Infrastructure
Fiber Should Lead Future of Broadband, But Other Technologies Important Compliments
More experts weigh in on the fiber debate, but point to other technologies as important for the future of connectivity.
Infrastructure
$109 Billion for Broadband Bill, AT&T Fiber, Starlink’s 60 New Satellites, Klobuchar’s Antitrust Crusade
March 16, 2021 – Democratic lawmakers have introduced a $312 billion bill that would boost broadband, clean energy and public health infrastructure. The Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow’s America Act, or LIFT America Act, was introduced Monday and is backed by all Democratic members of the House’
Argentina
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
Innovation
Evidence-Based Policy Making is Particularly Important in Managing Radio Frequency Spectrum
October 23, 2020 – Evidence-based policy making needs to be framed by the correct questions, agreed panelists at the Silicon Flatirons event on October 13 and 15. In the first panel, “Evidence-based policy making in perspective,” Adam Scott, director general of spectrum policy at Innovation, Science
Privacy
Electoral Interference an Even Bigger Threat Amid the Coronavirus, Says Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics
June 29, 2020 — The coronavirus has exacerbated the threat of electoral interference, said journalists and legislative experts in a webinar Monday. Panelists joined the George Washington University Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics for a discussion about electoral interference in 2016 and
Smart Cities
Collaborative Smart City Pilots Show Promise in Improving Internet Access
May 21, 2020 — The implementation of smart technologies may be a key in solving economic challenges at the regional level, said panelists in a BroadbandUSA webinar Wednesday. The webinar focused on how smart city initiatives could improve sustainability and quality of life, including broadband acces
China
Nation-States Are Better Able to React to a Crisis Like the Coronavirus, says Hoover Institution Fellow
May 12, 2020 — The global response to the coronavirus shows that individual nation-states have greater response power than multi-nation organizations, Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Russell Berman said in a Stanford University virtual policy briefing Monday. The lecture, moderated by Director Tom
Big Tech
Big Tech’s Response to Coronavirus: Face Masks, Hiring Binges, Free Web Sites and Cash Donations
April 2, 2020 – Big technology companies have been closely scrutinized by legislators and the executive branch in Washington for at least two years now. But this “techlash” is largely forgotten in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Whether the future looks back on big tech as a savior or a vultur
House
House ‘Hearing’ Prompts Live Demonstration of Dangers of Counterfeits on Amazon and eBay
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2020 – Counterfeit gear can be hard on the head. Deadly, in fact. That was the witness testimony – and live demonstration by a congressman – from a Wednesday House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on the impact of counterfeit items on third-party seller marketplaces. And
FCC
Broadband Roundup: Global Internet Censorship, Tribal Divide, Klobuchar on the Broadband Stump
A report published by tech.co on Wednesday ranks and categorizes the countries with the highest internet censorship. Among the reports most salient findings: Turkmenistan, North Korea, and China earned the top three spots, in decreasing order of censorship. Many popular vacation destinations like Vi
UK
When It Comes to Telecommuting, Companies Save, But the U.S. Lags
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2011- The Telework Research Network released its report on the state of telecommuting Monday, showing that individuals who work from home are more productive than those who report to an office everyday, but that the United States has a lower percentage of workers who telecommute
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
Broadband's Impact
India Gives RIM Two More Months to Comply
WASHINGTON, August 31, 2010 – India’s government has given BlackBerry-maker RIM two more months to comply with a request for increased access to e-mail from its users.
Mobile
UAE BlackBerry Ban Highlights State Threat to Broadband Freedom
LONDON, August 4, 2010 – The plan announced this week by the United Arab Emirates to ban use of BlackBerry Messenger, e-mail and web browsing services by Oct. 11 unless the company allows it to access the encrypted messages on demand has drawn universal condemnation from freedom and privacy groups,
EU
Google Exonerated of Data Violations in UK
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2010 – Following an investigation of Google’s unauthorized Wi-Fi data collection, UK data protection authorities announced that the telecom giant had not done real damage.
