Illinois Seeks Public Support for Broadband Plan
Friday, October 28, 2022
October 2022
Weekly Digest
Weekly Digest
Social media companies and common carrier status: a primer (Brookings)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 10/28/2022 - 00:33Elon Musk Twitter Deal Completed, CEO and CFO Immediately Fired (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 10/28/2022 - 00:30Estimating participation in the Affordable Connectivity Program
How can policymakers best estimate Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) eligibility and participation rates? The key finding here is that using 200% of the Federal Poverty Level as the only eligibility criteria significantly undercounts eligible households and therefore inflates participation rates. Further, the undercount varies significantly across states (which we hypothesize is linked to whether states expanded Medicaid eligibility after 2010).
CBO Scores Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2022
The Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2022 (S. 3906) would require the Small Business Administration to hire a coordinator for and train employees on broadband and emerging information technologies and to complete a study and report to Congress. The act also would require small business development centers to help entrepreneurs access broadband and other emerging information technologies. CBO estimates that enacting S. 3906 would not affect direct spending or revenues.
Attorney General James Urges FCC and the U.S. Wireless Industry to Expand Language Accessibility for Severe Weather Warnings (New York Office of the Attorney General)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/27/2022 - 19:44What happens to your Twitter data when Elon takes over (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/27/2022 - 19:43Chairman Pallone Demands Answers From Internet Providers On Reports of Anti-Consumer Practices In Broadband Affordability Programs
House Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.
Wisconsin could receive up to $1.2 Billion to expand broadband coverage where service is lacking
Wisconsin government and industry stakeholders met to discuss how the state can best spend up to $1.2 billion Wisconsin may receive for expanding high-speed internet. The funding comes as around 1.3 million people in Wisconsin still can’t access or afford broadband service. Around 650,000 residents lack access to high-speed internet or speeds of 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload. The Wisconsin Broadband Office also estimates another 650,000 people statewide can’t afford broadband.