The Rural Broadband Moment at the Broadband Communities Summit in Austin
February 14, 2019 - Americans love broadband. More accurately, they hate it when they can't get access to high-speed internet. Right now, … Keep Reading
The Internet Wonk’s Guide to the Trump Administration’s New American Broadband Initiative
February 13, 2019 - The Trump Administration on Wednesday highlighted the importance of enhancing broadband internet service for America, particularly in rural … Keep Reading
How Abraham Lincoln’s Belief in Equal Opportunity Animated a Passion for Infrastructure Improvements
Editor's Note: Around the time of Presidents' Day eight years ago, I wrote this piece about the connection between Abraham Lincoln's passion … Keep Reading
Piece Outlines SiFi Networks’ Plan to Build Open Access Network in Saratoga Springs, New York
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: We reported this news back in August, but it's worth highlighting again with this new new piece on SiFi … Keep Reading
California’s Privacy Legislation Will Force Changes in the Way Businesses Collect Personal Information in 2020
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: We've written about the California Consumer Privacy Act before in "European and Chinese Pressures are Squeezing Silicon Valley, Threatening … Keep Reading
How to Understand The Future of Privacy Policy: A Q&A With David Brin
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: We remember reading The Transparent Society 20 years ago, back in the days when Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy … Keep Reading
Kelvin Droegemeier Confirmed as the Next Head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: A Senate confirmation prior to the end of the 115th Congress at Noon on Thursday brought a new head to … Keep Reading
Metro Finally Extends Wireless Coverage to a Portion of Washington Underground
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: It's about time that Metro began covering the Washington subway! Metro, AT&T, Sprint, T‐Mobile and Verizon Wireless announce major … Keep Reading
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Said Trump Hadn’t Made a Decision on Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer
WASHINGTON, December 12, 2018 — President Trump has not yet made a decision as to whether he would attempt to intervene to … Keep Reading
House Republicans Grill Google CEO Sundar Pichai Over Alleged Political Bias
WASHINGTON, December 11, 2018 – The CEO of search engine Google came to Washington on Tuesday and politely rebutted all charges that … Keep Reading
As Google’s CEO Testifies Before Congress, Conservatives Stew About Social Media ‘Censorship’
WASHINGTON, December 11, 2018 — Republicans and conservative activists used Tuesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing with Google CEO Sundar Pichai to revive … Keep Reading
How Bad is Life for Google? They Advertise in Conservative Magazines That Attack Them
WASHINGTON, December 11, 2018 - This is how bad it's gotten for Google in Washington: The company is taking out ads on … Keep Reading
Will the House Judiciary Committee Fairly Question Google CEO Sundar Pichai at Tuesday Hearing?
WASHINGTON, December 10, 2018 — When Google CEO Sundar Pichai raises his right hand before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning, it’s … Keep Reading
In a First, Social Media Giant Facebook Agrees to French Regulators Seeking to Combat Hate Speech
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Facebook is only the first of the feared tech giants (#GAFA - Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon) who appear … Keep Reading
The Supreme Court Finally Says It Won’t Reconsider Old Net Neutrality Case
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Talk about finally letting the other shoe drop! On Monday, the Supreme Court, on a 4-3 vote (with two … Keep Reading
Commissioner O’Rielly Raises Another Concern about Municipal Broadband: The ‘First Amendment’
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Critics of municipal involvement with broadband infrastructure will find all manner of reasons to oppose them, and this article … Keep Reading
Columbia Journalism Review Weighs in, from Iowa, About the Increasing Digital Divide
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: The journalism publication CJR weighs into the below-the-radar-battle over rural broadband, highlighting the now-here prospect of a gaping digital … Keep Reading
Phoenix Center Proposes a ‘Transaction Window’ to Facilitate Spectrum Transfers
WASHINGTON, October 15, 2018 - The Phoenix Center on Friday released a new report on how the existence of a “transaction window” … Keep Reading
News Report on Google Fiber Cites a Lack of Progress in Salt Lake in Provo
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT - Views differ on the extent of Google Fiber progress, or persistence, throughout the country, and particularly here in … Keep Reading
A New Public-Private Model for Gigigabit Broadband Gains Ground in Saratoga Springs, New York
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: SiFi Networks appears to be gaining some traction in the U.S., based upon this report from Telecompaper. The company … Keep Reading
Community Broadband Efforts Alive and Thriving in Ohio, Maryland and Utah
