Biden-Harris Administration
Apple Gets a Foot in Joe Biden’s Door. What Will It Mean for Silicon Valley?
One question looming over the final vote-count is the 2020 Election: How will big tech fare during the next presidential administration?
China
5G in China, BroadbandNow’s Q3 2020 Report, FiOS Subscriber Growth Reaches 5-Year High
There has been a huge amount of hype in the United States about being in a race with the Chinese over the deployment of 5G. But after seeing a recent South Korean news article, from the ChosunILBO, concluding that the Chinese 5G experiment might end up an economic bust, Doug Dawson, in a blog post [
Defense
FCC Details Section 230 Authority Argument, White House Regulates AI, What Was Quibi Again?
In a blog post, the Federal Communications Commission General Counsel Thomas Johnson on Wednesday outlined why he felt that agency has authority to interpret and regulate Section 230 of the Communications Decency Acr. Johnson argued that Congress’ decision to placed Section 230 within the Communicat
China
Internet Technology and Military Power, Next G Alliance and 6G, Secret Service Agent on Cyber Security
October 19, 2020 – The experience of war today is fundamentally mediated by digital systems that facilitate almost every effort to gather, store, analyze, and communicate information in military organization, according to the author of a new book on Information Technology and Military Power. “The na
China
Broadband Breakfast Live Online Launches ‘A No-Nonsense Guide to 5G’ Event Series
The series explores the policy, technology and practical questions about 5G. They include what’s real and what’s hype, trusted partners, transformative apps in the enterprise, wireless infrastructure facilities, and continued modernization of the nation’s spectrum policies.
China
At New America Foundation Event on India, Panelists Talk of ‘Digital Colonization’ by U.S. and China
October 1, 2020 – When it comes to social media, India is currently in a “two-house race” between the United States and China, explained India expert Madhulika Srikumar at New America on Wednesday. Tiktok and Facebook have been big players in this race, each attracted to India’s large audience base.
Commerce
Trump Administration’s Orders to Halt WeChat and TikTok Transactions Promise to Affect Chinese Americans First
September 18, 2020 — The United States Commerce Department said Friday that it plans to restrict access to WeChat and TikTok, two Chinese-developed apps, as of midnight on Sunday. On August 6, President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to ban U.S. “transactions” with WeChat and TikTok
Defense
Spectrum Sharing in the Mid-Band is America’s Best Hope in 5G Race with China, Says Eric Schmidt
September 17, 2020 – The best way for the U.S. to catch up with China in the 5G race is to enable spectrum sharing in the crucial mid-band spectrum, said Eric Schmidt, former CEO and former executive chairman of Google. “China’s already won this race. We’re definitely playing catch up. It’s a nation
FCC
FCC Fines Form 477 Failures, ‘Rip and Replace’ Worries Rural Providers, Facebook to Block Anti-Voting Ads
After reporting inaccurate information, failing to file deployment data, making false statements to FCC investigators, and failing to respond to other inquiries, BarrierFree is on track to be fined the maximum penalty of $163,912 by the Federal Communications Commission. In fact, agency officials sa
COVID
Students and Universities Continue on Despite COVID-19 to Make Most of College During Pandemic
September 3, 2020 – With no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic, students and academic institutions are cautiously beginning the fall semester either in person, online, or somewhere in-between. Cole Ridgway, a junior at Virginia Commonwealth University, was notified days before his classes began t
House Judiciary
Big Tech Must Be Broken Up, says House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman
July 30, 2020 – Several of the companies featured in Wednesday’s blockbuster big tech hearing need to be broken up, House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline, D-R.I., said at the conclusion of the nearly six-hour hearing. “This hearing has made one fact clear to me: These compa
Infrastructure
Charter Cities Could Help America Counter Chinese Soft Power, Says Lincoln Network Panelist
July 22, 2020 — The coronavirus pandemic has challenged the existing global order, with some believing that the responses of Western nations have left their constituents distracted. In a recent op-ed, author Mark Lutter, founder and executive director of Charter Cities, argued that the Chinese gover
China
Russians are Trying to Sway Trusted Institutions, Says Center for Strategic and International Studies
July 14, 2020 — Russia is actively attempting to shift trusted institutions both in the United States and abroad, said participants in a Center for Strategic and International Studies webinar Tuesday. Nina Jankowicz, a disinformation fellow at the Wilson Center, said that when institutions are swaye
FCC
Huawei is a Serial Intellectual Property Thief, Says FBI Director Christopher Wray
July 7, 2020 — Huawei has repeatedly stolen American technology and is a “serial intellectual property thief,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday. Speaking in a Hudson Institute webinar, Wray claimed that China severely threatens America’s technology companies and intelligence agencies. “
China
Government Accountability Explains Differing Pandemic Responses
July 1, 2020 — The coronavirus health crisis has brought about deep challenges related to misinformation, governance and trust. In a webinar sponsored by the Center for Strategic International Studies on Wednesday, Accountability Lab panelists on the ground in South Africa, Mali and Nepal detailed h
China
Tech Market Has Many Opportunities for Smaller Companies, Says New America
July 1, 2020 — The time is right for smaller companies to seize market share amid the coronavirus, said New America representatives in a meeting of Slate’s Future Tense program on Tuesday. Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America, said that the success of Zoom during a time when the majority of Amer
