August 2022 Open Meeting Agenda
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced the agenda for the FCC's August 5, 2022 Open Commission Meeting. The FCC will:
July 2022
The new 988 crisis number is about to launch. Here's what to know (National Public Radio)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 07/15/2022 - 06:23Why Elon Musk can’t get out of Twitter deal even if his lenders bail (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 07/15/2022 - 06:22Some VPNs can’t be trusted. These are best at privacy and security. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 07/15/2022 - 06:22Multiple European Union regulators are looking into whether it is legal for Europeans’ personal data to travel to Russia (Wall Street Journal)
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Fiber Homes works with fiber-optic broadband providers to verify the access available at a home
A new site aims to tackle a problem that in a more logical universe would not exist: real-estate listings that offer only vague details about the internet service available at an abode or don’t even address that issue. Fiber Homes promises less-chancy connectivity details in house listings. The Columbia (SC)-based site works with fiber-optic broadband providers to verify the access available at a home.
2022 Student Home Internet Connectivity Study
In a previous study, CoSN examined the network connectivity experience of students who participated in virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that many students have returned to their school locations, CoSN wanted to see how things changed. Major findings of the 2022 Home Internet Connectivity Study include:
Microsoft Releases Digital Equity Dashboard
Microsoft released a new Digital Equity Data Dashboard to help create better understanding of the economic opportunity gaps in towns, cities and neighborhoods across the United States. The new tool was developed by Chief Data Science Officer Juan Lavista Ferres and the Microsoft AI for Good Lab, and aggregates public data from the Census Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, BroadbandNow and Microsoft’s own Broadband Usage Data.
Amazon Proposes Settlement of EU Antitrust Charges on Seller Data
Amazon has proposed concessions to settle two antitrust cases against it in the European Union, a fresh sign of changing strategy from big tech companies after the bloc passed a strict new digital-competition law. The US-based online retailer offered a pledge not to use nonpublic data about sellers on its marketplace, after the EU accused Amazon of violating competition law by using nonpublic information from merchants to compete against them. The European Commission, the bloc’s top competition regulator, said it was seeking feedback on commitments offered by Amazon to settle the cases.