The Federal Communications Commission released a breakdown of its enrollment numbers for the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program. Overall, the FCC figures showed 3.08 million households were signed up for benefits as of June 27, with 75,880 of these on Tribal land. That figure was up from the 2.3 million the FCC touted on June 7.
Democratic members of the House of Representatives have attacked a package of measures being promoted by members of the House Antitrust Subcommittee, as opposition builds to radical proposals that some hope could lead to the break-up of Big Tech. The rift shows how difficult it will be to enact a big shake-up of US antitrust laws, even as President Joe Biden considers signing his own executive order to strengthen regulators’ powers to promote competition in their sectors.
Federal judge blocks Florida law that would penalize social media companies
Launched in June 2020, the Chicago Connected program provided a bridge to learning for more than 64,000 Chicago Public Schools students who didn’t have the connectivity or speed to access their remote lessons from home. An inspiring commitment on the part of Chicago’s philanthropy, business, government and nonprofit sectors, Chicago Connected has been replicated in cities across the country and is the national model for bridging the urban digital divide.
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