In February, Google said it planned to test high-speed Internet access in selected US regions to illustrate the effects of a faster national broadband network.

The announcement, which was met with support from cities like Greensboro, NC, and Topeka, KS, was made about a month before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its national broadband plan.

While many of the policy issues facing the technology industry are disparate, broadband remains a central topic for the sector as a whole.

The ...