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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...

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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...

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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

Federal Trade Commission Workshop on Connected Cars Raises Issues of Data Breaches and Privacy

Self-Driving Vehicles Prompt Subcommittee Debate About Appropriate Actions of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Rural Americans Disproportionately Lack Access to Broadband, Says Small Business Committee

Better Broadband Data Necessary to Make Overdue Improvements in Universal Service Fund, Say Panelists

Slow to the Party, Microsoft’s New Cortana Speech Recognition Provides New Interface Options for Users

Agriculture Department Secretary Sonny Perdue Speaks on Trump Administration and Broadband

Trump Administration Officially Announces Broadband as Part of Infrastructure Package

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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

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

Internet Industry Under the Microscope as House Committee Grills Witnesses on Liability for Online Content

Big Tech Gets a Big Lashing by Democratic Presidential Candidates, on Antitrust, Section 230 and Data Privacy

China Experts Advise Political Leaders to Tone Down Disputes, Cite Benefits of Bilateral Trade with China

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

Broadband Roundup: FCC Authorizes More Connect America Funding, NextLink Expands Coverage, Connected Nation in Ohio

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

Ron Quirk: FCC Again Proposes to Enlarge Service Areas for Wireless Public Access Licenses

D.C. Circuit’s Decision in Net Neutrality Case Likely to Open New Fronts of Attack Against FCC

Sanders, Warren and Buttigieg: Democratic Presidential Candidates With a Broadband Plan

Broadband Roundup: Comcast vs. Google, Sprint’s Open 5G Network, Ransomware Rises

D.C. Circuit Court Upholds FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s Repeal of Net Neutrality, But Allows States to Fill the Void

Comments on Digital Opportunity Data Collection Largely Supportive of FCC’s New Mapping Initiative

FCC Commissioner Starks Charges Malfeasance by Sprint, Spectrum Sharing Bill, Facebook’s Rules for Pols

Senators Continue to Grill Witnesses About Perceived Lack of Antitrust Enforcement Against Big Tech

Wireless Broadband Likely to be a Key Component in Getting Broadband to Tribal Country

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Goes to Washington

FCC’s Technology Advisory Committee Reprises Preemption of Localities, But This Time Over Small Cell Aesthetics

Many Facets of Wireless Industry Join to Celebrate Launch of OnGo Using Mid-Band Spectrum

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

Who’s On First? Congress Upset With Wasteful and Petty Antitrust Squabbles Between Justice and FTC

Broadband Roundup: CBRS on a Roll, Innovation Fund in Rural California, Another Verizon 5G Announcement

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