How cities dictate the pace of 5G deployment
Just how fast Americans can access 5G wireless service depends, in large part, on how effectively the guts of the network — namely, hundreds of thousands of bulky antennas — are placed in cities.
January 2020
If Chrome fixes privacy too fast it could break the web, Google exec warns (C|Net)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 12:27Rep Jan Schakowsky Eyes Pre-Election Changes to Tech Liability Shield (Bloomberg)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 12:19Video: The battle over 5G deployment in America's cities (Axios)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 12:18What Happens When the News is Gone? (New Yorker)
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Digital Equity and Broadband Adoption
Current research suggests that low-income people can only afford to pay about $10 monthly for broadband. Anything more competes with other utility bills and the cost of food. Meeting the goal of universal connectivity and providing fixed broadband at about $10 per month requires a multi-pronged strategy - what my Benton colleague Jonathan Sallet calls an “Affordability Agenda.” It includes:
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Digital Equity and Broadband Adoption
Wednesday, January 29, 2020