Broadband's Impact
See on Scoop.it – BroadbandPolicy Ray Timothy, CEO of the UEN network, explains the ins and outs of a system that makes Utah the envy of the nation. BroadbandBreakfast‘s insight: A great interview/profile of the Utah Education Network by Lee Benson in the Deseret News. The UEN is highlighted for its
USTelecom
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2014 – Even the quickest and best-designed networks can succumb to Mother Nature when a hurricane or tornado strikes a community. And when thousands of people dial 911 at the same time, modern-day networks simply aren’t equipped to handle traffic of such tremendous scale. That w
Al Franken
WASHINGTON, June 10, 2014 – The proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable continues to stir up controversy. The Computer & Communications Industry Association, whose members include internet giants Google and Yahoo, sent a letter to Sen. Al Franken asking regulators to stop the acquisiti
Broadband Mapping and Data
WASHINGTON, June 10, 2014 – In spite of press reports to the contrary, U.S. broadband coverage is not falling behind European levels of service, academic Christopher Yoo said on Wednesday at the National Press Club. “It seems like every other week there’s a new infographic or news story that talks a
FCC
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2014 – The head of the leading trade association for the electronics industry on Wednesday weighed in against classifying broadband as a utility and subjecting it to extensive government regulation. Instead, regulators should follow a “minimal harm first” principle, said Gary Sha
FCC
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 9, 2014 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler presented the third annual awards for advances in accessibility to innovators of communications technology for disabled people. The awards were presented at the M-Enabling Summit at the Renaissance Arlington C
FCC
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2014 – In a blog post on Friday, AT&T gave its assurance that paid prioritization was not part of the telecommnications gianits plans. “Not a single [internet service provider] has asserted a desire or right to engage in any of these practices to create ‘fast lanes and slow lanes
FCC
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2014 – Another significant telecommunications merger proposition is underway between Sprint and T-Mobile. The Wall Street Journal reported that the acquisition would cost Sprint $32 billion, or about $40 per share in cash and stock. Sprint and T-Mobile are the third and fourth la
FCC
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2014 – A group of more than 40 members of Congress have urged the Federal Communications Commission to modernize the E-Rate program of connectivity for schools and libraries. More specifically, the group is calling for ”100 [Megabits per second] of bandwith or more for every 1,00
Broadband's Impact
See on Scoop.it – BroadbandPolicy BroadbandBreakfast‘s insight: The Community Connect program is one of the few, recurring annual broadband programs in the country. This should be on the radar screen of community economic development managers around the country. See on broadband.utah.gov
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2014 – In an interview on C-Span’s “The Communicators,” Verizon’s senior vice president of Craig Silliman said that the tech giant will likely not pursue a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission over net neutrality rules – provided that the agency doesn’t attempt t
Broadband's Impact
See on Scoop.it – BroadbandPolicy Here is the link to the video from the opening session of the event on Thursday and Friday. BroadbandBreakfast‘s insight: The FCC’s “Workshop on the Future of Broadband Regulation” that was conducted at the FCC on Thursday and Friday. See on www.fcc.gov
Broadband's Impact
See on Scoop.it – BroadbandPolicy BroadbandBreakfast‘s insight: The Tri-State Telecommunications Summit will provide a gathering point for small telcos from Idaho, Wyoming and Utah to gather in early August and discuss common issues and problems. See on www.tristatetel.org
Broadband's Impact
See on Scoop.it – BroadbandPolicy The Annual Native American Summit began in 2006 at the request of then Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., as a way of facilitating a discussion between government, business and tribal leaders to develop solutions to various challenges that American Indians living in Uta
Commerce
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2014 – The president’s chief adviser on telecommunications, the head of the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration, on Thursday heralded the first of a series of workshops designed to find ways to “build on the momentum of our successful
Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2014 – Four believers in municipal internet access expressed their dismay at the New America Foundation at an increasingly consolidated broadband marketplace – and promoted local government ownership as a remedy. Speaking on a panel of experts on Wednesday at the think tank, they
