Expert Opinion

Expert Opinion

W. Antoni Sinkfield: To Succeed in 21st Century, Communities Need to Get Connected Now

One of the primary responsibilities of being a faith leader is to listen to your community and understand its problems.

Expert Opinion

Bryan Darr: Federal Broadband Funding is Available for Local Governments

Ookla can help your community get the funding you need to provide access for all to the digital economy.

Infrastructure

Patty Judge: FCC Pole Attachments Proceeding Will Help Boost Connectivity Across America

The FCC recognizes pole access for the barrier that it is.

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Christopher Mitchell: Former Sen. Heitkamp’s Attacks on Gigi Sohn for FCC are Wildly Off-Base

Former North Dakota senator sounds practical, but she is misreading quotes or taking them out of context.

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Steve Truebner: Middle Mile Investment Essential to True Broadband Expansion

Increased focus on middle mile is necessary for access to effective connectivity.

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Joel Thayer and Shane Tews: Rural Broadband Requires Out-of-the-Box Thinking

Mobile broadband is largely ignored by federal connectivity efforts.

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Noah Tulsky: Shared Infrastructure Can Make 5G Work For Cities

Cities should prioritize competitive processes to select an open access neutral host infrastructure provider.

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John Harrington: The FCC’s Proposed E-Rate Bidding Portal Expands Federal Power, Not Local Decision Makers

This shift away from local autonomy for procurement would be the most radical change to the program since its inception.

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021

Christopher Ali: How the U.S. Department of Agriculture is Quietly Reshaping Broadband Policy

In the 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress reversed USDA’s ReConnect criteria in three crucial ways.

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Nilay Akdemir: How Telecom Companies Can Keep Pace with Digital Transformation

Up to 75 percent of operators will experience significant revenue decline in an “unlimited data world” if they don’t change.

Infrastructure

Sean Gonsalves: Illinois and Possibly New York Are Poised to Fumble Federal Broadband Funds

Some state laws, as written, may run counter to IIJA language and constrain the use of federal funds.

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Scott Heric: Robots Benefit Industrial Processes Most by Enhancing the Efforts of Humans

It is time to understand the impact robots have and the best route to using them to optimize labor practices.

Infrastructure

Johnny Kampis: New ISP Taxes Will Not Help America Build Back Better

Increasing taxes on internet service providers would be counterproductive in the quest to close the digital divide.

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Michael Jones: Maps and Data Analysis are the Keys to Effectively Targeting Broadband Subsidies

The key to states’ success on infrastructure builds lies in the analysis of the data they collect.

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Craig Settles and Sean Gonsalves: Telehealth For All is a ‘Stroke of Genius’

Without access to a secure broadband connection, the co-author of this Expert Opinion would have died.

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Noah Rafalko: Who’s Got Your Number? A Better Way to Fight Phone Scammers

The answer to the problem of phone number security lies in a digital identity solution powered by the blockchain.