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August 18, 2009 Mark Wigfield, 202-418-0253
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FCC LAUNCHES “BLOGBAND” TO CHRONICLE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN
Also Launches Microblog on Twitter
Washington, D.C. – To stimulate public dialogue over the development of a National 
Broadband Plan, the Federal Communications Commission is launching a new blog, called 
“Blogband.”  The blog will chronicle the development of the plan and invite readers to comment.
“To foster public dialogue about the National Broadband Plan, we’re tapping the power 
of the Internet to launch a new FCC blog,’’ FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski wrote in the 
blog’s first post.  “Blogband will keep people up-to-date about the work the FCC is doing and 
the progress we’re making.  But we want it to be a two-way conversation.  The feedback, ideas, 
and discussions generated on this blog will be critical in developing the best possible National 
Broadband Plan.”
The blog can be found at http://blog.broadband.gov.   
The FCC is also launching on the microblogging platform, Twitter, at 
http://www.twitter.com/fccdotgov.  The FCC’s tweets will include news about the FCC and 
progress reports on the National Broadband Plan.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 directed the FCC to submit a 
National Broadband Plan to Congress by February 17, 2010 that addresses broadband 
deployment, adoption, affordability, and the use of broadband to advance solutions to national 
priorities, including health care, education, energy, public safety, job creation, investment, and 
others.
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News about the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan can be 
found at www.broadband.gov