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Gerard Lederer and McKenzie Schnell: FCC Continues to Undercut Local Authority on OTARD

The Federal Communications Commission’s over-the-air reception devices (known as OTARD) rules limit local governments’, homeowner associations’ and condominium boards’ oversight authority over certain antennas and satellite...

Broadband's Impact2 months ago

Drew Clark: The Top 10 Broadband Stories of 2020, and What They Mean for 2021

WASHINGTON, December 30, 2020 – Here are my reflections on the top 10 broadband stories of the past year, presented from number 10 to number one....

Expert Opinion2 months ago

Paul LaManes and Tom McLaughlin: Lessons Learned from a Successful Municipal Broadband Project Partnership

When it comes to a decision that will affect the lives of everyone in your community for years to come, the only place to start is...

5G2 months ago

Andrew Drozd: Monetizing Spectrum Sharing, in Addition to Network Utilization, is Key to 5G

As a basis for rolling out 5G and beyond, most carriers have been focused on network utilization and optimization to better monetize services, but have been...

Expert Opinion2 months ago

Brent Skorup and Michael Kotrous: Modernize High-Cost Support with Rural Broadband Vouchers

Remote work and learning during the pandemic compelled some lawmakers to get creative in expanding broadband availability. In Delaware and Alabama, state officials earmarked parts of...

Broadband Mapping3 months ago

Brian Mefford: A Radical and Realistic Approach to Rural Broadband Mapping

When America built our railroads and highways, paper maps were updated continuously with feedback from the edge of the networks that provided regular status updates. When...

5G3 months ago

Jimmy Jones: UK Telecom Security Bills Drive Global Regulation and Network Security Standards Beyond 5G

The telecoms security bills raised for consideration in the UK parliament recently are really interesting, but not just for the reason that has been the focus...

5G3 months ago

Olivier Ferveur: The Buzz Over 5G Shows That New Fiber Networks Also Need a Global Standard

LUXEMBOURG, EUROPEAN UNION – On October 16, Post Luxembourg launched its commercial 5G wireless network, when the first cell sites were activated in the city of...

Expert Opinion3 months ago

Toby Bargar: In 2021, Watch for New Federal User Fees, State Tax of Streaming Services

The longest, costliest, most contentious election in U.S. history has finally ended. Notwithstanding pending legal action, victors have been declared for the most part at the...

Africa4 months ago

Lorraine Kipling: Broadband Affordability Around the World Reflects a Global Digital Divide

More than half of the world’s population is online, but many people are still unable to access the resources and opportunities that the internet provides. Meaningful...

Expert Opinion4 months ago

Doug Brown: Challenges and Opportunities for Carrier Services During the Pandemic

As we all know by now, over a period of weeks – not months or years – the COVID-19 pandemic triggered unprecedented changes to communication networks....

Expert Opinion4 months ago

Kristian Stout: Costs For Pole Attachments Should be Shared by Utilities and New Broadband Entrants

From policymakers to industry and consumers, everyone wants fast broadband internet in their homes, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not many, however, wish...

Education5 months ago

Shirley Bloomfield: Promoting Home Connectivity for Rural Students Through Broadband

The first day of school has always come with a mix of joy and anxiety as students transition from summer fun to books and bells. But...

Expert Opinion7 months ago

Daniel Hanley: Google and Facebook Are Essential, Let’s Regulate Them That Way

Google and Facebook have extraordinary control over information and communications systems in the United States. These two corporations dominate internet search, social media, and digital advertising,...

Expert Opinion7 months ago

Dana Floberg: Broadband Maps Are Just One Step Toward Closing the Digital Divide

Before you solve a problem, you’ve got to be able to understand it. The Federal Communications Commission recently voted to deepen its understanding of the digital...

Expert Opinion7 months ago

Ben Miller: For Deployed Military, Voting is Long and Arduous, But Technology Can Help

I learned early that voting is a privilege. My father grew up as one of 7 children in a poor family in South Dakota. He served...

Expert Opinion8 months ago

Debra Berlyn: Pandemic Reveals Need for Congress to Act on Closing Digital Divide

COVID-19 has highlighted the need for broadband services for consumers across the expanse of our country. The crisis has dictated a protracted stay at home period...

