(Telecompaper) The FCC has published the results of its Commission Meeting, outlining the goals of its national broadband plan to promoting access for all at an affordable price and inviting comments from all parties to establish the benchmarks for promoting that plan. The FCC said it wants have a plan for 17 February next year. The commission aims to integrate work streams so that everyone can look at the same data and create an Omnibus Broadband Initiative, gathering institutional knowledge to inform policy deliberations. The FCC will conduct a series of workshops with different groups to get input on the future plan and has launched a new beta broadband.gov website, requesting feedback from the public. The FCC has been put in charge of the broadband plan, which in turn was enabled by the Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which has released in a first stage USD 4 billion in loans and grants to expand broadband access across the country. The Recovery Act will provide a total of USD 7.2 b

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