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Broadband Roundup: Global Internet Censorship, Tribal Divide, Klobuchar on the Broadband Stump

A report published by tech.co on Wednesday ranks and categorizes the countries with the highest internet censorship. Among the reports most salient findings: Turkmenistan, North Korea,...

Broadband Mapping5 months ago

Broadband Roundup: The Future of Work and Minorities, State Broadband Officials Meet at Pew, NYC’s Open Access Plan

“The future of our economy is dependent upon how we treat our most vulnerable communities, including those most susceptible to job displacement/job disruption,” Federal Communications Commissioner...

Broadband's Impact5 months ago

At Silicon Flatirons on Monday, Panelists Differ on the Real Value of the Internet

Panelists at the Silicon Flatirons conference on Monday clashed over the extent to which the internet deserves the veneration that it currently enjoys in society. The...

Broadband's Impact5 months ago

Pro-Technology Advocates Change More Minds than their Anti-Tech Counterparts During Silicon Flatirons Debate

Pro-tech advocates changed more minds than their anti-tech counterparts at a Silicon Flatirons debate on Sunday. Pro-tech and anti-tech advocates engaged in an Oxford-style debate at...

Digital Inclusion5 months ago

New Technology of Augmented Reality, Including Eye Control, Enable Greater Access By Disability Community

WASHINGTON, February 10, 2020 – Advocates for technology accessibility for the disabled communities boasted of new technologies like Xfinity X1 Eye Control devices and augmented reality...

Digital Inclusion5 months ago

Chancellor of North Dakota University Proposes a Digital-Cyber Land-Grant Program to Revitalize Rural America

WASHINGTON, February 5, 2020 – The chancellor of a key land-grant university system on Wednesday proposed a way to modernize these universities through a system of...

Broadband's Impact5 months ago

Broadband Roundup: State of the Union Rural Internet, Plus State of the States, No More Google Fiber Video

One of the few moments of bipartisan cheering during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night was when he mentioned rural broadband. “I...

Broadband Data5 months ago

Despite Promising Gains in Connectivity, Report from Broadband Now Highlights the Extent of the Digital Divide

U.S. infrastructure hasn’t been able to keep up with the country's demand to connect, according to a new report surveying the past decade and future 10...

Broadband Roundup5 months ago

Broadband Roundup: Trump Administration Crackdown on Counterfeit Sales, Barbershops Against Strokes, Surprises on Rural Funding

President Trump signed an executive order Friday to limit the importing of counterfeit goods from abroad over e-commerce networks, like Amazon, Shopify, and WalMart.com. In a...

5G5 months ago

Broadband Roundup: House Democrats Release Infrastructure Framework, T-Mobile’s Pink, 5G’s Specialness

The chairs of three House committees on Wednesday released a framework for a five-year, $760 billion investment in infrastructure that would address some of the country’s...

Broadband's Impact5 months ago

Rural Healthcare Providers Could Be Surprised by FCC’s Recent Changes to Rural Healthcare Program

The Federal Communications Commission’s rural telehealth order of August 2019 was criticized by the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition in a Wednesday webinar. The FCC’s...

Digital Inclusion5 months ago

Federal Government Has a Role in Funding Broadband Adoption, House Committee Witnesses Say

WASHINGTON, January 30, 2020 –Advocates for digital inclusion on Wednesday encouraged Congress to pass the Digital Equity Act and fund state and local efforts to close...

Digital Inclusion6 months ago

Advocates for Digital Inclusion Address Different Facets of Bridging the Digital Divide

WASHINGTON, January 23, 2020 – The digital divide is a real division in the country, affects more than just rural areas and keeps Americans from crucial...

Broadband's Impact6 months ago

Todd Foje: Can High-Speed Broadband Finally Bridge the Gap Between Rural and Urban Communities?

What makes one community flourish while another one struggles? Lack of jobs and essential amenities are often cited as reasons why people move on from rural...

Broadband Mapping & Data6 months ago

Broadband Roundup: Digital Inclusion Often Falls Short, Rumble Over Roomba Spectrum, Deal Over Education SuperHighway

Most attempts to close the digital divide through smart city digital inclusion fall short of their overpromising corporate rhetoric, argues Burcu Baykurt for the Benton Institute for Broadband...

Broadband's Impact6 months ago

Lack of Broadband Access Remains a Significant Obstacle for Farmers Seeking to Use Digital Technology

WASHINGTON, January 9, 2020 – The lack of broadband access remains a significant obstacle for farmers seeking to use digital technology to grow their agricultural operations,...

