Broadband Breakfast

Expert Opinion

John Harrington: The FCC’s Proposed E-Rate Bidding Portal Expands Federal Power, Not Local Decision Makers

This shift away from local autonomy for procurement would be the most radical change to the program since its inception.

Broadband Communities

Broadband Breakfast on May 4, 2022 – The Future of the Smart Home, and the Future of the Smart Apartment Building

From the Broadband Communities Summit, this special Broadband Breakfast Live Online will dive into the smart home topic, including with apartment buildings.

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on April 27, 2022 – New Wires on Old Poles: Will the FCC Change Rules for Attachments?

Learn how the Federal Communications Commission’s rulemaking on pole attachments could impact the broadband rollout

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021

Christopher Ali: How the U.S. Department of Agriculture is Quietly Reshaping Broadband Policy

In the 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress reversed USDA’s ReConnect criteria in three crucial ways.

Expert Opinion

Nilay Akdemir: How Telecom Companies Can Keep Pace with Digital Transformation

Up to 75 percent of operators will experience significant revenue decline in an “unlimited data world” if they don’t change.

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on April 6, 2022 — Censorship by a Country, or Censorship by a Tech Platform?

How different is the Great Firewall of China (and now Russia) from being deplatformed by Big Tech?

Expert Opinion

Scott Heric: Robots Benefit Industrial Processes Most by Enhancing the Efforts of Humans

It is time to understand the impact robots have and the best route to using them to optimize labor practices.

Expert Opinion

Michael Jones: Maps and Data Analysis are the Keys to Effectively Targeting Broadband Subsidies

The key to states’ success on infrastructure builds lies in the analysis of the data they collect.

FCC

FCC and NTIA Chiefs Name Jessica Quinley, Douglas Brake and Timothy May to Advisory Committees

NTIA representatives to join FCC technology and security committees, FCC rep on spectrum committee

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021

Event: Building for Digital Equity – Demystifying Broadband Policy and Funding

ILSR and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance team up for two-hour livestream event on March 16 from 2-4 p.m. ET

Expert Opinion

Craig Settles and Sean Gonsalves: Telehealth For All is a ‘Stroke of Genius’

Without access to a secure broadband connection, the co-author of this Expert Opinion would have died.

FCC

NTIA and RUS Chiefs, Plus FCC and Treasury Officials, to Speak at Broadband Breakfast for Lunch Events

NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson and other top broadband officials have agreed to speak at Broadband Breakfast for Lunch Events.

Expert Opinion

Noah Rafalko: Who’s Got Your Number? A Better Way to Fight Phone Scammers

The answer to the problem of phone number security lies in a digital identity solution powered by the blockchain.

Expert Opinion

Justin Reilly: Rising Ransomware Threats on Schools Require Better Approach to Cybersecurity

Ransomeware attacks are a costly lesson for educators.

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast for Lunch on April 13, 2022 — Preparing for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Join Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Alan Davidson on April 13 at Broadband Breakfast for Lunch

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on April 20, 2022 — Broadband Mapping and Data: In-Home Connections

How much of low bandwidth performance can be attributed to poor Wi-Fi transmission or slow computing speeds in the home?