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FCC Moving 'Full Speed Ahead' on Broadband Plan, Says Copps

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2009 - Though confirmation proceedings for his successor remain postponed, Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Copps (D) isn't slowing down in the...

NTIA10 years ago

Senate Committee Likely to OK Strickling as NTIA Head, Chopra as CTO

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2009 - With little questioning or controversy, the Senate Commerce Committee appeared poised ready after a Tuesday hearing to submit to the full...

Broadband's Impact10 years ago

TPS Notebook: Lawmakers, Tech Pioneers Discuss Broadband's Economic Value

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 12, 2009 - 24 hours into the third annual Tech Policy Summit in San Mateo, two members of Calfornia's House delegation and...

Broadband Data10 years ago

House Chairman Rick Boucher: Private Companies Should Embrace Broadband Stimulus Funds

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2009 - The chairman of a House Communications Subcommittee on Tuesday warned against too narrowly defining eligibility limits for grants in dispensing $7.2...

NTIA10 years ago

Even Among Supporters, Broadband Plan Is In Eyes of Beholder

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 11, 2009 - With the FCC working on a national broadband strategy, many longtime boosters of the plan used a Monday panel...

NTIA10 years ago

Better Data, More Home Computers Could be "Best Practices" on Demand Side, Experts Say

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 11, 2009 - "Best Practices" for increasing broadband "take rates" should include better data collection and a focus on placing more computers...

NTIA10 years ago

A Growth Industry in Broadband-Focused Conferences

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 11, 2009 – The debate around the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act placed a strong focus on “shovel ready” projects, including the...

Broadband's Impact10 years ago

Seeking Best Practices for Broadband Stimulus Funding

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 – Over the course of about three months, the dialogue about high-speed internet connectivity went from the general to the specific. Now...

NTIA10 years ago

California's Lessons Could be Model for Broadband Stimulus, Experts Say

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 11, 2009 - States looking for answers to many questions on how to implement the broadband stimulus program should look to California,...

NTIA10 years ago

Lots of Questions, No Easy Answers on Stimulus Funds at Tech Policy "Town Hall"

SAN MATEO, CALIF, May 11, 2009 - Familiar faces gathered and familiar arguments on the best way to spend $7.2 billion rang out Monday at the...

Broadband's Impact10 years ago

The Internet: More Than Digital Voice or High-Definition Television

DALLAS, May 4, 2009 – Broadband is and must be more than better-quality voice signals, higher-definition television, and more digital products bundled together, internet visionary David...

NTIA10 years ago

Rural Utilities Service Outlines Its 'Community Connect' Rules

DALLAS, May 4, 2009 – Regulations have not yet been issued regarding the federal government’s program to invest $7.2 billion in broadband networks, but experts inside...

NTIA10 years ago

Rural Telco Co-op Puts Cash Into WiMax Plan

ASHBURN, Va., April 28, 2009 - Looks like rural WiMax provider DigitalBridge Communications has found some new friends in the rural telco business, judging by a...

NTIA10 years ago

Verizon, Other Fiber Builders Cautiously Optimistic About Broadband Recovery

DALLAS, April 27, 2009 – Fiber-optic technology is beginning to hit its stride in the marketplace, with nearly 13 percent of homes in North America now...

Broadband Data10 years ago

NTIA Details Contacts With Legislators, States, Mapping Companies and Others

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2009 – Officials at the agency responsible for crafting the federal government’s broadband stimulus policies held 36 meetings meeting over the past two...

Expert Opinion10 years ago

Southeast Experts on Broadband Gather for Benedict College Conference

COLUMBIA, S.C., April 21, 2009 - Representatives with broadband interests from southeastern states met at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina on April 15, 2009, to...

NTIA10 years ago

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2009 – Building on its prior lists of comments filed with the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration on April 13, 14...

NTIA10 years ago

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments Filed April 14 and April 15

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2009 – The following are substantive broadband comments posted on the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration posted on Tuesday and Wednesday,...

NTIA10 years ago

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments Filed April 13, Continued

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2009 – BroadbandCensus.com today supplemented its list of 117 substantive broadband-related comments filed on April 13 with 53 more substantive comments. These comments...

