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Trump’s Rural Broadband Initiative Avoids Universal Service Controversies

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Joan Engebretson unpacks the reality and the hype of Trump’s rural broadband announcement. She also shows how Trump carefully avoided reference to broadband...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Trump Administration Turns Focus to Rural Broadband and Dark Fiber at American Farm Bureau Meeting

WASHINGTON, January 8, 2018 – The Trump Administration plans on making increased access to broadband in rural areas a priority as it implements the recommendations of...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Trump Administration Condemns Iran’s Restrictions on Internet, Contrary to the Views of Candidate Trump

WASHINGTON, January 4, 2018 – As the government of Iran continues to restrict internet access to hinder anti-government protesters’ ability to organize and communicate, the Trump...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

One Day After FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal, Focus Turns to Reactions and Responses

WASHINGTON, December 15, 2017 – The Federal Communications Commission’s Thursday vote to repeal the “open internet” rules classifying broadband services as common carriers represents the most...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Bob Frankston: It’s Time to Move From ‘Broadband’ to ‘Infrastructure’

The success of the internet demonstrates that we now depend on network operators to assure that services like telephony work. The carriers are pushing back on...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Democrats Are Mad as Hell About FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s Proposed Changes to Net Neutrality

WASHINGTON, December 7, 2017 — Tom Wheeler, the Federal Communications Commission chairman under President Obama, wasn’t coy in expressing his feelings about his replacement’s “abomination” of...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

The Chairman of the FCC Returns to His Former Haunt at Verizon Nine Days Before Vote on Net Neutrality Rules

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: A great little piece from the Inverse lays out how the "Chatham House" rules may protect Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai from...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

New Resource from Institute for Local Self-Reliance on Building Fiber in Rural America

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Once again, the folks at the Institute for Local Self Reliance have produced another standout report on how to get better broadband to...

Antitrust2 years ago

Jonathan Lee: Antitrust Division’s Flawed Case Against AT&T/Time Warner is Simply Too General

Telecom attorney Jonathan Lee takes down the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's specious case against the AT&T/Time Warner merger in this detailed blog post, excerpted...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Tackles Twitter, Not ISPs, on Issues of ‘Neutrality’

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Is everyone having enough fun on this issue of network neutrality/open internet/"search neutrality"/Twitter-fenestration? It's been a wacky week, and the craziness is likely...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

NTIA Outlines Process and Funding for States Seeking to Opt-out of FirstNet

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: In a significant new development, the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration outlines a process for how states will be able to receive...

Broadband and Democratization2 years ago

The FCC Proposal to Overturn Net Neutrality Leads Congress to Express Support for Internet Rules

WASHINGTON, November 23, 2017 – Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday praised plans by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to roll...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Launches His Biggest Battle: Eliminating Net Neutrality Regulations

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2017 – In a move that could further infuriate an already-energized coalition of technology industry power players, consumer advocates, and progressive interest groups,...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Shirley Svorny: Why the Second-Best Solution – Redefining the Locus of Care – Is Needed for Telemedicine

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Telemedicine is one of the most immediately needed high-bandwidth broadband applications, and it promises concrete and easy-to-see benefits. Yet its usage had limited...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Microsoft Utilizes TV White Space in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to Enhance Communications

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Here, Microsoft is taking the initiative to address the communications failures and other challenges in Puerto Rico. Microsoft is aiming to use its...

Digital Inclusion2 years ago

White House Supports FCC Efforts to Close Digital Divide in Efficient Manner

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2017 — The White House on Friday defended the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to prevent telecommunications service resellers like TracPhone and Simply Wireless...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Bringing Big Tech Into the Cross-Hairs of the Federal Election Commission

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Impossible task, meet unfortunate federal agency. | Federal Agency Drafts New Rules For Transparency In Political Social Media Ads, from NPR: The Federal...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

New Alliance Between Vodafone and CityFibre in UK Shows Progress of Global Wholesale Fiber Model

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Major news from the United Kingdom with the deal announced between Vodafone and CityFibre. This deal shows how the rest of the world...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Lexington, Home to the Kentucky Wired Middle-Mile Project, Seeks Municipal Fiber

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: The power of municipal broadband isn't going away. While competition benefits everyone, it's undeniable that as the custodians of their rights of way,...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

FCC Restricts Options Under the Low-Income Consumer Lifeline Program, to Democratic Outcry

WASHINGTON, November 16, 2017 — In a move harshly condemned by Democrats and consumer advocates, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted along party lines to...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Pushing Advanced Applications to the Edge With Deeper Fiber

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: The future of broadband communication will involve advanced and low-latency applications, all delivered over symmetrical fiber or 5G wireless networks. To get there,...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Wireless Gigabit Broadband Provider Siklu Addresses High-Speed Access

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Siklu, which has been active in promoting the way high-speed wireless gigabit access can help communities leverage fiber-optic infrastructure, assembles a useful primer...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Is the FCC Preparing to Ready New Preemption Mandates Regarding Wireless Sites?

