EU Passes Digital Regulations, Big Tech Shouldn’t Pay into USF, Christopher Ali Joins Penn State
The European Parliament passed two pieces of legislation that are intended to tackle anticompetitive behavior and content deemed illegal.
The European Parliament passed two pieces of legislation that are intended to tackle anticompetitive behavior and content deemed illegal.
FCC
In remarks at the Rural Wireless Association event on Wednesday, Commissioner Geoffrey Starks reaffirmed the FCC’s goals.
FCC
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is requesting Apple and Google remove the TikTok app over data concerns.
Digital Inclusion
‘It’s about making sure wireless connections are available in 100 percent of rural America,’ said the chairwoman.
FCC
39 states and territories have submitted letters of intent to participate in the NTIA’s Internet for All initiative.
The lawsuit comes years after Facebook was found to have been used to harvest personal data for political purposes.
Match Group is suing Google over its alleged restrictive app store billing practices, as lawmakers consider legislation tackling the issue.
Free Speech
Carr said he’s “very glad to hear” of Musk’s Twitter purchase, but still thinks Section 230 reform is necessary.
ATS will test technology allowing LEO satellites to provide direct connectivity to cellphones.
FCC
Revising its pole replacement rules may give providers quicker access to poles in communities for deploying high-speed broadband.
FCC
Calls in contrast to growing support for a broader mechanism including broadband revenues
FCC
The infrastructure bill includes money to put toward building a technical workforce for the future of broadband.
Universal Service
If formally adopted, the agency would be changing longstanding rural health care telecommunications subsidies.
FCC
The new partnership aims to enlist state attorneys general in the effort to stop abusive robocalls.
Expert Opinion
The Federal Communications Commission has no excuse for why the agency finished with the same bad data it started with.
5G Wireless
The commissioner also said he thinks Biden will support Big Tech contributions to the Universal Service Fund.