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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 the back of the...

Broadband's Impact9 months ago

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 possible the ensuing hearing...

Broadband's Impact10 months ago

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 to be buckling into...

Broadband's Impact10 months ago

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 of the conservatives justices...

Broadband's Impact11 months ago

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 from Motherboard elaborates on...

Broadband's Impact11 months ago

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 divide between the urban...

Broadband's Impact11 months ago

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” could help facilitating market-based...

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How Bad is Life for Google? They Advertise in Conservative Magazines That Attack Them

Will the House Judiciary Committee Fairly Question Google CEO Sundar Pichai at Tuesday Hearing?

In a First, Social Media Giant Facebook Agrees to French Regulators Seeking to Combat Hate Speech

The Supreme Court Finally Says It Won’t Reconsider Old Net Neutrality Case

Commissioner O’Rielly Raises Another Concern about Municipal Broadband: The ‘First Amendment’

Columbia Journalism Review Weighs in, from Iowa, About the Increasing Digital Divide

Phoenix Center Proposes a ‘Transaction Window’ to Facilitate Spectrum Transfers

News Report on Google Fiber Cites a Lack of Progress in Salt Lake in Provo

A New Public-Private Model for Gigigabit Broadband Gains Ground in Saratoga Springs, New York

Community Broadband Efforts Alive and Thriving in Ohio, Maryland and Utah

M-Lab Celebrates 10 Years of Broadband Speed Tests, Discusses Work with Schools and Libraries

Broadband Deployment Updates from Virginia, Kansas, Ohio and Indiana

NTIA’s Request for Comments on Broadband Data Spurs Concerns About FCC’s Form 477

The Pole Attachment Controversy Shadows the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee

U.S. is Falling Behind in Internet Influence to Europe, Russia and China, Cybersecurity Experts Tell Senate

Rural Electric Cooperatives Pose an Obvious Solution for Deploying Fiber to Rural Areas, Says Former FCC Official

For Robust Broadband in the 5G Era, More Local Control May Be Required

BroadbandUSA Webinar on Statewide Strategies Highlighted Role of Community Planning, Libraries

Are Facebook and Amazon Really Compliant with the Global Data Protection Regulation?

Far From Discriminating Against Conservatives, Facebook is Accused of a Pro-Conservative Bias

Republicans Talk Rural Broadband, But Oppose Measure Democrats Say Would Help

Bi-Partisan Congressmen: Trump Administration Lost Technology Leverage with China by Removing ZTE Ban

Public-Private Partnerships, Local Involvement Central to Colorado Broadband Success

Smart Agriculture Needs Better Broadband in Rural Areas, Say NTIA Panelists

Supreme Court Extends Fourth Amendment Protections To Include Mobile Phone Carrier Location Data

Digital Advertising Experts Square Off on Privacy Against Skeptical Members of Congress

Technologist at Heart of Cambridge Analytica Privacy Scandal Defends Himself Before Senate Committee

Blockchain Brings Distributed Computing to Automating More Than Simply Bitcoin

Justice Department Weighs in on Whether Politics Motivated the Lawsuit Against AT&T-Time Warner Merger

Democrats Mourn Loss of Net Neutrality, But Industry Supporters Call it a New Day

Senate Democrats’ Vote Against Net Neutrality Repeal a ‘Political Tool,’ Charges TechFreedom

Pew Charitable Trusts Announces New Broadband Research Effort

Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, What is This Project Fi That Google’s Done?

