April 2018

FCC Proposes To Streamline The Application Process For Small Satellites

The Federal Communications Commission started to streamline the application process for a category of satellites known as “small satellites.” The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposes a new authorization process within Part 25 of the Commission’s rules to govern satellite licensing that is tailored to small satellite operations. This new process will address current needs in this evolving industry sector, as existing Commission licensing rules and processes were not developed with these types of systems in mind.

NIST Releases Version 1.1 of its Popular Cybersecurity Framework

The US Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released version 1.1 of its popular Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, more widely known as the Cybersecurity Framework. The framework was developed with a focus on industries vital to national and economic security, including energy, banking, communications and the defense industrial base.

Editorial: Why California must pass net neutrality legislation (San Jose Mercury News)

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Commentary: Facebook Is Creepy. And Valuable. (New York Times)

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After all that we’ve given away of ourselves, will Facebook be a turning point for how we live online? (Vanity Fair)

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National Digital Inclusion Alliance Names Next Century Cities' Deb Socia the 2018 Charles Benton Digital Equity Champion

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National Digital Inclusion Alliance Names Next Century Cities' Deb Socia the 2018 Charles Benton Digital Equity Champion

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Op-ed: This is how California fights back against President Trump killing net neutrality (Sacramento Bee)

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The Future of Well-Being in a Tech-Saturated World (Pew Research Center)

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Craig Settles: Telehealth -- The Ideal Marketing Tool for Rural Municipal Networks (Daily Yonder)

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OLPC's $100 Laptop was going to Change the World -- Then It All Went Wrong

One Laptop Per Child wasn’t just a laptop, it was a philosophy. After announcing “the $100 Laptop,” OLPC had one job to do: make a laptop that cost $100. As the team developed the XO-1, they slowly realized that this wasn’t going to happen. OLPC pushed the laptop’s cost to a low of $130, but only by cutting so many corners that the laptop barely worked. Its price rose to around $180, and even then, the design had major tradeoffs. While Sugar was an elegant operating system, some potential buyers were dubious of anything that wasn’t Microsoft Windows.

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