May 2019

Capturing What’s Online in China Before It Vanishes (New York Times)

Submitted by benton on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 06:28

Package of Privacy Bills Advances in California Legislature (Government Technology)

Submitted by benton on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 06:28

SHLB Coalition, CoSN, Mobile Beacon, SETDA, Voqal, and Hundreds of Signatories Petition the FCC to Save EBS

830 signatories representing educational institutions, rural operators, public libraries, nonprofit organizations, anchor institutions, individuals and public interest groups from 48 states and DC united in petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to ensure Educational Broadband Service (EBS) continues to serve its intended educational and public interest purposes. The signatories also ask the FCC to make new EBS licenses available for educational entities and Tribal Nations to connect their communities.

Sponsor:

Communications and Technology Subcommittee

House Commerce Committee

Date:

Wed, 05/15/2019 - 15:00

A hearing on oversight of the Federal Communications Commission with all five commissioners

Read more about Accountability and Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission

Amazon Hit by Extensive Fraud With Hackers Siphoning Merchant Funds (Bloomberg)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 05/08/2019 - 17:19

Internet backbone provider Zayo, which operates 209,000km of fiber network in US and EU, to be acquired for $8.2 Billion (Reuters)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 05/08/2019 - 16:52

Opinion: The White House revoked my press pass. It’s not just me — it’s curtailing access for all journalists. (Washington Post)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 05/08/2019 - 16:51

Parents Television Council Calls for FCC Hearings on Content Ratings (Broadcasting&Cable)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 05/08/2019 - 16:44

Sens Klobuchar, Graham, and Warner Reintroduce Honest Ads Act

Sens Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Mark Warner (D-VA) reintroduced the Honest Ads Act to help prevent foreign interference in future elections and improve the transparency of online political advertisements. Sen Graham carries on the bipartisan legacy of the bill from the late Sen John McCain (R-AZ). The Honest Ads Act ensures that political ads sold online are covered by the same rules as ads sold on TV, radio, and satellite. The Act:

Kentucky’s $1.5 Billion Information Highway to Nowhere

Despite spending hundreds of millions of state and federal dollars, Kentucky still lags behind other states in providing high-speed internet access to its residents. The state’s signature effort to catch up — an ambitious statewide broadband project known as KentuckyWired that was launched with bipartisan support five years ago — is well behind schedule and more than $100 million over budget. State officials estimate that a little over one-third of KentuckyWired’s more than 3,000 miles of fiber-optic cable has been installed.

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