Telecom 150
Congress Put Satellite Communications in Private Hands, and Kennedy Signed It Into Law
Europe’s post offices ran their satellite links. Washington chartered an investor-owned company
Telecom 150
'Public Interest, Convenience, and Necessity': The 5 Words Behind U.S. Broadcast Licenses
Newton Minow, Kennedy’s FCC chairman, warned in 1961 that broadcasters risked losing their licenses if they neglected educational and other public-service programming.
Wireless
Taiwan Tests Backup Communications After Cable Break Near China
The outage shows Taiwan can keep remote territories connected as officials prepare for emergencies.
AI
Trump Wants to Stop States from Regulating AI. This Utah Republican Isn't Listening
Doug Fiefia, a Republican, has a background in technology and is running for the state senate with a pledge to tackle AI.
Antitrust
House Judiciary Presses Major Leagues About Sports Video Blackouts
Watching sports is becoming too costly for many consumers.
Expert Opinion
Craig Settles: It’s Time for Co-ops To Stand Up and Embrace Broadband
In the battle to deploy broadband, cooperatives (co-ops) can be a decisive force to cover the rural flanks in states with aggressive broadband adoption goals such as California, New York, and Minnesota. In the more rural states, or ones without stated commitments to broadband, co-ops may have to car
