broadband as the backbone of telecommunications in the 21st Century. How can it not? After the jump is the full text of their letter. Letter Published: February 1, 2008 To the Editor: Re "Investing in America," by Bob Herbert (column, Jan. 29): Mr. Herbert is right to call on the federal government to take a stronger leadership role in meeting our nation's infrastructure challenges. We recently announced the formation of Building America's Future, a nonpartisan coalition that will fight for exactly this goal. As state and local leaders, we are intimately aware of how critical infrastructure is to ensure our nation's economic health, keep our families safe, and create vibrant and sustainable communities. Yet while states and cities have significantly increased infrastructure spending in recent years, federal spending has been flat. Three out of every four infrastructure dollars now come from states and cities. In the coming months, we will put a spotlight on the nation's infrastructure shortfalls. Our country needs a new, independent approach to infrastructure, one that provides sufficient financing and weighs projects based on merit, not politics. We hope that federal leaders will join us in making this a reality. Michael R. Bloomberg Edward G. Rendell Arnold Schwarzenegger Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 31, 2008 The writers are the mayor of New York and the governors of Pennsylvania and California, respectively. Posted on February 01, 2008 at 05:42 AM CommentsPost a comment |
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