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: New developments on the preemption front. From an administration that speaks about federalism and devolution of power, we have potentially new centralizing mandates...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

FCC Provides Details for Puerto Rican E-Rate Funding as Chairman Pai Visits Island

WASHINGTON, November 4, 2017 — More than a month after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico’s communications infrastructure, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Friday announced...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

William Rinehart: Why the Democrats $40 Billion Broadband Deployment Plan Misses the Mark

Democratic leadership in both the House and Senate recently released a plan for broadband deployment that would spend $40 billion in taxpayer money in an effort to get...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Verizon Takes a ‘Pole Position’ More Suited to a New Entrant Than an Established Incumbent

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: It is truly astonishing to see an incumbent provider, such as Verizon, taking the position that there must be easier access to poles...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

To Help Realize the Vision of 5G Networks, Deep Fiber is Necessary

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Allow us to highlight one of the seven points made by Patrick Brogan in this commentary: Deep fiber. In this piece, he highlights...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Trump Nominates Joseph Simmons as Chairman of Federal Trade Commission

WASHINGTON, October 19, 2017 — The Federal Trade Commission will get two new members if President Donald Trump has his way, as the White House announced...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Broadband Breakfast to Attend Ammon, Idaho-Next Century Cities Event on Open Access Fiber Networks

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: The long-awaited day has arrived for the "official" launch of the open-access fiber-optic network in Ammon, Idaho. This city of about 14,000 people...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

From Sweden, a Perspective on Why Open Access Networks Are the Right Choice for Communities

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: A good, basic summary of what an open-access network is, and why cities can benefit through the open-access approach. The best part of...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Creatively Tapping the Universal Service Fund to Address Hurricane Maria Damage in Puerto Rico

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is proposing a creative response to repair the damage done by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico by...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

FCC Chairman Appoints New Head to Its Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee

WASHINGTON, September 15, 2017 — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Thursday announced the appointment of wireless broadband advocate L. Elizabeth Bowles to lead the...

Public Safety2 years ago

FCC Issues Public Notices for Broadcasters in the Path of Hurricane Irma

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Some insights from those soon to be in the eye of Hurricane Irma, from David Oxenford's Broadband Law Blog: FCC Issues Guidance for...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

One Year In, NTIA’s BroadbandUSA Webinar Takes a Break For the Month of August

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: We've been enjoying our participation in this webinar series of the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration. It has now run...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Facebook’s Foray into Artificial Intelligence Stirs Worries of Robot Revolt

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: A good attempt to "decode" the furor surrounding Facebook's artificial intelligence experiment, and all of those chattering robots. Scare stories aside, the opportunity...

Education2 years ago

Rural Broadband Focus Increasingly Necessary in Infrastructure Package, Say Blackburn and Panelists at Brookings

WASHINGTON, July 25, 2017 – Rural areas of Tennessee have lost business because they don’t have access to high-speed internet, Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn said...

Autonomous Vehicles2 years ago

Technologies Behind 911 Have Advanced for Broadband Era, But Not Far and Fast Enough

WASHINGTON, July 24, 2017 – Even though People are now streaming emergencies on Facebook, but there is not yet a way to stream videos to 911,...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Gigabit City Summit, One of the First Promoting Fiber Connectivity, Meets in Kansas City

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: One of the first groups to begin the movement toward a Gigabit City, KC Digital Drive, prepares for its Gigabit City Summit next...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

FCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee Holds Second Meeting With Working Group Reports

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2017 – Speaking at a meeting of the agency’s newly-form Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, Federal Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly put forward his view...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Drew Clark Announces Broadband-Focused Candidacy for City Council in Orem, Utah

OREM, Utah, July 6, 2017 – The founder of the Broadband Breakfast Club, journalist and lawyer Drew Clark, announced his candidacy for city council here with...

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Trump’s Rural Broadband Initiative Avoids Universal Service Controversies

Trump Administration Turns Focus to Rural Broadband and Dark Fiber at American Farm Bureau Meeting

Trump Administration Condemns Iran’s Restrictions on Internet, Contrary to the Views of Candidate Trump

One Day After FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal, Focus Turns to Reactions and Responses

Bob Frankston: It’s Time to Move From ‘Broadband’ to ‘Infrastructure’

Democrats Are Mad as Hell About FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s Proposed Changes to Net Neutrality

The Chairman of the FCC Returns to His Former Haunt at Verizon Nine Days Before Vote on Net Neutrality Rules

New Resource from Institute for Local Self-Reliance on Building Fiber in Rural America

Jonathan Lee: Antitrust Division’s Flawed Case Against AT&T/Time Warner is Simply Too General

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Tackles Twitter, Not ISPs, on Issues of ‘Neutrality’

NTIA Outlines Process and Funding for States Seeking to Opt-out of FirstNet

The FCC Proposal to Overturn Net Neutrality Leads Congress to Express Support for Internet Rules

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Launches His Biggest Battle: Eliminating Net Neutrality Regulations

Shirley Svorny: Why the Second-Best Solution – Redefining the Locus of Care – Is Needed for Telemedicine

Microsoft Utilizes TV White Space in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to Enhance Communications

White House Supports FCC Efforts to Close Digital Divide in Efficient Manner

Bringing Big Tech Into the Cross-Hairs of the Federal Election Commission

New Alliance Between Vodafone and CityFibre in UK Shows Progress of Global Wholesale Fiber Model

Lexington, Home to the Kentucky Wired Middle-Mile Project, Seeks Municipal Fiber

FCC Restricts Options Under the Low-Income Consumer Lifeline Program, to Democratic Outcry

Pushing Advanced Applications to the Edge With Deeper Fiber

Wireless Gigabit Broadband Provider Siklu Addresses High-Speed Access

Is the FCC Preparing to Ready New Preemption Mandates Regarding Wireless Sites?

