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Debra Berlyn: Older Adults Can Shop Safely Online This Holiday Season Despite Scams
Scam losses reached a staggering $12.5 billion in 2024 as fraudsters increasingly weaponize AI technology to create sophisticated schemes.
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Bill Maguire: Faster Disaster Recovery Depends on Smart Communications Policy
Local governments must be empowered in communications infrastructure policy to ensure faster disaster recovery.
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Ray Diaz: How Broadband Connects Tribal Communities to Broader Opportunities
Despite federal funding efforts, 24 percent of Americans on Tribal lands still lack broadband access, limiting economic opportunity and essential services.
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Aiden Buzzetti: Broadcast Innovation is the Key to Balanced News
This article argues that NextGen TV technology could help local broadcasters compete against Big Tech and preserve independent local journalism.
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Steve Lang: The Path to Victory in Shanghai at the World Radiocommunication Conference
China won the right to host the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference in Shanghai, giving it home-field advantage in shaping global wireless spectrum regulations.
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Henry Orejuela: Securing Connectivity in Contested Battlespaces
Militaries are embracing low Earth orbit satellites and covert communications as adversaries increasingly jam and intercept traditional radio frequency systems.
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Rick Young: With Spectrum Auctions, Satellite-IP Voice a Win-Win for Broadcast
As satellite spectrum vanishes, broadcasters must choose: embrace IP distribution now, or watch their delivery infrastructure disappear.
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Jonathan Romeiro: The FTTH Acceptance Checklist BEAD Projects Should Require
Many fiber builds 'pass construction' but fail operations. A short, boring acceptance package keeps schedules and services intact.
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Daniel Suhr: Straight Talk on FCC 'Jawboning'
Critics accusing FCC Chairman Brendan Carr of 'jawboning' are misapplying the legal concept established in NRA v. Vullo.
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Colin Reilly: How the BEAD Tracker Speeds Up Broadband Insights
A dashboard for the digital highway from the national non-profit Connected Nation.
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Peter Ford: Cross-Border Call Authentication Needs Improvement
When calls fail to connect or are mislabeled as spam, the consequences ripple across balance sheets and customer relationships alike.
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It’s How Owners Run Their Stations, Not How Many Owners, That Matters
Do ownership groups train and expect their staff to report both sides of stories fairly?
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Nick Leiserson and Michael Klein: Urgent Changes Needed to Update the E-Rate Program
Broadband access funding for schools must consider the cyber threats that accompany Internet connectivity.
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Gigi Sohn: It’s the Media Consolidation, Stupid
Disney's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel after FCC threats revealed how media consolidation has left just 6 corporations controlling American mass media.
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Ediberto Roman: The HPE-Juniper Merger Should be Approved
'The HPE-Juniper merger is an uncomplicated case: It does not substantially lessen competition,' the author writes.
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Jimmy Schaeffler: Broadband, Data, and Broadcasters Are Changing
Six questions frame the importance of broadcasting, broadband, and datacasting
