September 2022

Frenemies: Global approaches to rebalance the Big Tech v journalism relationship (Brookings)

Submitted by benton on Thu, 09/01/2022 - 14:57

President Biden Announces Appointments to the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council

President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint highly qualified and diverse industry and government leaders as members of the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC), which advises the White House on how to reduce physical and cyber risks and improve the security and resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure sectors. Appointees include:

How many fiber players is too many for one market?

AT&T is planning to deploy its fiber service in Mesa, Arizona, making it the sixth operator to target the Phoenix suburb. Such overlap is becoming more commonplace across the country as incumbent operators and new entrants alike disclose their fiber plans. This trend raises an interesting question: how many fiber players are too many for one market, especially when you consider many cities will also have an incumbent cable provider? In short, the limit does not exist.

High-speed internet access coming to some 500 homes, small businesses in Livingston Parish, Louisiana

High-speed internet access is coming to more than 500 homes and small businesses in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. The state's Office of Broadband Development & Connectivity, ConnectLA, awarded Spectrum a $1.73 million grant to help fund the Livingston Parish broadband infrastructure expansion through the Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities (GUMBO).

Internet access and cardiovascular death in the United States

As high-speed internet becomes increasingly important as a resource for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and management services, gaps in digital infrastructure may have a detrimental impact on health outcomes. Using national census and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data from 2018, researchers evaluated state-level rates of household internet access and age-adjusted cardiac mortality.

Concerns about climate, misinformation and cyberattacks predominate across 19 countries studied by Pew (Pew Research Center)

Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 09/01/2022 - 14:29

ILSR Launches Affordable Connectivity Program Dashboard

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) has created a new dashboard that pulls together a host of information from the Universal Service Administrative Company on where and how the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) money is being spent. Located at ACPdashboard.com, this new resource from ILSR includes information local broadband advocates, nonprofits, state legislators, and policymakers need to know about where enrollment efforts and expended funds stand.