FBA

COVID Funds Ensuring NTIA Broadband Infrastructure Funding Adequate: Conexon Executive

‘The way you close the digital divide is you build fiber to every single rural home,’ Jonathan Chambers said.

Privacy

New Unilateral American-E.U. Data Privacy Framework a Step in the Right Direction, Says Panel

‘This is a very important step,’ said Christopher Kuner, co-director of the Brussels Privacy Hub.

Amazon

Amazon Demo Satellites to Launch Early 2023, Frontier’s Broadband for Good, USCellular Adds to Board

The first prototype Amazon Project Kuiper low-earth orbit satellites are expected to launch early next year.

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on October 19, 2022 – Taxing Broadband Grants: Can it be Changed?

Does the ‘Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act’ stand a chance?

Infrastructure

Increase in Texas Natural Events Points to Need for Underground Wiring, Panelists Say

The number of 100-degree days has almost doubled in the past 40 years and may double in the next decade.

FCC

Lines Are Sharpening Over Who Drives the Future of Universal Service: Congress or Broadband Providers?

Big communications companies want Congress to tax telecom, while many others want higher fees on broadband service.

FCC

Speaking at AnchorNets, NTIA’s Alan Davidson Touts Role of Anchor Institutions

‘Community-anchor institutions have been and are the connective tissue that make delivering high-speed internet access possible,’ he said.

IIJA

Adoption Programs an Important Component of Broadband Equity, Access and Adoption Grants

To deploy the infrastructure itself, states must focus on user buy-in as well as network deployment.

FBA

Community Engagement Key to Louisiana’s Broadband Strategy

Louisiana enjoys ‘absolute alignment’ between the governor, legislature, and local officials on closing the digital divide.

Infrastructure

New ‘Dig Once’ Policy from White House, Texas Social Media Law Stayed, Starry Defaults on RDOF

Biden-Harris administration implements new action plan to expedite infrastructure projects, including a new “dig once” policy.

ARPA

Kansas Official Says Capital Projects Fund Better Suited Than BEAD for Some High-Cost Rural Areas

The CPF allows the state to contribute more money toward builds, the state official said.

BDC

After Controversial Panel on Mapping, FCC Confirms No Charges for Access to Fabric

Some third parties are wondering about the terms on which they will be able to access the FCC’s mapping fabric.

Expert Opinion

Dmitry Sumin: Fraud, Risks and Security in Telecoms Today

STIR/SHAKEN offers no protection from fraud schemes besides robocalls and caller ID spoofing.

Benton

Anchor Institutions Play Key Role in Digital Literacy: Benton Senior Fellow

55 percent of people surveyed were not confident in their ability to use the internet, a study found.

IIJA

Tribal Broadband Connectivity Awards, Connected Nation’s New Hire, Liberty to Acquire Natel

More than 42,000 unserved Native American households will have access to high-speed Internet.

Infrastructure

Urging Need for FCC Action on Universal Service Fund, Expert Says Congress Too Slow

FCC should not ‘wait for Congress to sort through these complex issues.’