Statements from organizations and companies regarding Mozilla Corp v. FCC oral arguments
January 2019
FCC Waives and Proposes to Eliminate E-Rate Amortization Requirement
Schools and libraries rely on the Federal Communications Commission’s E-Rate program to ensure that they can receive affordable, high-speed broadband so they can connect today’s students with next-generation learning opportunities.
Census is Preparing to Fight Social Media Misinformation Campaigns in 2020 (nextgov)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 01/31/2019 - 16:36State of the States 2019: Getting America Connected
Government Technology editorial staff reviewed each State of the State adress across the country and rated it from 1 to 5 based on the strength of its technology initiatives.
Gov Tim Walz (D-MN) pushing for extra funds in budget to support 'moonshot' for rural broadband (Duluth News Tribune)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 01/31/2019 - 16:29FCC's 24 GHz Auction (Auction 102) to Launch March 14 (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 01/31/2019 - 16:26Twitter removed some accounts originating in Iran, Russia and Venezuela that targeted US midterm election
Twitter revealed that it had removed thousands of malicious accounts thought to have originated in Iran, Russia and Venezuela for spreading disinformation online, including previously undisclosed efforts to target the 2018 US midterm election. In the months before American voters went to the polls, some of these campaigns with foreign ties sought to stoke social and political unrest around hot-button issues, the company said, echoing tactics that social-media companies have spent two years trying to counter.