5G7 months ago

Broadband Roundup: House Democrats Criticize FCC on T-Mobile Merger, Kansas City Broadband, 5G in LA

House Energy Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J., and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., sent a letter Monday to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai...

Antitrust7 months ago

Broadband Roundup: Texas Reaches T-Mobile Settlement, Closing the ‘Homework Gap,’ Broadcast Ownership

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday that his office reached a settlement with T-Mobile, resolving the state’s antitrust claims against the proposed merger of mobile...

Broadband Roundup8 months ago

Comcast Touts 100 Gigabit Service, SHLB Seeks Reconsideration on Telehealth, Senate Clears Emergency Communications

Comcast announced Wednesday that it would begin broadband marketing plans reaching speeds up to 100 gigabits per second to businesses, Post and Courrier reports. The company...

Broadband Roundup8 months ago

New Hampshire Plans a Broadband System, Microsoft on Californian Privacy, and Google Collects Medical Data

New Hampshire state legislature is in the works of forming a bill authorizing multi-town districts for the purpose of establishing a broadband system, Government Technology reports....

Education8 months ago

State Educational Technology Officials Say Better Broadband Necessary for Pedagogy and Equity

WASHINGTON, November 6, 2019 - High-speed internet access is essential for improving pedagogical approaches and broadband equity, and that means access to devices both at school...

Digital Inclusion8 months ago

FCC Commissioner Starks Touts High-Speed Internet as the ‘Great Equalizer’ at Broadband Communities Event

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, November 1, 2019 - High-speed broadband has the potential to be the “great equalizer,” said Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks at a regional Broadband...

Digital Inclusion8 months ago

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Links 5G Deployment and T-Mobile Merger to Addressing Digital Divide

WASHINGTON, November 1, 2019 - Strategies that include and support historically underserved groups are necessary to address America’s digital divide, broadband experts said at Thursday’s Multicultural...

Broadband's Impact9 months ago

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Praises Agency’s Work in Promoting High-Speed Internet at ‘Broadband Heros’ Event

WASHINGTON, October 24, 2019 – US Telecom on Thursday praised legislators and a regulator who have promoted their framework for ensuring that high-speed broadband remains a...

Broadband Mapping9 months ago

FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks Gives the Broadband Scoreboard at SHLB: FCC Maps-0, Libraries-1

ARLINGTON, Virginia, October 17, 2019 – Federal Communication Commissioner Geoffrey Starks summarized his keynote message to the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition’s #AnchorNets2019 with a simple scoreboard:...

FCC9 months ago

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Touts Work on Enhancing Telehealth and Flexible Spectrum

ARLINGTON, Virginia, October 17, 2019 - Federal Communication Commissioner Brendan Carr highlighted his work at the agency on promoting telehealth, enhancing more flexible use of radio...

Broadband Data9 months ago

With or Without Negative Latency, Google Stadia Likely to Massively Churn Broadband Bandwidth

WASHINGTON, October 10, 2019 – The tech world is buzzing about the alleged “negative latency” that the search engine giant hopes to achieve with its new...

5G9 months ago

Questions of Public vs. Private Auction and Role of 5G Spectrum Dominate Conference on C-Band

WASHINGTON, October 9, 2019 - Proposals to allocate C-Band spectrum to terrestrial wireless providers are getting close to action decision-making. However, questions remains about whether to...

Broadband and Democratization10 months ago

Benton Foundation Renamed Benton Institute for Broadband and Society, Renewed Focus on Advanced Internet Networks

On Tuesday, the non-profit Benton Foundation officially renamed itself the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, elevating the institution’s focus of ensuring that the benefits of...

Broadband Roundup10 months ago

Broadband Roundup: FCC Announces More Rural Funding, Everyone On Expands Footprint, US Telecom Gets Political

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday announced that it had authorized $112.2 million in funding over ten years to expand broadband to nearly 48,000 unserved rural...

Digital Inclusion10 months ago

Digital Literacy Legend and Rural Telecommunications Congress Board Member Gene Crick Dies

Gene Crick, a longtime broadband evangelist, died of a heart attack at home in Bastrop, Texas, on August 15. Gene spent more than four decades advocating...

Broadband Roundup11 months ago

Sen. Markey’s CAMRA Act Gains Support, Senators Seek Delay on Rural Health Changes, Groups Oppose USF Cap

Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., announced on Tuesday four new endorsements for the Children and Media Research Advancement Act. This legislation would authorize the National Institute of...

Broadband's Impact12 months ago

Law Enforcement and Advocates of Facial Recognition Technologies Battle Misconceptions

WASHINGTON, July 24, 2019 - Experts in law enforcement and privacy came together at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation on Wednesday to debunk common assumptions...

