Over five billion people, nearly two thirds of the world’s population, are without Internet access. Attempts to bridge the gap of this Digital Divide have...
Author - John Windhausen Jr.
John Windhausen, Jr. is the Executive Director of the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition, a diverse coalition of community anchor institutions, broadband companies, foundations (such as the Gates Foundation) and public interest groups. The SHLB (“SHELL-bee”) Coalition advocates for open, affordable, high-capacity broadband services for anchor institutions around the country. Mr. Windhausen also represents a variety of non-profit and commercial organizations through his consulting firm, Telepoly Consulting. In prior years, he served as President of a telecommunications trade association in Washington D.C., as counsel and senior counsel to the United States Senate Commerce Committee working for Senator Hollings (S.C.) and Senator Inouye (HA), and as staff attorney at the FCC. Mr. Windhausen graduated from Yale University and the UCLA School of Law.