NTIA10 years ago

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments Filed April 13

WASHINGTON, April 14, 2009 – The Obama Administration’s broadband grants program attracted extraordinary attention on Monday, as at least 427 companies, individuals and organizations filed comments...

NTIA10 years ago

Diversity of Broadband Projects Should Trump Fixed Division of Grant Funds, Say Commenters

WASHINGTON, April 10, 2009 - The federal government’s disbursal of funds for broadband grants should be fluid and flexible enough to fund the best projects, irrespective...

NTIA10 years ago

Broadband Stimulus Grants Commenters Urge Focus on Rural Areas

WASHINGTON, April 9, 2008 – Commenters to the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s broadband grants web page on Wednesday, April 8, continued to urge...

NTIA10 years ago

NTIA Commenters Stress Previous Experience and Multiple Goals

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2009 - Comments posted to NTIA’s Broadband Technology Opportunity Program website on Tuesday, April 7, continued to show the diversity of commenters and...

NTIA10 years ago

NTIA Commenters Weigh in on Availability and Adoption of Broadband

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2009 - Comments filed on Monday, April 6, emphasized the rural/urban divide and how the gap in adoption can be overcome. Education, not...

NTIA10 years ago

From Dark Fiber to Satellite, NTIA Commenters Push Wide Variety of Technologies

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2009 - Among the commenters weighing in on the Commerce Department’s broadband technologies grants on Thursday, April 2, and Friday, April 3, several...

NTIA10 years ago

Legislators See 'Underserved' Definition as First Step for Broadband Stimulus

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2009 - Proper oversight of the $7.2 billion Broadband Technology Opportunities Program can only take place if key terms are defined properly, a...

NTIA10 years ago

NTIA Commenters Say Broadband Projects Should Meet Multiple Needs

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2009 – Among the commentators weighing in on the Commerce Department’s broadband technologies grants on April 1, several suggested that programs should be...

NTIA10 years ago

NARUC Ratchets Up Call for State Involvement in Disbursement of Broadband Stimulus Funds

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2009 – The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners on Thursday ratcheted up their call for greater state involvement in disbursement and use...

NTIA10 years ago

Broadband and Economic Development: How Deep is the Alliance?

WASHINGTON, March 25, 2009 – The final session of the NTIA/RUS public forums on implementing broadband stimulus legislation focused on the role that broadband deployment can...

NTIA10 years ago

Perspectives on Selection Criteria Reflect Views on Stimulus Program's Purpose

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2009 - NTIA and RUS broadband stimulus grant recipients should be selected in a way that honors the intent of the stimulus bill...

NTIA10 years ago

FCC Seeks to Get Into Broadband Stimulus Game with Public Notice

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2009 – The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday outlined the procedures by which parties wishing to provide written or oral comments on the...

NTIA10 years ago

Advocates Seek Accountability in Expenditure of Broadband Stimulus Funds

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2009 – At the final day of a six-day public forum about the federal government’s $7.2 billion broadband stimulus funding on Tuesday morning,...

NTIA10 years ago

States Want NTIA and RUS to 'Outsource' Broadband Stimulus Grant-Vetting

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2009 - The complexities of relationships between federal, state, and local governments, the private sector and sovereign Indian tribes emerged during a Monday...

NTIA10 years ago

Definitions and Broadband Measures Must Evolve, Account for On-the-Ground Realities

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2009 – Debate about the broadband divide in America resurfaced at a Thursday afternoon public roundtable about how the federal government should spend...

NTIA10 years ago

Definition of Broadband Could Pit Rural Versus Urban, Market Forces Against Public Interest

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2009 – Experts and citizens split words at the NTIA/RUS Thursday morning public roundtable seeking to define broadband – an essential element to...

NTIA10 years ago

Arizona Broadband Forum Probes 20 Percent Match to Obtain Federal Funds

March 20, 2009 – At the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Rural Utilities Services' Wednesday joint public meeting in Flagstaff, Ariz., tension surfaced over how...

NTIA10 years ago

Rural Carriers Want First Crack at Rural Customers

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2009 - The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association is fine with stimulus dollars targeting rural areas first. But the bigger question to them is:...

NTIA10 years ago

In Arizona, Urging Broadband Stimulus Spending For the Benefit of All

March 19, 2009 – Arizonans and native Americans at a public forum in Flagstaff, Ariz., urged a broadband buildout that puts connectivity of disadvantaged groups at...

