Growth in Emergency Broadband Benefit Enrollment since June has been in Large Cities and Places with Low Broadband Adoption
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Daily Digest 11/18/2021 (Nominations Hearing)
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High-speed internet is as essential as water and electricity
Governor Newsom Announces Initial Broadband Projects to Help Bridge Digital Divide
California has identified 18 projects to begin work on an open-access middle-mile network that will provide missing infrastructure paths to bring broadband to all our communities. The initial project locations are based on known unserved and underserved areas across the state. The projects will connect to the core of the global internet and interconnect to last-mile infrastructure, which is the final leg that provides internet service to a customer. The initial 18 projects represent a range of geographic locations and technical approaches.
You Can’t Spell ‘Broadband’ Without ‘Accountability’
The share of U.S. adults using the internet has not grown significantly since 2013, according to the Pew Research Center. It’s a trend reflected in rural broadband subscription rates that continue to lag significantly behind rates in urban areas. The gigabit elephant in the room is the ridiculous amount we spend for broadband relative to the quality of services communities, especially rural areas, get. Federal agencies have been spending $6 billion per year since 2009 for rural broadband.
Visions of a US Computer Chip Boom Have Cities Hustling (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 11/18/2021 - 06:44AT&T and Verizon Lost Over $130 Billion Since 2015 & Cut 126,000 in Staff (Bruce Kushnick)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 11/18/2021 - 06:43Investments to Accelerate Digital Equity
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion on developing the infrastructure necessary to provide low-income residents in the County with affordable, high quality and high speed, sustainable internet service. Approximately 364,000 households in Los Angeles County lack internet access due primarily to cost. The county will explore viable options to facilitate residential access to reliable broadband service in low-income communities that lack internet service and to return to the Board with quarterly updates. The Board:
What Was Said at the Nominations Hearing?
The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing to consider the nominations of Jessica Rosenworcel, to continue as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (Rosenworcel also serves as chair of the FCC), and Alvaro Bedoya, to be a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission.
House Commerce Committee Passes Telecommunications Bills
The House Commerce Committee passed 12 bipartisan bills on November 17, 2021. The Committee passed the following telecommunications bills: