From the article: "ON Monday, President Obama said that during his second term, Americans would
act together to “build the roads and networks and research labs that will bring
new jobs and businesses to our shores” and that “we cannot cede to other
nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries — we must
claim its promise.”
The president is right that digital communication networks — especially high-capacity
fiber networks reaching American homes and businesses — can be a powerful
economic engine. But we are far away from being able to realize that vision,
even as we cede the advantage such technology offers to other countries." Read more