Link Hoewing
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| Assistant Vice President – Internet and Technology Issues |
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C. Lincoln (Link) Hoewing is responsible for identifying and assessing emerging issues as well as developing corporate positions on Internet and Technology industry issues. In addition, Hoewing develops relationships with high technology industry members, interactive technology associations, research institutes, and think tanks.
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Connecting More Americans to Broadband: Pew’s Late
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Link Hoewing in Broadband on
July 02, 2008, 04:36 PM EST
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| The Pew Internet Project, led by John Horrigan, just released the results of a periodic survey of consumers assessing their access to the Internet and use of broadband. I am reminded once again that the challenge of getting more Americans connected is complex. While some Americans don’t have broadband due to concerns about the cost, for most people other factors weigh more heavily, especially the lack of a PC. But on the positive side, the Pew survey continues to show that we are making... |
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Connecting Everyone to Broadband
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Posted by
Link Hoewing in Policy on
June 26, 2008, 03:23 PM EST
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| At the Personal Democracy Forum (PDF) in New York earlier this week, a new organization was formed called “Internet for Everyone”. This is a new group focused on promoting broadband access for all Americans. It is an interesting mix of non-profits, activists and a few companies. They have organized around a set of principles that include the following:AccessEvery home and business in America must have access to a high-speed, world class communications infrastructure.ChoiceEvery consumer... |
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Consumer Tools for Broadband Connections
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Posted by
Link Hoewing in Broadband on
June 17, 2008, 03:17 PM EST
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| I saw over the weekend blog posts suggesting that Google is planning to release some “tools” to help consumers assess the condition of their broadband connections. It is not clear to me what those tools will do but I think at bottom what is key here is the notion of “transparency”, providing consumers with useful and understandable information that can help them have the best Internet experience possible. Consumers are driving the market with respect to the Internet at all levels whether it... |
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Some Thoughts About Network Management
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Posted by
Link Hoewing in Broadband on
June 03, 2008, 02:54 PM EST
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| The Washington Post carried an editorial on Saturday, May 31 that argued against government regulation of the network management practices of broadband providers but suggested that more transparency regarding such practices would be helpful. I think the Post has taken a thoughtful position for a number of reasons. The Internet is really a network of networks, a set of commercial agreements or “handshakes” between ISPs to interconnect their networks. Network providers agree to transport their... |
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Broadband and Economic Efficiency
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Posted by
Link Hoewing in Broadband on
May 30, 2008, 12:44 PM EST
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| I believe that communications technology is “transformative”, stimulating change in our economy and in society in general. Our CEO, Ivan Seidenberg, has repeatedly made this point as well. But it never seems to hit home just how much improvement can come from broadband landline and wireless technologies until a news story demonstrates the extent to which change is occurring in what might have seemed an unlikely sector of our economy.That’s the thought that struck me when I read the Washington... |
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