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Cybersecurity
Encryption Technologies Central to Debate About Online Free Speech, Say CDT-Charles Koch Event Panelists
December 13, 2020 – In the kick-off session to a weeklong series about “The Future of Speech Online,” the past, present and future of cryptography was front and center. Can users enjoy the protections of end-to-end encryption and also be able to “get” bad actors? The problem, according to Erica Port
Benton
Major Change on the Horizon? Explaining the Affordable, Accessible Internet for All Act
December 2, 2020 – As House GOP leaders ask the Government Accountability Office to audit the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ReConnect program because of concerns federal funds are being used to “overbuild,” Democratic leaders in the House and Senate have filed legislation that aims to build
FCC
Biased Data Causing Racist AI, Free Speech and Digital Advertising, Detroit Suburb Offers Gigabit Network
Facial recognition technology has malfunctioned more frequently for people of color, Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks said at the Multicultural Media Telecom and Internet Council event on Wednesday. “Dirty data is a big problem,” he said, and defined that term as missing or wrong
Defense
U.S. Special Operations Command Employs AI and Machine Learning to Improve Operations
December 11, 2020 — In today’s digital environment, winning wars requires more than “boots on the ground.” It also requires computer algorithms and artificial intelligence. The United States’ Special Operations Command is currently playing a critical role advancing the employment of AI and machine l
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Breakfast Media Minute: December 11, 2020
Expert Opinion
Brian Mefford: A Radical and Realistic Approach to Rural Broadband Mapping
When America built our railroads and highways, paper maps were updated continuously with feedback from the edge of the networks that provided regular status updates. When reports of obstacles were relayed (go through a mountain or around it, as an example) then strategists, managers, builders, polic
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Breakfast Media Minute: December 10, 2020
Antitrust
FTC and Almost All States Launch Antitrust Suit Against Facebook, Seek Divestment of Instagram and WhatsApp
December 9, 2020 — Facebook has used illegal monopoly power and an “unlawful scheme” to stifle competition, degrade personal privacy, and crush rivals, according to two separate antitrust lawsuits filed Wednesday by 46 state attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission. In particular, the FTC
Fixed Wireless
Strategies For a Deadlocked FCC, the FCC’s Big RDOF Mistake, Smart Cities Leaders Awarded
Harold Feld, senior vice president of Public Knowledge, called for Democratic members of the Federal Communications Commission to fight Republican fire with fire in a recent publication, in which he lists all the tools Democrats have at their disposal to take equally audacious political actions, and
Biden-Harris Administration
Senate Confirms Trump FCC Nominee Nathan Simington, Threatening to Deadlock Commission
December 9, 2020 — The Senate on Wednesday voted 49-46, along party lines, to confirm the appointment of President Donald Trump’s nominee Nathan Simington to the Federal Communications Commission. Critics warn that Simington’s confirmation could stall the incoming Biden administration’s agenda, incl
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Breakfast Media Minute: December 9, 2020
FCC
FCC Launches C-Band Auction on Tuesday, Plus Broadband Grants in Both Maine and Illinois
The Federal Communications Commission kicked off its C-Band auction on Tuesday, marking one of the first occasions in which the United States is auctioning off valuable midband spectrum for commercial use. In other countries the midband is well occupied by commercial players. Verizon is projected to
Expert Opinion
Jimmy Jones: UK Telecom Security Bills Drive Global Regulation and Network Security Standards Beyond 5G
The telecoms security bills raised for consideration in the UK parliament recently are really interesting, but not just for the reason that has been the focus of the major news agencies. The Huawei situation has been front and center of all reporting and as a reflection of the current global politic
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Breakfast Media Minute: December 8, 2020
FCBA
At Federal Bar Event About Telemarketing, Autodialers Seek to Find Friends at Supreme Court
December 7, 2020 – The issue of autodialed telephone calls, including robocalls, will be back on the agenda of the Supreme Court on Tuesday for the second time in seven months. In oral arguments in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, the court intends to resolve a split among the circuit courts as to whether
