Community Broadband
Sean Gonsalves: After Years of Talk, Cambridge is Now Taking Serious Look at Municipal Broadband
Cambridge aims to construct a citywide fiber network that passes all 52,300 residences and businesses in the city.
Antitrust
Former FTC Commissioner Calls for Increased Antitrust Enforcement Resources
An American Enterprise Institute panel proposed Congress increase regulator resources rather than actively try to hinder Big Tech.
1996 Telecom Act
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on July 22, 2020 — Champions of Broadband: Bob Frankston
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 — Champions of Broadband: Bob Frankston is a Distinguished Lecturer with the IEEE Consumer Technology Society and a member of its Board of Governors. In addition to his wide-ranging background in technology, he will discuss his current focu
Privacy
U.S., Australian and British Law Enforcement and High Tech Advocates Debate Access to Encryption
WASHINGTON, January 28, 2020 – Proponents of the high tech industry and law enforcement officials from several countries squared off, with fundamental disagreements about whether catching thousands of pedophiles or securing billions of people’s data represented the greater good. Researcher at the MI
Artificial Intelligence
Policymakers Grappling with Artificial Intelligence Risk a ‘Failure of Imagination,’ Panel Told
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2019 – One of the greatest mistakes policymakers can make as they begin to make rules governing artificial intelligence technologies is a “failure of imagination,” said Purdue University Fellow Lorraine Kisselburgh at a panel hosted by the Electronic Privacy Information Center at
Virginia Tobacco Region Awards $8 Million in Grants, and Senate Passes Broadband Research Legislation
On Thursday, the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission awarded almost 8 million dollars to fourteen counties across rural Virginia for the development of broadband services, reported The News & Advance. Commission Chairman Kathy Byron highlighted the essential role increased broadband ac
National Broadband Plan
At FCC Event, Rep. Ed Markey Calls Smart Grids Essential for Economic Growth
December 1, 2009 – At a Monday hearing on the relationship between broadband technology and smart grid communications by the Federal Communications Commission in Cambridge, Mass., panelists made clear the important relationship between energy-efficient technologies and economic growth. “I think [br
Broadband Data
Panelists at FCC Workshop Debate Agency’s Role in Funding Broadband Research
WASHINGTON, November 25, 2009 – In a workshop held Monday at the Federal Communications Commission, academics and industry leaders outlined their concerns and suggestions about the upcoming national broadband plan. The workshop, organized by the FCC’s national broadband taskforce, sought answers to
FCC Workshops
Federal Communications Commission Moves Into Energy And Environment
WASHINGTON, November 23, 2009 – The Federal Communications Commission plans to hold a field hearing on energy and environmental issues this month at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The hearing, which will take place on November 30, will focus “on how broadband can help the nation achieve
Broadband Updates
Study: Mobile Broadband Growth To Increase Competition
Mobile services in the U.S. are currently very competitive, according to a report (PDF) [http://www.broadbandforamerica.com/sites/default/themes/broadband/images/mail/LehrMobileandBroadbandCompetition.pdf] released Thursday by William Lehr of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The study, whi
Broadband Data
Panelists Consider Pros and Cons of Alternatives to Internet's Transport Protocol
ARLINGTON, Va., September 26, 2009 – Whether internet service providers will accelerate early efforts to prioritize bandwidth, and what impact such measure might have upon the open internet, were actively discussed by panelists at the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference here.
FCC Workshops
'Big Ideas' on Broadband Likely to Push Threshold of User Adoption, Say FCC Experts
WASHINGTON, September 3, 2009 – The Federal Communications Commission broadband workshop on Thursday addressed “big ideas” with the “potential to substantially change the Internet,” in which a range of prominent thinkers attempted to peer into the future of connectivity.
Broadband's Impact
Regulations May Be Necessary to Ensure Competitive Broadband, Say Experts
WASHINGTON, July 13, 2009 – A group of academic and industry representatives agreed Monday that some government regulation will be necessary to ensure a robust and competitive broadband market and continued innovation. The group spoke during a panel discussion sponsored by the Technology Policy Inst
States
Ex-MIT Researcher is Massachusetts' New 'Broadband Czar'
BOSTON, April 29, 2009 – Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced Wednesday his appointment of former MIT researcher and state regulator Sharon Gillett as director of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute. The institute was chartered by Patrick in 2008 with the goal of bringing universal broad
