Infrastructure
Digital Literacy, Outreach as Important as Physical Infrastructure, Panel Hears
Digital literacy gap and lack of outreach are part of the digital divide.
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Expert Opinion
Steve Truebner: Middle Mile Investment Essential to True Broadband Expansion
Increased focus on middle mile is necessary for access to effective connectivity.
Privacy
Federal Privacy Legislation Needed As State Legislation Could Harm Smaller Players, Event Hears
Different state privacy laws stifle competition and places burdens on small companies, experts say.
X (Twitter)
Twitter Reportedly Considering Musk Offer, Verizon on 5G Transition, FTC Investigating Broadcom
Twitter’s board is reportedly re-considering Musk’s $43 billion cash offer.
CETF
Obama Blames Big Tech for Disinformation, Cybersecurity Innovation, California on Climate Change
The former president targeted the decision making of those in power at major social media companies.
ARPA
Treasury Department Expects Majority of Capital Projects Funds Will Be Spent on Fiber
“We have put our thumb on the scale for fiber,” said Joseph Wender, director the Treasury Department’s broadband fund.
Infrastructure
AT&T Q1 Reflects Fiber Growth, Fixed-Wireless Still Plays Crucial Role for Rural Americans
AT&T executives emphasized role of fixed-wireless as crucial to serving rural Americans.
USF
Economist Warns of Customer Losses if Broadband Revenues Find Way in Universal Service Fund
A number of players have pitched the idea of having big tech platforms pay into the basic telecommunications fund.
Amy Klobuchar
Russian Cyberattacks Warning, Meta Russia Disinformation, IIJA Requirements
International alert warns about Russian cyberattacks.
Infrastructure
Digital Infrastructure Investment 2022: Join Our Pathbreaking Mini-Conference for Free This Year
Broadband Breakfast’s annual Digital Infrastructure Investment conference unites broadband officials with fund managers, institutional investors and private equity.
Federal Reserve
Central Bank Wise to Move Cautiously with Digital Currency, Event Hears
‘The Fed seems a little bit more uncertain about’ digital currency versus other nations, another panelist said Tuesday.
Chips
House and Senate Tackle Semiconductor Chip Shortages and Seek to Boost U.S. Production
How COVID and supply chain woes are driving $52 billion in incentives for domestic production of semiconductor chips.
USTelecom
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Efforts to Eliminate California Net Neutrality Law
A coalition of telecommunication trade associations were unable to sway the court.
SpaceX
Joel Thayer and Shane Tews: Rural Broadband Requires Out-of-the-Box Thinking
Mobile broadband is largely ignored by federal connectivity efforts.
Verizon
Claude Aiken Joins Nextlink, Latest Emergency Connectivity Funding, Netflix Stock Plunges
Aiken was previously the president and CEO of the Wireless Internet Service Provers Association.
FCC
Petition Challenges Constitutionality of Roles FCC, USAC Play in Universal Service Fund
The legal brief comes at a time when the FCC studies the future of the fund.
