Digital Inclusion
FCC and HUD Partner to Promote Internet Subsidies for Housing Assistance Recipients
The effort is aimed at raising awareness about federal internet subsidies among housing assistance recipients.
Digital Inclusion
The effort is aimed at raising awareness about federal internet subsidies among housing assistance recipients.
Section 230
The law prevents discussion on how the first amendment should be applied in a new age of technology, says expert.
Big Tech
Bilirakis has long been an advocate for holding Big Tech accountable.
Broadband Mapping & Data
Panelists are concerned that states may not have had the prescriptive guidance needed to maximize funding.
Privacy
‘We can’t keep overhauling the regulatory structure.’
Funding
‘[State] decision makers in this program need to be careful about who is the qualified and experienced provider.’
Education
Artificial intelligence can help fill in gaps when teacher resources are limited, an event heard.
Innovation
Panelists argued that the federal government needs to institute policies for growth in strategic technology industries.
international
Experts advocate a new framework that better accommodates the global tech economy by removing data localization barriers.
Antitrust
During a panel hosted by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, three expert discussed the effect of antitrust legislation on big tech. The panelists all defended big tech from antitrust laws and urged many to be cautious about claiming they have the solution to regulating these compl
March 25, 2021 – The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation has released a statement doubling down on the importance of internet liability protection under Section 230 ahead of a congressional hearing on disinformation Thursday. “Section 230 has come under the regulatory microscope as Cong
Antitrust
March 26, 2020 – Washington groups focusing on broadband and technology policy are beginning to adapt to the all-livestream format – and recognizing some unique benefits – such a fluid global interconnectedness. For example, in the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation’s Thursday antitrus
Spectrum
WASHINGTON, February 6, 2020 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced a reimbursement plan for incumbents offering satellite service in the C-Band in order to facilitate a public auction that is scheduled to begin December 8, 2020, Pai said Thursday. Speaking at the Informatio
Antitrust
A tense debate over curbing the power of the biggest companies in high tech broke out at CES 2020 in Las Vegas late Thursday. Speakers agreed that antitrust laws were not well-suited to handle the challenges posed by high tech, but divided over the merits of sweeping regulation. As the presidential
Artificial Intelligence
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2019 — As concern about smart home technology grows, three progressive representatives are planning to introduce a bill this week to ban facial recognition technologies from public housing. “Surveillance technology is often used to track and control vulnerable communities, parti
china
WASHINGTON, July 22,2019 – As friction continues in the trade war between U.S. and China, policy experts believe that continuing to impose import tariffs will hurt U.S. innovation and provide China more economic leverage in the long run. The U.S. has an estimated billion-dollar welfare loss due to i