Expert Opinion8 months ago

Matt Polka: Navigating Together In A More Connected Society

These difficult times have presented enormous challenges to all of us, and, as we are urged to stay apart, digital connectivity has never been more important....

Expert Opinion9 months ago

Dan Nordberg: Small Business Administration is Delivering Support to Telephone Co-ops

The devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic has tested the will of millions of businesses and cooperatives throughout our nation, but help is on the way. Congress recently passed...

Expert Opinion9 months ago

Chris Collura: The Time is Right for Federal Agencies to Upgrade Network Infrastructure

The federal government has always been one of the largest consumers of broadband and that has become especially true with the transition of most federal workers...

Expert Opinion9 months ago

Gary Bolton: Under the Stress of COVID-19, the Networks That Held Fast Were Symmetrical Fiber Broadband

During this pandemic, broadband networks across the world have been put to the ultimate stress test, expected to support an overnight transition to work-from-home for most...

Expert Opinion9 months ago

Kurt Schaubach: The Top 5 Benefits of Shared Spectrum for Cable Operators

Cable operators are rethinking their strategies and rolling out new ways to service customers in-building, as well as to reach customers outside of their residences and...

5G9 months ago

Susan Miller and Mike Nawrocki: Promoting U.S. Leadership on the Path to 6G Technologies

As investments in 5G technologies impact the U.S. market with the next generation of networks, devices and applications, the timeline for 6G development has already begun....

Broadband's Impact10 months ago

Debra Berlyn: A Tale of Two Seniors in the Age of the Coronavirus

Broadband and technology devices are most certainly game changers is this age of COVID-19. For the older adult community, the benefits of innovation have opened incredible...

Expert Opinion1 year ago

An Open Letter to Gwynne Shotwell, Elon Musk and Starlink Leadership: Three Reasons to Make Starlink Open Access for America’s Local ISPs

For starters, you’ll make more money. Figure contrasts 1. incumbent cable oligopoly territory divisions, 2. 2,700 local ISPs (map by Zhuangyuan Fan), 3. StarLink Greetings...

Expert Opinion1 year ago

Jeff Grappone: State of the Union Address Is No Longer the Political Equivalent of the Super Bowl

The State of the Union address used to be the political news equivalent of the Super Bowl. It was the one night of the year set...

Broadband's Impact1 year 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...

5G1 year ago

Gordon Smith: Can a 5G Fund Connect Rural America at 21st Century Speeds?

Last month, Federal Communications Chairman Ajit Pai announced a new plan to allocate $9 billion toward deploying 5G wireless in America’s rural areas. From these funds,...

China1 year ago

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

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on Friday to virtually block Huawei’s access to the U.S. market, but this rare bipartisan action only protects one...

Expert Opinion1 year ago

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

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued a Public Notice seeking comment on procedures for the auction of Public Access Licenses (PALs) in the 3550-3650 MHz (3.5 GHz)...

Broadband Data2 years ago

Drew Clark: Broadband Maps Are a Mess, So Now Let’s Focus on Actually Improving Them

The Founder of Broadband Census and Breakfast Breakfast, and the former executive director of the Partnership for a Connected Illinois – one of the State Broadband Initiatives...

Expert Opinion2 years ago

Geoff Mulligan: A ‘Dumb’ Way to Build Smart Cities

In every corner of the country and around the world, leaders are trying to make their cities “smarter.” These projects are often in response to specific and on-going...

Expert Opinion2 years ago

Rick Boucher: Data Privacy Rules Should Create Consistency, Not Chaos

Following a string of data breaches that touched tens of millions of consumers, and revelations of user data exploitation by popular social media platforms, there’s a...

Expert Opinion2 years ago

Michael O’Rielly: Substantive Objections to a Government 5G Wholesale Network

Over the last few months, various ideas have been floated about the offering of 5G wireless services via a government-sponsored network. This entire effort seems convoluted...

Expert Opinion2 years ago

Deborah Simpier: Big Telecom Isn’t the Answer to Bridging the Digital Divide

When the 4G networking protocol improvements rolled out, I was a Verizon Wireless dealer in a small town in rural America. The 4G marketing echoed today’s...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Chris Jordan: Preparing for Potentially Dire Consequences of California Consumer Privacy Act

The California Consumer Privacy Act passed into law in 2018 is scheduled to go into effect January 2020. It could potentially have dire consequences for unprepared...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

John Meyer: Slam the Phone on Telemarketers, Chairman Ajit Pai

The top regulator of U.S. phone calls has issued an ultimatum to telecom companies: Either stop robocallers from faking phone numbers or risk new regulations from...

