Treasury Preps Billions for States and Localities. Will it Mean More Broadband?
Friday, May 14, 2021
May 2021
May 10-14, 2021
May 10-14, 2021
Weekly Digest
Weekly Digest
AT&T 3G Shutdown Will Hobble Alarm Systems, FCC Told (Law 360)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 05/13/2021 - 18:08FCC Confirms May 20 Meeting Agenda (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 05/13/2021 - 17:41Skyrocketing screen time has deepened parents’ concerns about their children’s online safety, privacy, and wellbeing. Apps such as TikTok, Facebook Messenger, and Instagram draw younger audiences onto their platforms raising concerns about how their data is being used and how marketers are targeting them. This hearing will examine the issues posed by Big Tech, child-oriented apps, and manipulative influencer marketing.
FCC Grants Additional Rural Tribal Mid-Band Spectrum Licenses to Advance 5G to 40 Native Communities (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 05/13/2021 - 14:43The Case for Rural Fiber Buildouts: Don’t Be “Expectations-Neutral”
As policymakers consider the best way to expand broadband availability, a key question is where to set speed targets which, in turn, will impact the technology used – fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), fiber-fed copper, fixed wireless or satellite. While some people argue that any government broadband support programs should be technology-neutral, we shouldn’t be “expectations-neutral” or “outcomes-neutral,” argued Ernesto Falcon, senior legislative counsel for the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Kinetic by Windstream to Expand Gigabit Broadband Availability in Pennsylvania (Kinetic)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 05/13/2021 - 14:24Consolidated Communications Expands Gigabit Fiber Internet Network in Texas (Consolidated Communications)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 05/13/2021 - 14:23Governor Ducey signs bill to expand broadband access in Arizona
Gov Doug Ducey (R-AZ) has signed legislation to expand broadband access in Arizona, something he called for in his January State of the State address. House Bill 2596 allows the installation, operation, and maintenance of telecommunications equipment within the Arizona Department of Transportation's (ADOT) rights-of-way by private broadband providers.