Cybersecurity

Cyber Officials Reiterate Need for Private-Public Sector Cyber Threat Information Sharing

Calls are growing louder for mandatory breach reporting for cybersecurity incidents.

Evelyn Remaley

Industry Reacts to Infrastructure Signing, DISH Signs Carriage Deal with Sinclair, Bring Your Own RAN

Industry reactions to Biden’s signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 on Monday.

Infrastructure

President Biden Signs Infrastructure Bill at White House, Touting Better Broadband

President Biden celebrated $65 billion for broadband deployment.

Funding

Bigger Investment Needed for Next Generation 9-1-1 Services, Experts Say

Former head of NTIA said it could cost $12 billion.

Awesta Sarkash

Infrastructure Bill Signing, CT Small Businesses Lack Internet, Pennsylvania Broadband Office

The White House is holding a signing ceremony for President Biden to sign the infrastructure bill into law.

COVID

Another $700 Million for 26 States Through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund

Over 400,000 locations across the U.S. will get broadband in this funding wave.

Benton

Biden Signs Chinese Equipment Ban, Aviation on C-Band, Michael Copps Op-Ed

The newly signed bill puts the U.S. on the offensive against Chinese companies such as Huawei and ZTE.

Expert Opinion

Frank Gornick: Valley Leaders Join State to Bring Ubiquitous Broadband to the San Joaquin Valley

Bringing internet capability to communities throughout the San Joaquin Valley is the focus of a new effort.

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast Panel Emphasizes Need for Better Mapping to Maximize Infrastructure Bill Money

Funds made available by the infrastructure bill will not need solid maps to make spending efficient, experts agree.

Infrastructure

Commerce Secretary Raimondo Emphasizes Affordability, Fiber in Infrastructure Bill Press Briefing

Raimondo said to expect relatively quick turnaround on broadband affordability and job creation, longer timeline on fiber buildouts.

Infrastructure

Bluepeak Starts Fiber Construction in OK, Hawaii’s Broadband Maps, UK Broadband Partnership

Bluepeak is investing $25 million in a high-speed broadband network in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Wireless

University of Notre Dame Launches SpectrumX to Expand Radio Spectrum Research

The project is funded by a National Science Foundation grant and keeps diversity and inclusion in mind for its research goals.

DISH

Dish Reiterates Need for Full Three-Year Phase-out of Sprint Network

Supply chain issues are impacting Dish’s ability to bring on new customers, company says.

Open Access

Bristol, Connecticut, Considers Using Rescue Plan Funds For Citywide Open Access Network

City’s technology staff has been working with a consultant to draft design recommendations for the fiber network.

Big Tech

Experts Caution Against One Size Fits All Approach to Content Moderation

Cost of moderation another factor as to why some experts say standardized content moderation policies may not work for all.

Amazon

Americans Want Action on Monopolies, Robinhood Data Breach, Nationwide Comcast Outages

Tim Wu said ‘supermajority’ of Americans think government needs to address monopolies.