Broadband Mapping and Data
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2020 – In term of impact on broadband connectivity, “Covid-19 doesn’t even compare to the Superbowl or series finale of Game of Thrones,” said Federal Communications Commission Advisor Evan Swarztrauber during a Tuesday webinar hosted by Recon Analytics Inc. In other words, we’
precision agriculture
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2020— “We won’t be calling it precision farming anymore, we’ll just be calling it farming,” announced Ken Sudduth, an agricultural engineer at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. Sudduth spoke Wednesday at a monthly electronic meeting of the Federal Communication Commissi
FCC
March 25, 2020 – Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., along with several other colleagues, announced the Keeping Critical Connections Act to help rural America connect to broadband during the coronavirus crisis. “The Keeping Critical Connections Act would help small broadband providers continue offering fre
Education
March 24, 2020 – In another “Social Distance Social” held over Zoom on Tuesday, Future Tense Editor Torie Bosch interviewed Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Dean Chris Callahan, who said students are encouraged to “report from home” as they adapt t
FCC
WASHINGTON, March 24, 2020 – Telecom industry panelists criticized the broadcast industry’s lack of use of 90 percent of the spectrum licensed to them, officials said at the Free State Foundation conference on Tuesday, March 10. “Much of it is sitting fallow today,” said James Cicconi, senior execut
FCC
WASHINGTON, March 24, 2020 – Federal Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly and former agency commissioner Mignon Clyburn talked on March 10 about their respective visions at the FCC, while also sharing many laughs at the Free State Foundation’s 12th Annual Telecom Policy Conference. The event
Alexandria City Public Schools
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Thursday, March 26, 12 Noon ET – “Broadband, the Coronavirus, and K-12 Education” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Daily in March on ‘Broadband and the Coronavirus’ Guests for this event: Susan M. Clair, Ed.D., Vir
Brett Glass
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, March 25, 12 Noon ET – “What are communications companies doing to ensure broadband connectivity during the coronavirus?” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Daily in March on ‘Broadband and the Coronavirus
Energy and Commerce
The president signed the “Secure 5G and Beyond Act” and the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act into law on Monday. The passage was met with praise by members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The 5G Act requires the president to develop a strategy to se
COVID
March 23, 2020 – Speaking in an online forum on Monday, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, expressed frustration with what he regarded as the slow pace of the stimulus relief bill in the Senate. Speaking from his home in Utah, Romney addressed an online forum on Zoom hosted by Silicon Slopes, a technology in
FCC
March 23, 2020 – Ramping up the pressure to ensure that the stimulus measure in Congress has a broadband component, Free Press released a statement Monday urging Congress to dedicate $100 billion in broadband connectivity during the coronavirus pandemic. Some have criticized the relief bill in Congr
FCC
March 23, 2020 – As Americans shoulder on in self-quarantine, one thing is painfully clear — America needs a quick and stable solution to connecting the millions who do not have broadband access. That was the conclusion that emerged from a panel of experts and practitioners working in broadband and
Broadband Breakfast
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Tuesday, March 24, 12 Noon ET – “How are Broadband Journalists Covering the Coronavirus?” Follow upcoming Live Online events, see Broadband Breakfast Live Online Will Stream Daily in March on ‘Broadband and the Coronavirus’ Guests for this event: Teddy Downey, Exec
FCC
March 23, 2020 – Public Knowledge Senior Vice President Harold Feld takes issue with the Federal Communications Commission’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge—it does not help Americans who do not have broadband and 60 days of no late fees might not be long enough. Feld argues that broadband access is
ITIF
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2020 – “Democracies will be at a disadvantage” if deepfakes become common, Emerging Technologies Fellow Lindsay Gorman told panelists gathered online, on March 12 at the Information Technology Innovation Foundation. Surprisingly, while deepfakes present an extraordinary, fast-m
Antitrust
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2020 – Google took several punches at a March 10 Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Sally Hubbard, director of enforcement strategy at Open Markets Institute, conceded that big tech companies like Google “started on their paths to dominanc
