FCC
If Trump Won, What Would Carr Do as FCC Chairman?
The agency's senior Republican outlined policy priorities in his Project 2025 chapter.
fixed wireless
Latin America Speeds Forward With 5G Spectrum Auctions as U.S. Stalls
'The global communications industry has aligned on the lower portion of the 3 GHz band' – except the United States.
Brazil Riots Heighten Content Moderation, Space Bureau, USAC Outsourcing, New INCOMPAS President
The announcements closely echo tech platforms’ response to the U.S. Capitol riots.
Michigan Resident Builds Homemade Fiber, Latest Innovations from LG, 2020 Internet Speeds Declined
January 13, 2021– Jared Mauch works as a senior network architect in rural Michigan and lacked good broadband at home. When Mauch first moved into his home in 2002, he believed that an internet service provider would eventually wire and connect his house with fiber or cable, but it never happened. A
Free Speech
Suppression of Media Freedom Correlates to the Onset of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Say Panelists
November 16, 2020 — The year 2021 will be pivotal for advancing media and press freedom initiatives, due to the converging crises affecting the future of journalism. According to panelists, there currently persists a media freedom crisis consisting of a geopolitical crisis due to the aggressiveness
federal
Are Open Radio Access Networks Merely a 5G Fad? Or Will They Spur Innovation and Lower Costs?
October 13, 2020 — Open radio access networks may be the next big trend in mobile networks across the globe, with network deployment projected to take place throughout the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Brazil this year. Open RAN promises to lower the cost of deploying 5G networks and drive com
Social Media
Don’t Blame Russia for American Disinformation: The Cause is Domestic Political Polarization
October 6, 2020 – Starting in 2014, domestic forces—not just foreign forces—began to spread the idea that America was rigged against you, according to Renée DiResta, technical research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory. Everyone was a target, DiResta explained, speaking at a Friday webinar sp
Broadband Mapping and Data
In the Quest to Build a Better Map, Many Non-Profits and Consultants Bring Creativity and Grit to Broadband Data
WASHINGTON, February 26, 2020 – Independent actors are leading the way in fixing the widely-identified flaws with the Federal Communications Commission’s Form 477 broadband mapping data, and they are using creative methods to do so. Four groups in particular — CostQuest Associates, Measurement Lab,
Broadband Roundup: White House Summit on 5G and Huawei, Sen. Bennet Grills Facebook, Rural Fiber in Ohio
In light of the increased attention being paid to allegations of security vulnerabilities in telecommunications equipment manufactured by Huawei, the White House will hold a 5G summit in April, reports Eamon Javers of CNBC. According to Javers, the summit has not been “officially announced,” but was
Broadband Mapping and Data
Mignon Clyburn Expects FCC Universal Service Fund Proposals by Year-End
ARLINGTON, Va., October 2, 2010 – Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn emphasized the need for quality research in policy making, particularly with regard to reforming the universal service fund for telephone and internet connectivity. Speaking at the Friday evening dinner session at
Asia
Report Advocates Tax Relief in Telecommunications Sector
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2010 – According to a report released by the Global System for Mobile communications Association (GSMA), the key to spurring broadband adoption on in previously under-covered areas is targeted tax relief. According to the group’s summary of the study, “The study indicates how a
china
Telemedicine Report Shows Strong Growth in BRIC Countries
WASHINGTON July 7, 2010 -Telemedicine is one of the most concrete benefits of faster and more ubiquitous broadband access. The research firm Markets and Markets has just released a report detailing the expansion of telemedicine in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). The report found a fairl
Fiber
Brazil to Fund Creation of National Fiber Optic Network
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2010 – Brazil has started to enact changes to fulfill its long term broadband goals. The nation announced the plan early last month with a goal of bringing down the cost of broadband from $50USD to $25-35USD. Brazil’s Planning Minister Paulo Bernardo said, “Prices for broadband
Broadband Mapping and Data
Europe and Asia are 'Cleaning Our Clock' on Broadband, Says Report Author
WASHINGTON, July 10 – The lack of a cohesive national broadband policy in the United States is hampering the nation’s ability to deploy high-speed broadband, attorney James Baller said Thursday at the Alliance for Community Media conference here.