FCC Provides Details for Puerto Rican E-Rate Funding as Chairman Pai Visits Island

William Rinehart: Why the Democrats $40 Billion Broadband Deployment Plan Misses the Mark

Verizon Takes a ‘Pole Position’ More Suited to a New Entrant Than an Established Incumbent

To Help Realize the Vision of 5G Networks, Deep Fiber is Necessary

Trump Nominates Joseph Simmons as Chairman of Federal Trade Commission

Broadband Breakfast to Attend Ammon, Idaho-Next Century Cities Event on Open Access Fiber Networks

From Sweden, a Perspective on Why Open Access Networks Are the Right Choice for Communities

Creatively Tapping the Universal Service Fund to Address Hurricane Maria Damage in Puerto Rico

FCC Chairman Appoints New Head to Its Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee

FCC Issues Public Notices for Broadcasters in the Path of Hurricane Irma

One Year In, NTIA’s BroadbandUSA Webinar Takes a Break For the Month of August

Facebook’s Foray into Artificial Intelligence Stirs Worries of Robot Revolt

Rural Broadband Focus Increasingly Necessary in Infrastructure Package, Say Blackburn and Panelists at Brookings

Technologies Behind 911 Have Advanced for Broadband Era, But Not Far and Fast Enough

Gigabit City Summit, One of the First Promoting Fiber Connectivity, Meets in Kansas City

FCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee Holds Second Meeting With Working Group Reports

Drew Clark Announces Broadband-Focused Candidacy for City Council in Orem, Utah

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Lifeline Remains the Best Method for Connecting All Americans, Says FCC’s Geoffrey Starks

Connectivity and Mobility Are Key Pillars of Metropolitan Development, Say Congresswomen at Smart City Event

Lawmakers, Prosecutors and Big Tech Companies Spar at Senate Hearing Over Unlocking Encryption

Advocates for Antitrust Enforcement Say Consumer Welfare Standard Only One Layer of Competition Law

In Law More Than a Year, MOBILE Now Advocates Say Act Requires Further Implementation for 5G Deployment

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

UTOPIA Fiber Announces Completion of Latest Round of Funding, a $48 Million Network Expansion

Prakash Sangam: China’s Huawei Clones Are Greater Threat to National Security than Huawei

The California Consumer Privacy Act Lets People Know What Information is Collected, But Can’t Stop It

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Announces Public Auction of C-Band, Connecticut Peels Back Broadband Barriers

Commerce Department Extends Huawei Temporary General License For 90 Days

T-Mobile’s Acquisition of Sprint Passes Federal Muster, But 16 States Press On in Opposition

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

As Next Year’s C-Band Auction Looms, FCC Officials Reflect on Innovation in Spectrum Auctions

Problems of Lack of Transparency Pervade Issues of Algorithms in Artificial Intelligence

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

As Technology Enables Employer Mass-Surveillance, Activists Say Current Privacy Laws Benefit the Wealthy

UTOPIA Fiber Announces Partnerships with Morgan, Utah, Idaho Falls, and Other Cities

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

Ajit Pai Discusses 5G in Geopolitical Context, TIA on 5G Supply Chain, Benton Institute’s Vision for 2020s

UTOPIA Fiber, Largest Open-Access Network in U.S., Announces Partnership with Morgan, Utah

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

Broadband Data From Providers Needs to be Checked With Data From Users, Say Panelists at Mapping Event

‘Mapping America’s Broadband’ Video from SHLB’s AnchorNets Conference Showcases and Educates

C-Band Hearing Showcases Divisions Over Auctions, Uses of Radio Frequencies

China’s Technology, Economy and Military Are All Advancing at an Alarming Rate, Say CSIS Panelists

Republican and Democratic Senators Agree that Big Tech is Hoarding the Value of Consumers’ Digital Data

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

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Tell Congress that Its Cryptocurrency Promotes Financial Inclusivity

Social Media Both a Cause of and Solution to Epidemic of ‘Fake news,’ Say Panelists at AEI Event

Broadband Roundup: Bill Aims to Make Social Media Interoperable, Colorado Drops T-Mobile Lawsuit, Indian Country Very Unconnected

Africa’s Informal Sector Marred by Small Manufacturing Base and Low Technology Adoption, Brookings Experts Say

Wireless Internet Providers Excited About Multiple Spectrum Sharing Opportunities, Including FCC Priority Access

Idaho Falls City Council Votes to Extend High Speed Fiber Network to Entire City, in Partnership With UTOPIA FIber

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

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Tackles Question of Public Versus Private Auction of C-Band Spectrum

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