Artificial Intelligence12 months ago

New Bill Banning Facial Recognition Technology in Public Housing Aims to Protect Vulnerable Communities

WASHINGTON, July 24, 2019 — As concern about smart home technology grows, three progressive representatives are planning to introduce a bill this week to ban facial...

Broadband's Impact12 months ago

Pilot Program Will Target Child Mental Health and Maternal Mortality Rates, FCC Says

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2019 — Among the items passed unanimously at the Federal Communications Commission July 10 meeting was the creation of a three-year, $100 million...

Broadband's Impact12 months ago

On Spectrum Policy, Congress May Step Between the FCC and Commerce Department’s NTIA

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2019 — Differences between the Federal Communications Commission and the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration have gotten to the point that...

Broadband's Impact12 months ago

Industry Panel of Observers Argues for Federal Privacy Rules That Preempt State Laws

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2019 – An industry-focused panel of observers of privacy issues argued that a federal approach the topic needs to preempt state-based data protection....

Broadband's Impact12 months ago

BroadbandNow Publishes List of Top 10 Trailblazers for Digital Inclusion

Ten cities have been recognized this year as Digital Inclusion Trailblazers, Tyler Cooper from BroadbandNow reports. 21 million Americans still lack access to a broadband-level internet connection,...

Broadband Roundup12 months ago

FCC Overturns SF Broadband Ordinance, IBM Seeks Section 230 Changes, AT&T Blocks Robocalls

At Wednesday's Federal Communications Commission meeting, the agency voted to preempt part of a San Francisco ordinance that promotes broadband competition in apartment buildings and other...

5G12 months ago

Rep. Suzan DelBene Says Stronger Privacy Policies Are Needed to Deal With Internet of Things

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2019 - Privacy is a good place to start with public policy concerning the internet of things, said Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., in a...

Broadband Breakfast

Broadband Roundup: Global Internet Censorship, Tribal Divide, Klobuchar on the Broadband Stump

Broadband Roundup: The Future of Work and Minorities, State Broadband Officials Meet at Pew, NYC’s Open Access Plan

At Silicon Flatirons on Monday, Panelists Differ on the Real Value of the Internet

Pro-Technology Advocates Change More Minds than their Anti-Tech Counterparts During Silicon Flatirons Debate

New Technology of Augmented Reality, Including Eye Control, Enable Greater Access By Disability Community

Chancellor of North Dakota University Proposes a Digital-Cyber Land-Grant Program to Revitalize Rural America

Broadband Roundup: State of the Union Rural Internet, Plus State of the States, No More Google Fiber Video

Despite Promising Gains in Connectivity, Report from Broadband Now Highlights the Extent of the Digital Divide

Broadband Roundup: Trump Administration Crackdown on Counterfeit Sales, Barbershops Against Strokes, Surprises on Rural Funding

Broadband Roundup: House Democrats Release Infrastructure Framework, T-Mobile’s Pink, 5G’s Specialness

Rural Healthcare Providers Could Be Surprised by FCC’s Recent Changes to Rural Healthcare Program

Federal Government Has a Role in Funding Broadband Adoption, House Committee Witnesses Say

Advocates for Digital Inclusion Address Different Facets of Bridging the Digital Divide

Todd Foje: Can High-Speed Broadband Finally Bridge the Gap Between Rural and Urban Communities?

Broadband Roundup: Digital Inclusion Often Falls Short, Rumble Over Roomba Spectrum, Deal Over Education SuperHighway

Lack of Broadband Access Remains a Significant Obstacle for Farmers Seeking to Use Digital Technology

Broadband Roundup: House Democrats Criticize FCC on T-Mobile Merger, Kansas City Broadband, 5G in LA

Broadband Roundup: Texas Reaches T-Mobile Settlement, Closing the ‘Homework Gap,’ Broadcast Ownership

Comcast Touts 100 Gigabit Service, SHLB Seeks Reconsideration on Telehealth, Senate Clears Emergency Communications

New Hampshire Plans a Broadband System, Microsoft on Californian Privacy, and Google Collects Medical Data

State Educational Technology Officials Say Better Broadband Necessary for Pedagogy and Equity

FCC Commissioner Starks Touts High-Speed Internet as the ‘Great Equalizer’ at Broadband Communities Event

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Links 5G Deployment and T-Mobile Merger to Addressing Digital Divide

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Praises Agency’s Work in Promoting High-Speed Internet at ‘Broadband Heros’ Event

FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks Gives the Broadband Scoreboard at SHLB: FCC Maps-0, Libraries-1

