November 2018

ITU elects first woman and other top managers to lead UN agency for technology

The 20^th Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) elected the first woman to one of five top executive positions in the history of the organization. Member States of ITU, the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technology, completed the elections for the posts of ITU Secretary-General, ITU Deputy Secretary-General, Director of ITU's Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) and Director of ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT). The winning candidates are:

Op-ed: Net Neutrality went from hot-button issue to political sideshow. What happened? (Nation, The)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 13:45

USDA Announces Funding to Increase Access to Education, Workforce Training and Health Care Opportunities in Rural Communities

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the US Department of Agriculture is awarding grants for 128 projects to increase access to job training, educational and health care services in rural areas. USDA is awarding $39.6 million through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program. More than 4.5 million residents in 40 states and three territories will benefit from the funding. Investments include:

T-Mobile inks $533M reciprocal long-term spectrum lease deal with Sprint

T-Mobile disclosed a major new spectrum deal with Sprint that the company said stands apart from the two carriers’ plans to merge. However, details of the new transaction are vague at best.

The Free Press, a Pillar of Democracy (Mitt Romney)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 13:24

Dish, others make final stand against Sprint/T-Mobile merger (Fierce)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 13:23

Opinion: Integrating Wi-Fi with 5G no trivial matter (Fierce)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 13:23

Cyber ‘Intrusion Campaigns’ Increasingly Target Utilities (nextgov)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 13:21

The Privacy Battle to Save Google From Itself

Privacy controversies continue to plague Google. In this seemingly unshakeable cycle of improvements and gaffes, it's nearly impossible to make a full accounting of Google's user privacy impacts and protections. But it's critical to understand how the people on the front lines of that fight think about their jobs, and how it fits in with the fundamental truth of how Google makes money.

2018 midterms will shape the internet's new privacy rules

On Nov 6, Americans will choose the lawmakers who will try to hammer out privacy rules for major tech players like Google, Facebook and Amazon. Democrats are poised to take the House majority — and want strict privacy controls. Lots of things can — and do — change after elections: Committees get new leaders with new priorities; Other members shift as lawmakers jockey for a preferred spot somewhere else; Policymakers get overtaken by news events, shifting their plans.

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