What's being done to boost U.S. broadband speed and availability?

-- The more than $7 billion for broadband in President Obama's stimulus bill is a good start. But universal coverage will require more government funding.

--The stimulus bill also allocates funding to help people who don't even have a computer.

--There are proposals to redirect some of the Universal Service Fund from rural telephone service to rural broadband service.

--Regulators need to find ways to increase competition. Too bad no one can agree on what those are.