NEW YORK, June 24 - The final breakout panel of the Personal Democracy Forum examined the state of political watchdogging in the Internet age. Ellen Miller...
NEW YORK, June 24 - The Personal Democracy Forum here featured a panel with some of the leading minds on technology policy. Moderator Andrew Rasiej wanted...
NEW YORK, June 24 - Jonathan Zittrain, author of “The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It,” took to the stage at the Personal...
NEW YORK, June 24 - Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig presented his 'Declaration For Independence' to the Personal Democracy Forum here today, fingering this problem in...
NEW YORK, June 24 - "What happens next?" is the question Andrew Rasiej used to start off the Tuesday morning panel discussion at the Personal Democracy...
June 24 - Communications Workers of America has claimed credit for the Federal Communications Commission's recent order requiring broadband companies to provide the FCC with more...
NEW YORK, June 23 - In an effort to address the anti-competitive behavior that impacts various aspects of the Internet and technologies markets, as well as...
NEW YORK, June 23 - On the Internet, everything is public now. The afternoon panel at the Personal Democracy Forum here, on the "Clickocracy" and the...
NEW YORK, June 23 - The final morning panel on the first day of the Personal Democracy Form here focused on worked and what didn't in...
NEW YORK, June 23 - The morning speakers and break-out sessions during the first morning at the Personal Democracy Forum here focused on some of the...
NEW YORK, June 23 - The Personal Democracy Forum here wants to shift the influence on Washington from big money to small money, enhance accountability through...
Drew Bennett, a recent master's student graduate of Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, will be blogging and reporting from the Personal Democracy...
June 22 - Whether or not new bandwidth demands on the Internet cause carriers to offer tiered pricing or to throttle particular applications or protocols, independent...
Question and answer from the Broadband Policy Summit IV about congressional consideration of various broadband data mapping bill, including the Broadband Census of America Act by...
Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps said Thursday that the issue of a national broadband strategy is beginning to take on a life of its own in...
Photos from the National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
At BroadbandCensus.com, we've been expecting the move by carriers toward increased metered pricing.
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel advocated for bills that would make better use of spectrum.
Fixed-wireless is hampered by technical issues that make it incomparable to fiber, a report claims.
Understanding the funding impact will 'begin with the NTIA’s mandate to work with community partners.'
'Simple and regular community engagement is needed.'
The FTC released a report that warned about the dangers of AI's use to combat online harms.
UScellular and Ericsson tested 5G connected drones for future applications.
'While the federal government’s infrastructure funding creates unique opportunities, it also exposes challenges that states and tribes must get in...
'We can’t keep overhauling the regulatory structure.'
'We need to recognize that absolutely the time is now. It is neither too soon nor too late.'
Comments were made at the Fiber Connect conference last week.
'North America is forecast to lead the world in 5G subscription penetration in the next five years.'
The coalition will play a crucial role in broadband data as government implements the largest expenditure of broadband funds.
The draft privacy law includes a provision to enhance privacy protections online for children under 17.
Markup of bills comes after much discussion about federal spectrum management.
Fiber networks have a unique capacity to keep broadband prices low for low-income communities, proponents say.
Analyzing ACP enrollment can help the BEAD program solve the 'persisting gap between deployment and subscription.'
A bill introduced by Elizabeth Warren would ban data brokers from selling or transferring location data and health data.
Fiber providers, equipment companies and consultants discussed their work in communities in a session at Fiber Connect
39 states and territories have submitted letters of intent to participate in the NTIA's Internet for All initiative.
Peacock and HBO Max named as potential winners by internet and entertainment industry analysis Laura Martin
As of June 7, 20 states have passed legislation to implement the 988 suicide hotline mandate, according to FCC data.
'We’re projecting a 5x increase in data consumption from 2021 to 2025.'
'[State] decision makers in this program need to be careful about who is the qualified and experienced provider.'
As federal funding rolls out, states and local communities must consider partnerships with local service providers.
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $10-million grant award for the state's first foray into municipal broadband.
Netly Fiber said Monday it has completed construction of the nation's first terabit-ready fiber network.
Officials from Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine and New Mexico outline how they are preparing for broadband funding.
The American Technology Leadership Act would establish a federal office to monitor U.S. tech competitiveness versus global players.
Attendance at the fiber show jumped from 2,041 attendees last June to 2,854 registrants as of Friday.
A March Gallup and Knight study found young Americans are less concerned about hurtful online discourse.
Real convergence has taken hold in the fiber, wireless infrastructure and data center asset class categories.
Senators on Thursday said NTIA rules set regulated rates and impose net neutrality requirements.
The NTIA's notice of funding opportunity stops short of explicitly endorsing municipal broadband as the preferred model.
The USDA has been allocated $2 billion from the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act.
Industry experts detailed best practices for approaching public-private partnerships at Mountain Connect 2022.
The FBI, CISA and NSA warned about hackers from the PRC.
Legislation introduced Tuesday would bring cryptocurrencies under the purview of the Commodity Future Trading Commission.
The FCC is examining the need and use cases for allocating spectrum for offshore use.
State and federal broadband policy experts agreed that partnerships would be instrumental to spending $42.5 billion in broadband funds.
The GAO report found many different federal broadband programs prone to inefficiencies.