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Touts Work on Enhancing Telehealth and Flexible Spectrum

With or Without Negative Latency, Google Stadia Likely to Massively Churn Broadband Bandwidth

Questions of Public vs. Private Auction and Role of 5G Spectrum Dominate Conference on C-Band

Benton Foundation Renamed Benton Institute for Broadband and Society, Renewed Focus on Advanced Internet Networks

Broadband Roundup: FCC Announces More Rural Funding, Everyone On Expands Footprint, US Telecom Gets Political

Digital Literacy Legend and Rural Telecommunications Congress Board Member Gene Crick Dies

Sen. Markey’s CAMRA Act Gains Support, Senators Seek Delay on Rural Health Changes, Groups Oppose USF Cap

Law Enforcement and Advocates of Facial Recognition Technologies Battle Misconceptions

New Bill Banning Facial Recognition Technology in Public Housing Aims to Protect Vulnerable Communities

Pilot Program Will Target Child Mental Health and Maternal Mortality Rates, FCC Says

On Spectrum Policy, Congress May Step Between the FCC and Commerce Department’s NTIA

Industry Panel of Observers Argues for Federal Privacy Rules That Preempt State Laws

BroadbandNow Publishes List of Top 10 Trailblazers for Digital Inclusion

FCC Overturns SF Broadband Ordinance, IBM Seeks Section 230 Changes, AT&T Blocks Robocalls

Rep. Suzan DelBene Says Stronger Privacy Policies Are Needed to Deal With Internet of Things

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Supreme Court Upholds Act Banning Robocalls For Debt Collectors and Political Consultants

Global Divisions Over 5G, Zuckerberg Says Advertisers Will Return, Lifeline Program Underutilized

Content Moderation Experts Discuss Future of Section 230 in Broadband Breakfast Live Online Event

Breakfast Media Minute: July 6, 2020

CBRS Crucial Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Says ConnectX

EARN IT Act, Impacting Section 230, Advances in Senate with New Encryption Amendment

Reactions to Moving Forward Act, Increasing Platform Competition, Service Providers Keeping Americans Connected

Examples of Governments Protecting Free Speech are Many, says German Marshall Fund

Breakfast Media Minute: July 2, 2020

Government Accountability Explains Differing Pandemic Responses

U.S. State Department Employing Artificial Intelligence Against COVID-19 Misinformation

Tech Market Has Many Opportunities for Smaller Companies, Says New America

Stricter Content Moderation, Legislation for Broadband Initiatives, Recommendations for Absentee Voting

Telecommunication Industry Working Group Aims to End Robocalls Through Cryptographic Credentials

Breakfast Media Minute: July 1, 2020

House Majority Whip James Clyburn Calls for Closing Broadband’s Rural Digital Divide

Artificial Intelligence Task Force, State Cybersecurity, ADTRAN Offers Rural Funding Guidance

‘Disconnection Day’ Looms as a Flouted ‘Keep Americans Connected’ Pledge Expires

Michigan Broadband Cooperative Calls Report Saying Municipal Broadband Has an Unfair Advantage ‘Laughable’

Breakfast Media Minute: June 30, 2020

House Republicans Say New Infrastructure Bill Will Be ‘Dead on Arrival’ In the Senate

Electoral Interference an Even Bigger Threat Amid the Coronavirus, Says Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics

5G Grows Despite Coronavirus, Manchin Seeks to Show FCC Maps are Inaccurate, A Cashless Future

National Broadband Plan Has Held Up Well, With Notable Downsides, Say Authors

Broadband Breakfast Live Online Launches Series on ‘Section 230: Separating Fact from Fiction,’ in Partnership with CCIA

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 — Public Input on Platform Algorithms

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 — Section 230 in an Election Year

The FCC’s Approach to Small Cells Strips Municipalities of Rights, Claim NATOA Panelists

Breakfast Media Minute: June 29, 2020

Section 230 Under Attack From the Right and the Left

Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 — Content Moderation

European Commission Ramps Up Digital Sovereignty Laws, Seeking to Increase Local Competition and Protection

A Mix of Resources and Technologies Are Needed to Close the Homework Gap

Evolving Broadband Technologies Will Increase Connectivity, Say Broadband Breakfast Panelists

Breakfast Media Minute: June 26, 2020

Federal Communications Commission’s Top Priority is Closing Digital Divide, Says Ajit Pai

Witnesses Blame Social Media Algorithms for Spread of Misinformation

Broadband Roundup: FiberCity, Bipartisan Support for Modifying Section 230, Boston Dumps Facial Recognition