Broadband's Impact2 years ago

Bruce Mehlman: It’s Fitting that Congress is Focused on Accelerating Our 5G Future

At the beginning of a new Congress, there’s generally an exciting, hopeful spirit, even after the bitter partisanship of the past election. The issues that new...

Broadband Data2 years ago

Drew Clark: 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 for infrastructure improvements and...

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Expert Opinion

Debra Berlyn: Telehealth is Here Today and Here to Stay

Gerard Lederer and McKenzie Schnell: FCC Continues to Undercut Local Authority on OTARD

Drew Clark: The Top 10 Broadband Stories of 2020, and What They Mean for 2021

Paul LaManes and Tom McLaughlin: Lessons Learned from a Successful Municipal Broadband Project Partnership

Andrew Drozd: Monetizing Spectrum Sharing, in Addition to Network Utilization, is Key to 5G

Brent Skorup and Michael Kotrous: Modernize High-Cost Support with Rural Broadband Vouchers

Brian Mefford: A Radical and Realistic Approach to Rural Broadband Mapping

Jimmy Jones: UK Telecom Security Bills Drive Global Regulation and Network Security Standards Beyond 5G

Olivier Ferveur: The Buzz Over 5G Shows That New Fiber Networks Also Need a Global Standard

Toby Bargar: In 2021, Watch for New Federal User Fees, State Tax of Streaming Services

Lorraine Kipling: Broadband Affordability Around the World Reflects a Global Digital Divide

Doug Brown: Challenges and Opportunities for Carrier Services During the Pandemic

Kristian Stout: Costs For Pole Attachments Should be Shared by Utilities and New Broadband Entrants

Shirley Bloomfield: Promoting Home Connectivity for Rural Students Through Broadband

Daniel Hanley: Google and Facebook Are Essential, Let’s Regulate Them That Way

Dana Floberg: Broadband Maps Are Just One Step Toward Closing the Digital Divide

Ben Miller: For Deployed Military, Voting is Long and Arduous, But Technology Can Help

Debra Berlyn: Pandemic Reveals Need for Congress to Act on Closing Digital Divide

Matt Polka: Navigating Together In A More Connected Society

Dan Nordberg: Small Business Administration is Delivering Support to Telephone Co-ops

Chris Collura: The Time is Right for Federal Agencies to Upgrade Network Infrastructure

Gary Bolton: Under the Stress of COVID-19, the Networks That Held Fast Were Symmetrical Fiber Broadband

Kurt Schaubach: The Top 5 Benefits of Shared Spectrum for Cable Operators

Susan Miller and Mike Nawrocki: Promoting U.S. Leadership on the Path to 6G Technologies

Debra Berlyn: A Tale of Two Seniors in the Age of the Coronavirus

An Open Letter to Gwynne Shotwell, Elon Musk and Starlink Leadership: Three Reasons to Make Starlink Open Access for America’s Local ISPs

Jeff Grappone: State of the Union Address Is No Longer the Political Equivalent of the Super Bowl

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

Gordon Smith: Can a 5G Fund Connect Rural America at 21st Century Speeds?

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

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

Drew Clark: Broadband Maps Are a Mess, So Now Let’s Focus on Actually Improving Them

Geoff Mulligan: A ‘Dumb’ Way to Build Smart Cities

Rick Boucher: Data Privacy Rules Should Create Consistency, Not Chaos

Michael O’Rielly: Substantive Objections to a Government 5G Wholesale Network

Deborah Simpier: Big Telecom Isn’t the Answer to Bridging the Digital Divide

Chris Jordan: Preparing for Potentially Dire Consequences of California Consumer Privacy Act

John Meyer: Slam the Phone on Telemarketers, Chairman Ajit Pai

Bruce Mehlman: It’s Fitting that Congress is Focused on Accelerating Our 5G Future

Drew Clark: How Abraham Lincoln’s Belief in Equal Opportunity Animated a Passion for Infrastructure Improvements

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