Net Neutrality
Big ISPs Want FCC To Block State USF Mandates
At issue now is whether the FCC has left the door open for states to require them to contribute to state USF programs.
Net Neutrality
At issue now is whether the FCC has left the door open for states to require them to contribute to state USF programs.
broadband roundup
The ban will also apply to other Chinese and Russian technologies and applications.
Senate
Nomination of Alvaro Bedoya to the FTC can also advance to the floor following a party-line vote.
Broadband Data
Broadband providers must now create “broadband nutrition labels” which list pricing and speed information.
Privacy
Jessica Dheere said surveillance-based business models are negatively impacting consumers’ digital rights.
Education
Acting chairwoman said the need for the Emergency Broadband Benefit will outlive the pandemic.
Media Ownership
February 24, 2021 – Lionsgate Vice Chairman Michael Burns said Tuesday he thinks theaters will be packed again once the pandemic ends, speaking at a New America event on the future of entertainment. Suggesting the pandemic will not impair traditional theaters amid the rise in streaming adoption at h
Spectrum
February 18, 2021—The United States must institute a spectrum sharing policy to maximize efficient use of the critical airwaves, the director of New America’s Wireless Future project said Thursday. Michael Calabrese, of the non-profit foundation long-standing project focusing on radio frequency spec
Free Speech
February 7, 2021—After the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, Facebook was one of the first big tech platforms to ban former President Donald Trump from posting, announcing on January 7 that his suspension would last at least until the inauguration of President Joe Biden. Following the i
Section 230
WASHINGTON, January 14, 2021 – The power of big technology companies has been on display in the week since the insurrection of January 6, as platform companies have clamped down on speakers and web sites promoting violence and conspiracies, said panelists in a Broadband Breakfast Live Online event o
AEI
Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the January 6, 2021, event on this page. You can also PARTICIPATE in the current Broadband Breakfast Live Online event. REGISTER HERE. Also read “Building Better Broadband Underscores Joe Biden’s Top P
Social Media
October 5, 2020 – Social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook have waited until very late in the 2020 election to update their user policies, and that decision was a conscious one, claimed David Brody, counsel on privacy and technology at the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, at New
Democratization
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.
broadband mapping
August 6, 2020 – As the three-year anniversary approaches of the Unite the Right rally, a shocking display of white supremacist and neo-Nazi demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 11 and 12, 2017, the city is attempting to reckon with the lasting consequences of its long history of s
House of Representatives
July 20, 2020 — Federal information technology systems are outdated and unable to keep up with their exponentially growing responsibilities, said witnesses in a House Oversight Committee hearing Monday. The systems’ “incremental change is insufficient in the face of exponential growth,” said Gordon
Social Media
July 7, 2020 — Social networks have failed to self-regulate, said Joe Westby, technology and human rights researcher at Amnesty International, in a Tuesday webinar hosted by New America. The event, titled “How Advertising Algorithms Drive the Internet’s Favorite Business Model,” saw participants dis