NTIA10 years ago

Panelists at Las Vegas Broadband Forum Seek Local 'Skin in the Game'

March 19, 2009 – A leading official at the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration pled with panelists in Las Vegas as he urged them...

NTIA10 years ago

NCTA White Paper: Focus Broadband Stimulus Funds on Unserved and Adoption

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2009 - A White Paper released Tuesday by the National Cable and Telecommunications Association recommends broadband stimulus grants prioritize built-out to remote, unserved...

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FCC Moving 'Full Speed Ahead' on Broadband Plan, Says Copps

Senate Committee Likely to OK Strickling as NTIA Head, Chopra as CTO

TPS Notebook: Lawmakers, Tech Pioneers Discuss Broadband's Economic Value

House Chairman Rick Boucher: Private Companies Should Embrace Broadband Stimulus Funds

Even Among Supporters, Broadband Plan Is In Eyes of Beholder

Better Data, More Home Computers Could be "Best Practices" on Demand Side, Experts Say

A Growth Industry in Broadband-Focused Conferences

Seeking Best Practices for Broadband Stimulus Funding

California's Lessons Could be Model for Broadband Stimulus, Experts Say

Lots of Questions, No Easy Answers on Stimulus Funds at Tech Policy "Town Hall"

The Internet: More Than Digital Voice or High-Definition Television

Rural Utilities Service Outlines Its 'Community Connect' Rules

Rural Telco Co-op Puts Cash Into WiMax Plan

Verizon, Other Fiber Builders Cautiously Optimistic About Broadband Recovery

NTIA Details Contacts With Legislators, States, Mapping Companies and Others

Southeast Experts on Broadband Gather for Benedict College Conference

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments Filed April 14 and April 15

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments Filed April 13, Continued

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments Filed April 13

Diversity of Broadband Projects Should Trump Fixed Division of Grant Funds, Say Commenters

Broadband Stimulus Grants Commenters Urge Focus on Rural Areas

NTIA Commenters Stress Previous Experience and Multiple Goals

NTIA Commenters Weigh in on Availability and Adoption of Broadband

From Dark Fiber to Satellite, NTIA Commenters Push Wide Variety of Technologies

Legislators See 'Underserved' Definition as First Step for Broadband Stimulus

NTIA Commenters Say Broadband Projects Should Meet Multiple Needs

NARUC Ratchets Up Call for State Involvement in Disbursement of Broadband Stimulus Funds

Broadband and Economic Development: How Deep is the Alliance?

Perspectives on Selection Criteria Reflect Views on Stimulus Program's Purpose

FCC Seeks to Get Into Broadband Stimulus Game with Public Notice

Advocates Seek Accountability in Expenditure of Broadband Stimulus Funds

States Want NTIA and RUS to 'Outsource' Broadband Stimulus Grant-Vetting

Definitions and Broadband Measures Must Evolve, Account for On-the-Ground Realities

Definition of Broadband Could Pit Rural Versus Urban, Market Forces Against Public Interest

Arizona Broadband Forum Probes 20 Percent Match to Obtain Federal Funds

Rural Carriers Want First Crack at Rural Customers

In Arizona, Urging Broadband Stimulus Spending For the Benefit of All

Panelists at Las Vegas Broadband Forum Seek Local 'Skin in the Game'

NCTA White Paper: Focus Broadband Stimulus Funds on Unserved and Adoption

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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

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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

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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

Sen. Josh Hawley Speaks to the Snapchat Generation, Babysitting Them With 30 Minutes a Day on Social Media

South Korean Wireless Carriers Deploying Gigabit Wireless 5G, Says IHS Markit

5G Innovation is Contingent on Collaboration Between the Public and Private Sectors, Experts Say at CSIS Event

Federal Communications Commission and Internet Providers Need to Improve Broadband Mapping, Say Experts

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

T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Settlement Fiercely Criticized by Activists, and Dish Network’s Charlie Ergen is ‘Insulted’

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

In Congressional Oversight Hearing, Register of Copyrights Says Office Is Responding to Online Users

Panelists Highlight Importance of Accurate Broadband Maps in Closing Digital Divide

Millennials Do Value Privacy, and Congress Should Pass Federal Privacy Legislation, Says Rick Boucher