It was deja vu for President Barack Obama and the FCC, as both unveiled broad plans this week to expand broadband access. Obama revisited an idea he presented last June with the launch on Thursday of his Wireless Innovation and Infrastructure Initiative. Although White House officials spun the plan as “unveiled” and “new,” it mirrors the 2010 proposal: using spectrum auction bucks; extending wireless broadband to roughly 98 percent of the nation; building a national public safety broadband network; and promoting innovation and research.
