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The article focuses on "Unleashing Waves of Innovation: Transformative Broadband for America's Future," a white paper prepared by Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and other higher education organizations. It notes that the document focuses on the necessity of national broadband strategy in various institutions in the U.S. using the 7.2 billion U.S. dollars from the stimulus funds. Meanwhile, it reseals the plan to publish guidelines on the distribution of the funds.

Reports on developments in distance education institutions in the U.S. Development of an Online Course Evaluation Project by Monterey Institute of Technology and Education in California; Launch of Web-based materials, streaming videos, and a facilitator's guide by the faculty at Syracuse University in New York; Plan of the University of Dayton to develop a certification program incorporating the paper Computer Ethics 101.