Political Quotes

“I am introducing the Broadband Internet Access Act of 2000. This legislation provides a tax incentive to stimulate rapid deployment of high-speed communication services to residential, rural, and low-income areas. A term of art often used for high-speed communication service is ``broadband.'' The term is a remnant from the era of analog systems. It refers to the size of spectral bandwidth over which signals can be transmitted. Even though it is not essential to have wide spectra in the digital world to transmit vast amounts of data, ``broadband'' remains in our digital society's lexicon for high-speed communication or throughput. In common use, broadband connotes fast Internet access, and that is certainly part of the goal of this legislation. The grander goal, however, extends beyond simply expediting traditional Internet use. It is to deliver, in the near future, a wide array of voice, video, and data communication services, at extremely fast speeds, to all Americans. The Broadband Internet Access Act of 2000 provides graduated tax credits for deployment of high-speed communications to residential and rural communities.”