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Breakfast Media Minute: August 21, 2020
FBA
Ubiquitous Fiber Infrastructure is Essential to Maximize the Advantages of 5G, According to WIA Report
August 20, 2020 — The Wireless Infrastructure Association recently published a new report, entitled “Fiber: An Essential Facet of the Connected Community,” which finds that ubiquitous fiber is an essential backbone to 5G connectivity. WIA’s report (PDF) recognizes that in order to maximize the advan
FCC
Vulnerabilities in Online Voting, Data Privacy Legislation, Google’s 6 GHz Wi-Fi Tests
Many stakeholders in the communications sector made it clear that the internet should not be the tool used to collect ballots for the 2020 presidential election, according to an article in Law360. Virtual voting is fraught with vulnerabilities and would jeopardize the entire election. In fact, the U
Breakfast Media Minute
Breakfast Media Minute: August 20, 2020
Infrastructure
Broadband Discussions at the Democratic National Convention, Section 230, Generation Z Voters
Congressional leaders made calls for modernizing broadband infrastructure nationwide during the second night of the Democratic National Convention, a four-day long virtual event showcasing Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee for the presidential election. “We need to rebuild our infrastructure and mak
Breakfast Media Minute
Breakfast Media Minute: August 19, 2020
Infrastructure
Members of Democratic Caucuses Call to Modernize Broadband for Rural and Tribal Lands
August 19, 2020 — Members of the Rural Caucus and the Native American Caucus of the Democratic Party made calls for modernizing broadband and energy infrastructure during caucus meetings on Tuesday. As part of the Democratic National Convention, members of the Rural Caucus opened their meeting by ob
Cloud
COVID-19 Disinformation and Contact Tracing Discussed at DNC, Rural Cloud Initiative, NTIA Internet Use Survey
The Democratic National Convention prime-time convention kicked off Monday night. Much of the production was driven by testimonies from Americans. The way in which their hardships have been amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic were detailed. Kristin Urquiza, the daughter of an Arizona man who lost hi
Democracy
Digital Campaign Strategists Discuss the Evolution of Political Technology in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
August 18, 2020 — The political tech space has evolved and changed more rapidly than ever in 2020. In the wake of the pandemic, many newly-necessitated tech startups have advanced to overcome obstacles placed in the way of political organizers. In a Monday webinar, progressive political technology f
Breakfast Media Minute
Breakfast Media Minute: August 18, 2020
Infrastructure
M-Lab Introduces Next Version of Speed Test, Energy Standards Exceeded, Big Broadband Growth Last Quarter
M-Lab, which provides the largest collection of open Internet performance data on the web, recently introduced the new ndt7 protocol for the Network Diagnostic Tool, a performance measurement of a connection’s capacity for transports. Since 2009, the network diagnostic tool has been the premier perf
Breakfast Media Minute
Breakfast Media Minute: August 17, 2020
Congress
Election Analysts Predict Democrats Will Win Presidency, House and Senate, Based on Primary Data
August 14, 2020 — Based on data gathered from primary elections, experts at a Thursday webinar hosted by CQ Roll Call predicted that Democrats would strengthen their hold on the House and flip the majority in the Senate, and that Joe Biden would win the 2020 presidential election. Americans are curr
Breakfast Media Minute
Breakfast Media Minute: August 14, 2020
COVID
Aspen Institute Panelists Discuss Technology’s Role in Combatting Mental Illness
August 13, 2020 — As a result of 2020’s myriad challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread economic instability and a societal reckoning with inequality, mental health issues are on the rise across various populations. This moment of heightened loneliness and mental health crises unders
