Starlink Hits 100+ Mbps Download Speed in 15 Countries During Q4 2021
Fast satellite internet is already a huge boon to rural communities that might otherwise be too remote for fixed broadband service.
March 2022
Ukrainian Influencers Bring the Frontlines to TikTok (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 11:52
Tech's favorite Biden official
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, President Biden's most powerful appointee on technology, has largely been an ally to the sector, defending US tech firms abroad and pushing for funding domestically. With Big Tech critics in charge of the government's antitrust enforcement efforts, Sec Raimondo has become the industry's key advocate within the Biden administration. She was deeply involved in negotiations on the bipartisan infrastructure law, with her agency
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Support Authorized for 5,223 Winning Bids
The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau—in conjunction with the Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force and the Office of Economics and Analytics—authorize Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (Auction 904) support. For these winning bids, the FCC has reviewed the long-form application information, including the letter(s) of credit and Bankruptcy Code opinion letter(s) from the long-form applicant’s legal counsel.
Daily Digest 3/16/2022
Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 10:22Daily Digest 3/16/2022 (Pierre Zakrzewski; Oleksandra Kuvshynova)
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Broadband news digest
Get Ready for the 2022 Season of Spectrum Wars!
For those of us in Telecom land, the annual season of Spectrum Wars holds an attraction like no other. 2022 is shaping up to be a major spectacular, with lots of old plotlines coming back (like 5.9 GHz), sleeper issues (like 12 GHz), and an unexpected new dramatic plotline around the Federal Communications Commission’s overall auction authority — and More!