Geoffrey Starks Will Likely Fill Shoes of Mignon Clyburn at FCC

Facebook Faces Tough Scrutiny From Many Directions, Even at CATO Institute

Broadband Technology is Powering a New Generation of TV Startups, Including Jeffrey Katzenberg’s

ZTE Not Part Of China Trade Talks, Will Not Be Let Off ‘Scot-Free’ If Export Ban Is Lifted, Kudlow Says

Kudlow Says US Has ‘Always Had A Security Concern’ On ZTE, Trump Reversal Was At Chinese Leader’s Request

Senate Votes 52-47 To Advance Bill Restoring Obama-era Net Neutrality Rules

Senate To Vote Wednesday On Overturning FCC Net Neutrality Repeal

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

With FCC Broadband Maps Denounced as ‘Terrible,’ Members of Congress Drill Into Details For Improvement

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

Addressing the Impact of Big Data Upon Antitrust is More Complicated Than a Big Tech Breakup

Speaking at Commerce Department Symposium, Federal Agencies Doubt Benefits of Spectrum Plan

Broadband Roundup: Everyone (Almost) Gangs Up on Google, Muni Broadband Fact Sheet, SHLB Anchornet Conference

Broadband Roundup: Two Separate State Antitrust investigations of Google and Facebook, and Broadband Mapping

Comparing Privacy Policies for Wearable Fitness Trackers: Apple, Fitbit, Xiaomi and Under Armour

Broadband Roundup: House Energy and Commerce to Focus on Broadband Maps, Rural Digital Divide Woes, C-Band Sharing

Ranking Digital Rights Project Seeks to Compare Privacy and Free Expression by Big Tech and Internet Companies

Part IV: As Hate Speech Proliferates Online, Critics Want to See and Control Social Media’s Algorithms

Part III: The GOP Wants to Kill the Fairness Doctrine, Then Applies It to the Internet

Justice Department Collaborating with State Attorneys General’s Antitrust Investigation of Big Tech, Says Chief

Part II: Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz Want to Repeal Section 230 and Break the Internet

A Short History of Online Free Speech, Part I: The Communications Decency Act Is Born

Free Press Denounces Facebook Ads, New Content Moderation, Problems of Broadband Adoption

House Homeland Security Committee Issues Subpoena to the Owner of 8chan Internet Site

FCC Finalizes Approval of T-Mobile-Sprint Merger, As States Continue to Oppose

Trump Delays 10 Percent Tariff on Chinese Tech Goods, Buttigieg on Broadband, Facebook Eavesdropping

Cable Industry Touts Energy Efficiency, Next Century Highlights Open Access Fiber, Aspen Forum Set

Local Government Officials Don’t Like FCC Preemption of Wireless Facilities, See Hope in D.C. Circuit Decision

FCC Authorizes $121 Million in Rural Broadband Funding from Connect America Fund

Tech Groups Push Back on Trump Social Media Bias, Microsoft Calls Rural Broadband ‘Urgent National Crisis,” Huawei Operating System

FCC Rejects Changes to Existing Radiofrequency Exposure Limits

Public Knowledge Blasts Latest Privacy Meltdown, This One at Instagram Affiliate Hyp3r

Rep. Bob Latta and Ajit Pai on Robocalls, Rural Massachusetts Projects, John Horrigan Report on Digital Divide

Greater Commercial Use of Drones Will Force Revisions of Federal Aviation Administration Regulations, Say Experts

‘Dig Once’ Provides Future-Proofing Solution for Federal Highway Infrastructure, Says BroadbandNow

Protesting Twitter’s ‘Normalizing Racism,’ Activists Call on Social Network to Ban White Supremacists

White House on Friday to Host Social Media Officials to Discuss Violent Extremism

Faster Access in Metro and Suburban Areas, Amazon and Higher Prices, Trump and Social Media

Bipartisan Committee Leadership Calls to Remove Tech Immunity From U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Electric Coop Broadband Partnerships, Deepfake Enforcement, Problems with Hipster Antitrust

Poorly Executed Federal Privacy Law Could Cost U.S. Economy $122 Billion Annually, Says ITIF

Seeking to Quell ‘Evil Contagion’ of ‘White Supremacy,’ President Trump May Ignite New Battle Over Online Hate Speech

Cloudflare Disconnects 8chan Web Forum, Democrats Seek Antitrust Civil Penalties, Verizon Lockdown on Phones

Tackling Broadband Mapping Critics, FCC Orders ISPs to Provide Geospatial Data and Will Implement ‘Crowdsourcing’

USF Cap, New Pew Map, State Support for Electric Co-Ops, IP3 Awards