FCC
U.S.,Canada Sign Agreement to Strengthen Cross-Border Privacy
The countries anticipate limited exchange of users' personal data under the new privacy pact.
AI
U.S. and Singapore to Strengthen AI and Tech Partnership
The nations held their first Critical Emerging Technology Dialogue in D.C. on Thursday.
ITIF
International Data Localization Laws Harm Emerging Tech Businesses
Experts advocate a new framework that better accommodates the global tech economy by removing data localization barriers.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Lorraine Kipling: Broadband Affordability Around the World Reflects a Global Digital Divide
More than half of the world’s population is online, but many people are still unable to access the resources and opportunities that the internet provides. Meaningful connectivity has wide-reaching benefits in terms of work, education, and communication. In 2016, the UN declared that the internet was
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Nation-States Are Better Able to React to a Crisis Like the Coronavirus, says Hoover Institution Fellow
May 12, 2020 — The global response to the coronavirus shows that individual nation-states have greater response power than multi-nation organizations, Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Russell Berman said in a Stanford University virtual policy briefing Monday. The lecture, moderated by Director Tom
COVID
Online Elementary Education is No Spring Break for Parents Teaching from Home
BOCA RATON, Florida, April 6, 2020 – Remote learning for elementary-aged children is a tall order, and teachers are working harder than ever while parents essentially try to manage a one-roomed schoolhouse. While universities and colleges across the United States promptly responded to coronavirus co
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At State of the Net Event, Government Officials Stress Importance of 5G Win for Democracy
WASHINGTON, January 28, 2020 – Winning the race for the 5G wireless standard will help in the preservation of democracy, legislators said, while also promoting privacy legislation on Tuesday at the State of the Net conference. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, stressed that rapid 5G deploym
Advocates for Digital Inclusion Address Different Facets of Bridging the Digital Divide
WASHINGTON, January 23, 2020 – The digital divide is a real division in the country, affects more than just rural areas and keeps Americans from crucial access to 21st Century skills, a diverse panel of digital inclusion experts said Thursday at an event here hosted by Next Century Cities. The digit
Broadband Mapping and Data
FCC Chairman Genachowski, at Gigabit Community Workshop, Makes First Public Comments Since His Stepping Down Announcement
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2013 – “If we build super-fast networks, the innovators will come,” said Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Wednesday, in his first public statements since his announcement last Friday that he would leave the agency in a matter of weeks. While spea
Broadband Mapping and Data
US Falls Behind According to Akamai State of the Internet Report
WASHINGTON July 27, 2010 – Akamai has just released data from its annual State of the Internet Report and the US is falling behind. South Korea has the fastest average maximum speed of 33Mbps, followed by Japan with 26Mbps, Romania with 25Mbos, the US ranks 8th with a speed of 16mbps.
Broadband's Impact
United States Ranked 23rd in Broadband Development
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2010 – According to a study released last week by Strategy Analytics, the United States ranks 23rd in its development of broadband infrastructure. It places one spot beneath the United Kingdom, which recently pushed back its goal of universal access to 2015 citing funding concer
Comcast
Comcast Consummates the Deal: Now the Tough Part Begins
It happened, as predicted by some and discounted by others; a Comcast-NBC Universal merger that has wide-ranging implications on both future Content and Internet usage. However, the tough part for Comcast begins now, today, and that is to placate dissenters like the Consumer Federation of America, t
