Broadband Commission offers recos for worldwide connectivity

GENEVA - The Broadband Commission for Digital Development says that high-speed, high-capacity broadband connections to the Internet are integral to future global development.The Commission met in a private session Tuesday in Geneva to discuss improving the delivery of services across a huge range of social and business sectors, and accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It will present two reports to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on September 19 at an official side event of the UN MDG Summit in New York.The first report will include a series of recommendations designed to serve as a global blueprint for rapid...