April 2020

FCC Refreshes Record in Executive Branch Review Process

The Federal Communications Commission refers certain applications to Executive Branch agencies when there is reportable foreign ownership in the applicant. On June 24, 2016, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to improve the timeliness and transparency of the process involving referral of certain applications with reportable foreign ownership to Executive Branch agencies, including the Team Telecom agencies, for feedback on any national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, or trade policy concerns.

Comcast Extends Comprehensive COVID-19 Response Policies To June 30 (Comcast)

Submitted by Jon Sallet on Mon, 04/27/2020 - 15:43

Op-Ed: As Chinese propaganda on COVID-19 grows, US social media must act (Washington Post)

Submitted by Jon Sallet on Mon, 04/27/2020 - 15:42

Forming a 5G strategy for developing countries: A note for policy makers (Telecommunications Policy)

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Comcast: xFi Parental Control Usage for Home Wi-Fi Jumps As Kids Stay Home (telecompetitor)

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New Street Research: Dish’s network slowly falls into place (Fierce)

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Wed, 04/29/2020 - 21:00

The heavily regulated world of political advertising on broadcast TV stands in stark contrast to the wild west of political advertising online. Broadcast TV is subject to strict rules on recordkeeping and disclosure, as well as limits on who can buy such ads and how much they can be charged. In contrast, social media companies, like print publications, are free to adopt whatever standards they want for paid political messaging. But given the opaque sourcing of online political ads and their potential virality, should we apply broadcast rules to online ads?

Read more about Free Speech Project: TV’s Lessons for Political Ads Online

A US National Strategy for 5G and Future Wireless Innovation

5G will make wireless connectivity more flexible and better able to be tightly integrated into different functions throughout the economy. Accelerating a secure deployment will be a force multiplier for growth. The private sector will lead the 5G rollout, but governments need to help. Agencies should leverage 5G for their own processes and encourage its use in their related industries. State and local governments should eliminate barriers to deployment.

How social media feels about the coronavirus (Axios)

Submitted by benton on Mon, 04/27/2020 - 15:07

President Trump says he will block coronavirus aid for US Postal Service if it doesn’t hike prices immediately (Washington Post)