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Telehealth
Telemedicine is Increasingly Important, But Comes With Challenges, Say Route Fifty Panelists
August 11, 2020 — Telemedicine is crucial for treating patients during the coronavirus pandemics, but carries limitations, agreed participants in two Route Fifty webinars on Tuesday. Dr. Judd Hollander, associate dean of strategic health initiatives at Thomas Jefferson University, said that there ar
Open Access
Open Access Infrastructure Important, But Difficult to Develop, Say Digital Infrastructure Investment Panelists
August 11, 2020 — Open access infrastructure is crucial, but it is difficult to raise the capital it requires, said participants in Broadband Breakfast’s Digital Infrastructure Investment conference on Monday. The panel on infrastructure investment funds featured a discussion about the challenges an
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 — Champions of Broadband: Don Means
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 — Champions of Broadband: Don Means Our guest Don Means, Director, Gigabit Libraries Network, will speak about the role he has played as a grass-roots activist, a broadband consultant, and an advocate for the role that libraries play in c
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 — Champions of Broadband: Tom Hazlett
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 — Champions of Broadband: Tom Hazlett Tom Hazlett, Professor of Economics at Clemson University Drew Clark, Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast WATCH HERE, or on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. Thomas W. Hazlett holds the H.H. Maca
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on August 12, 2020 — Champions of Broadband: Broadband Breakfast Reporters and Editors
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 — Champions of Broadband: Broadband Breakfast Reporters and Editors Emily McPhie, Assistant Editor, Broadband Breakfast Jericho Casper, Reporter, Broadband Breakfast Elijah Labby, Reporter, Broadband Breakfast Drew Clark, Editor and Publi
Defense
Pentagon Gives Up Spectrum For 5G, Dish Buys Ting Mobile, Low Earth Orbit Satellite Developments
The White House announced a massive transfer of electromagnetic spectrum traditionally used for military operations to become available for commercial 5G use, reported Breaking Defense on Monday. The move is aimed at dramatically expanding 5G access for all Americans. The Federal Communications Comm
Christopher Mitchell
Ownership Models Are Evolving to Serve the Unserved, Say Panelists at Digital Infrastructure Investment
August 11, 2020 — As America prioritizes closing the digital divide, critical last-mile digital infrastructure ownership models are expanding and differentiating to serve the unserved. Different towns across America are in different situations in terms of the availability of existing digital infrast
Breakfast Media Minute
Breakfast Media Minute: August 11, 2020
ILSR
Amazon Regulation Doubts, Uber CEO Suggests Gig Worker Benefits, Google Competitor Meets With Justice Department
Amazon is essentially a private government and most Americans doubt it can be regulated, The Atlantic reported on Monday. In a much-publicized hearing in late July, CEOs from four of the world’s biggest technology companies testified about their allegedly anticompetitive practices. Among them was Am
Infrastructure
Digital Infrastructure Investment: Session Three Preview
In our third and final panel of the day, Broadband Breakfast’s Digital Infrastructure Investment conference will consider The Future of Funding for Shared Infrastructure. This session will be moderated by Drew Clark, the Editor and Publisher of Broadband Breakfast, in discussion with Blair Levin, th
Breakfast Media Minute
Breakfast Media Minute: August 10, 2020
Media Ownership
Americans’ Trust in Media Declines For Third Consecutive Year, Differs Along Party Lines, Reports Knight Foundation
August 6, 2020 — While Americans still value the media’s traditional role in society, a new report found that trust in media has continued to decline over the past two years. The Knight Foundation, in partnership with Gallup, polled over 20,000 U.S. adults to publish “American Views 2020: Trust, Med
Breakfast Media Minute
Breakfast Media Minute: August 7, 2020
FCC
Federal Communications Commission Sets C-Band Auction Procedures, Reforms Inmate Calling Service Rates
August 6, 2020 — The Federal Communications Commission established bidding procedures for a coming C-Band auction and moved to reform rates for inmate calling services during its August open meeting on Thursday. Auction 107 will open additional C-Band spectrum in the 3.7-3.98 GHz band. The motion in
Big Tech
Ethical Technology Still in Early Stages, But Here to Stay, Say Axios Panelists
August 6, 2020 — Although many ethical technologies are still in early developmental stages, they are here to stay, said participants in an Axios webinar Thursday. The webinar, titled “Ethical Tech in a Time of Crisis,” saw participants discuss the strengths and shortcomings of the ways in which tec
