broadband reality check the fcc ignores america s digital divide august 2005 derek turner research fellow free press checkaugust 2 executive summary on july 7 federal communications commission chairman kevin martin published an op ed in wall street journal titled united states of article highlighted two key findings from a new report access and penetration leads world total number connections platforms are engaged fierce competition he lauded supreme court recent brand x decision praised results study proclaiming that dramatic growth services depicted this proves we well our way to accomplishing president goal universal affordable by 2007 conclusion is either wildly optimistic or intentionally misleading contrary upbeat commentary falling dramatically behind rest industrialized deployment seriously burdens economic educational opportunity remains distant prospect largely because policies stifle