PITTSBURGH, August 16, 2018 - Big telecommunications providers are not making it easy for communities to step up and offer robust broadband … Keep Reading
M-Lab Celebrates 10 Years of Broadband Speed Tests, Discusses Work with Schools and Libraries
WASHINGTON, August 16, 2018 - New measures to improve broadband education and access in schools and libraries were among the innovations in … Keep Reading
Broadband Deployment Updates from Virginia, Kansas, Ohio and Indiana
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: It is great to see this kind of round-up of an array of broadband activities happening throughout the country. … Keep Reading
NTIA’s Request for Comments on Broadband Data Spurs Concerns About FCC’s Form 477
WASHINGTON, August 7, 2018 – Many in the broadband industry commenting on broadband availability data exposed the weaknesses of current Federal Communications … Keep Reading
The Pole Attachment Controversy Shadows the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2018 – Local representatives and telecommunications providers faced off at last Thursday’s meeting of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee … Keep Reading
U.S. is Falling Behind in Internet Influence to Europe, Russia and China, Cybersecurity Experts Tell Senate
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2018 - The U.S. is falling behind in internet regulation and risks losing the global internet leadership position to … Keep Reading
Rural Electric Cooperatives Pose an Obvious Solution for Deploying Fiber to Rural Areas, Says Former FCC Official
PITTSBURGH, July 31, 2018 - Rural electric cooperatives and not “small cell” deployment powered by 5G networks, may be the solution to … Keep Reading
For Robust Broadband in the 5G Era, More Local Control May Be Required
PITTSBURGH, July 30, 2018 - Many broadband experts speaking at the Next Century Cities regional summit here said last week that city … Keep Reading
BroadbandUSA Webinar on Statewide Strategies Highlighted Role of Community Planning, Libraries
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2018 - In rural America, data-driven tools and libraries are heading efforts to expand broadband access, according to broadband … Keep Reading
Are Facebook and Amazon Really Compliant with the Global Data Protection Regulation?
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Are Facebook and Amazon really GDPR compliant? Researchers used artificial intellence software to analyze Facebook and Amazon new GDPR policies. … Keep Reading
Far From Discriminating Against Conservatives, Facebook is Accused of a Pro-Conservative Bias
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Against a backdrop of complaints by American conservatives that Facebook and other social media giants promote non-conservative content, a new … Keep Reading
Republicans Talk Rural Broadband, But Oppose Measure Democrats Say Would Help
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Leading Republican leaders are content to talk up the significance of aiding rural regions by enhancing broadband deployment. But, … Keep Reading
Bi-Partisan Congressmen: Trump Administration Lost Technology Leverage with China by Removing ZTE Ban
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2018 - A Republican congressman on Wednesday criticized the U.S. government’s treatment of the ZTE ban as a waste … Keep Reading
Public-Private Partnerships, Local Involvement Central to Colorado Broadband Success
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2018 - Colorado broadband officials stressed the importance of public-private partnerships in extending broadband access to unserved Americans in … Keep Reading
Smart Agriculture Needs Better Broadband in Rural Areas, Say NTIA Panelists
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2018 – The lack of broadband coverage in rural areas is impeding the agriculture sector from making greater use … Keep Reading
Supreme Court Extends Fourth Amendment Protections To Include Mobile Phone Carrier Location Data
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2018 — People living, working, or traveling in the United States gained a bit more privacy Friday after the … Keep Reading
Digital Advertising Experts Square Off on Privacy Against Skeptical Members of Congress
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2018 - Top digital advertising experts defended the importance of data collection against a committee skeptical of ad companies’ … Keep Reading
Technologist at Heart of Cambridge Analytica Privacy Scandal Defends Himself Before Senate Committee
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2018 - The man behind the app at the heart of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal defended the company’s … Keep Reading
Blockchain Brings Distributed Computing to Automating More Than Simply Bitcoin
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Blockchain is beginning to be recognized as much more than simply the technology powering Bitcoin. As this understanding seeps … Keep Reading
Justice Department Weighs in on Whether Politics Motivated the Lawsuit Against AT&T-Time Warner Merger
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2018 – Was a federal district court judge’s decision to permit AT&T’s merger with Time Warner a victory for … Keep Reading