Could Another 9-11 Be Mitigated by a $16 Billion National Public Safety Broadband Network?

While cable and telephone networks are busy renewing their national U.S. cable grids with fabby new tech, the government is being left behind...but not for long: The FCC wants a $16 billion national network for emergency service use.

The actual National Broadband Plan isn't due for a full unveiling until mid-March, but FCC chairman Julius Genachowski is so keen to get the ball rolling on a national broadband network for emergency uses that he's revealing this part of the plan early. The idea...