Just a song before he go: Ajit Pai's last broadband deployment report is same tired tune
Friday, January 29, 2021
January 2021
I checked Apple’s new privacy ‘nutrition labels.’ Many were false. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 01/29/2021 - 06:36Suspected Russian Hack Extends Far Beyond SolarWinds Software, Investigators Say (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 01/29/2021 - 06:35Is America’s ‘Triple Play’ Overcharged $170.00+ Per Month Compared to Europe? (Bruce Kushnick)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 01/29/2021 - 06:09January 25-29, 2021
January 25-29, 2021
Weekly Digest
Weekly Digest
Girl Scouts helping to provide computers to Southern Illinois residents (Nexstar)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 01/28/2021 - 18:31AT&T Statement on Lewis Latimer Plan for Digital Equity and Inclusion (AT&T)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 01/28/2021 - 17:39These Teenagers Are Taking On Comcast To Demand Faster Speeds For Remote Learning
As remote learning dragged on through 2020, the coronavirus pandemic pitted Comcast against an unlikely opponent: a group of teenagers.
An Internet Network Evolves to Meet Resident Needs in Central Arkansas (Institute for Local Self-Reliance)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 01/28/2021 - 14:43A common-sense opportunity to reform the Universal Service Fund
The time is long past for Congress to adopt outgoing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai’s recommendation: Move the universal service program on-budget, which will shore up its precarious financial state and cure many of the real or perceived problems with the existing program. Some have suggested expanding the revenue base to include broadband access. An alternative proposal floated by state utilities commissioners would have replaced the existing surcharge with a per-number tax on residential lines and a revenue-based tax on commercial telephone revenue.