Op-Ed Chastises App Bill, Arizona Seeks Broadband Guidance, Verizon Expands 5G
American Enterprise Institute fellow says app bill could harm, Arizona looking at broadband speeds, Verizon 5G expansion.
American Enterprise Institute fellow says app bill could harm, Arizona looking at broadband speeds, Verizon 5G expansion.
Section 230
Companies also want to discuss cybersecurity, net neutrality, taxes and privacy.
Funding
The Communications Workers of America wants provisions in broadband bills barring hiring of subcontractors.
Funding
Without further word on what to expect in the bipartisan infrastructure framework, Doug Dawson examines what direction it could take.
Musk looks at mobile backhaul for Starlink, two education entities merge, governors look back at telehealth success.
Infrastructure
Congress should invest in wireless and wired broadband to provide resilient, affordable broadband.
Big Tech
Expert warns Big Tech must adopt hands-off approach to regain public trust.
Funding
Now is the time in Congress for all good (and bad) broadband bills to be introduced.
Exclusive
Open access last-mile networks are an area of great commercial innovation and ferment in the United States right now.
Big Tech
Senate Commerce Committee considers nominations for Lina Khan, Bill Nelson and Leslie Kiernan.
Antitrust
Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. Cicilline and experts discuss antitrust, big tech and local journalism.
April 6, 2021 – Senate Democrats and independents are pushing the Federal Communications Commission to include state, regional and tribal governments in its development of more accurate broadband maps, according to a letter dated April 1. “We strongly urge you to incorporate the voices of state, loc
Universal Service
April 1, 2021 – Experts are concerns about the long-term implications of the $3.2-billion Emergency Broadband Benefit program (EBB) running out of money without a plan for what happens after. The fund, created by Congress in December, provides up to $50 in a monthly internet discount for families an
Infrastructure
March 22, 2021 – Three bills, worth $100 billion dollars and introduced in the House, will change the nation’s definition of served and unserved by dramatically upping the threshold for broadband speeds. The bill will create new categories including unserved, low-tier and mid-tier for federal fundin
Antitrust
March 17, 2021 – A new antitrust bill by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn, is receiving high praise from current and former commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission for its focus on enhancing resources required to tackle competition issues. “I think we could use more money still,” Noah Phillips, comm
Section 230
In the conversation to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which governs liability for internet intermediaries, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn, said Tuesday the public must get involved. “We can’t fight Google and other million-dollar companies with duct tape and Band-Aids,” Klobuchar