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FCC Asks for Public Comment on Spectrum for Internet of Things
Internet of Things devices are expected to increasingly flood the market as 5G networks light up.
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Closing Digital Divide Means Achieving More Gender Parity At Work, Some Say
Broadband access can bring more gender equity in the workplace, experts say.
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Black Churches 4 Broadband Brings Religious Fervor to Better Internet Access
Black churches are more than spiritual gathering places: They are power centers within the Black community.
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FCC Fines Company $4.1 Million for Slamming and Cramming Consumer Phone Lines
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday fined Tele Circuit Network Corporation for switching consumers’ service providers.
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Federal Communications Commission Seeking Black Hires, Geoffrey Starks Says
March 13, 2021 – Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks said Wednesday that he is making recruiting from historically black colleges and universities a priority as Black Americans increasingly fall in low-income demographics. Speaking at a Wednesday forum on combatting systemic inequali
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Emergency Internet Subsidy Will Aide in Closing Digital Gap in Black Communities
February 22, 2021 – Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks said the federal government’s emergency program that subsidizes internet service for low-income households has been a major benefit for the Black community. Starks said the program, which provides $3.2 billion over six months to
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FCC February Meeting Targets 911 Fee Diversion and Replacing Foreign Telecommunications Equipment
February 17, 2021 – The Federal Communications Commission adopted two proposals in Wednesday’s meeting: Seeking comments on rule changes for 911 fee diversion, and also the secure and trusted network reimbursement program. The first proposal seeks comment on a 911 fee diversion rule that would defin
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Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks Highlights Need to Bridge Digital Divide
January 26, 2021— “Access to the internet is the civil rights issue of the 21st century,” said Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, quoting the late Representative John Lewis, during his keynote address at the State of the Net 2021 conference on Tuesday. Efforts to bridge the digital
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Biased Data Causing Racist AI, Free Speech and Digital Advertising, Detroit Suburb Offers Gigabit Network
Facial recognition technology has malfunctioned more frequently for people of color, Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks said at the Multicultural Media Telecom and Internet Council event on Wednesday. “Dirty data is a big problem,” he said, and defined that term as missing or wrong
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INCOMPAS Predicts Prompt Action on Net Neutrality
November 16, 2020 – Officials associated with INCOMPAS, the Internet and Competitive Networks Association, on Thursday predicted that there would be action on net neutrality sooner than expected with the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden. Predicting that the new administration wou
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With the Goal of Rural Deployment, FCC Adopts 5G Fund and Revises Rules on Wireless Facilities
October 30, 2020 — In addition to considerable discussion about net neutrality at the Federal Communications Commission’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, the commissioners also voted to establish a 5G Fund for Rural America and to further streamline the process for deployment of wireless infrastructure.
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Federal Communications Commission Vote on Net Neutrality Reprises Deep Partisan Divisions
October 27, 2020 — Tensions ran high during the Federal Communications Commission’s October meeting on Tuesday, as the agency’s five commissioners were forced to take a defining partisan vote in response to the D.C. Court of Appeals remand on the agency’s December 2017 repeal of net neutrality rules
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Sens. Ed Markey and Chris Van Hollen Urge Using E-Rate Funds to Close the Homework Gap
September 20, 2020 – Sens. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, and Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, argued that the fastest way to close the homework gap is through Federal Communication Commission funding. “We have a homework gap that is leading to a learning gap that will lead to an opportunity gap for 16 mi
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Karl Rove Promotes Open Radio Access Network, FCC Talks 5G, Digital Divide and ‘One Touch Make Ready’
September 18, 2020 — Karl Rove, former senior advisor to President George W. Bush, on Tuesday argued that in order for the country to remain competitive in 5G, it is necessary to build disaggregated, open radio access networks and introduce a wholesale marketplace. Rove, speaking at the 2020 INCOMPA
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Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks Attacks Trump Administration Section 230 Petition
September 14, 2020 — Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks on Wednesday blasted the Trump administration for its efforts to impose President Donald Trump’s political agenda upon an independent agency. Speaking during a webinar hosted by the Center for Democracy and Technology, Starks c
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Vulnerabilities in Online Voting, Data Privacy Legislation, Google’s 6 GHz Wi-Fi Tests
Many stakeholders in the communications sector made it clear that the internet should not be the tool used to collect ballots for the 2020 presidential election, according to an article in Law360. Virtual voting is fraught with vulnerabilities and would jeopardize the entire election. In fact, the U
