The launch of the new site, "Internet For Everyone", was highly anticipated and celebrated at the 2008 Personal Democracy Forum in New York City this week. PdF's blog has the entire summary of the representatives who spoke at the forum. 

The goal of "Internet For Everyone" is to work with Congress and the President to provide complete and open internet access to every American. The new campaign plans to “take the temperature” of the nation, to gauge people’s interest and determine the most effective plan for designing a national broadband service. 

Robin Chase, founder and CEO of Zipcar and Meadow Networks and a proponent of the campaign, explained the importance of universal internet access: "Maybe [broadband Internet] is not as basic as water, but it's as basic as hot water.”

An interactive map on the site highlights the statistics of broadband access for each state. Promoting its four main principles, Access, Choice, Openness, and Innovation, Internet for Everyone explains the importance of providing universal internet access: it isn’t just a matter of instant access to games, music, and movies, but to “guarantee all citizens play an active role in our democracy...to enable everyone to take advantage of our economy and become fully engaged."