Digital Opportunities Compass
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
February 2023
Op-ed
Op-ed
Group Works To Bring Broadband To Coal Country
One of the biggest speed bumps on the road to solving climate change is reducing the mining and burning of coal.
Here's how GCI is navigating fiber in Alaska’s most remote communities
The Alaskan landscape is rife with broadband accessibility and deployment challenges, which GCI is all too familiar with.
AT&T CFO says its fiber build is pricier than expecte (Fierce)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Mon, 02/27/2023 - 14:18Canada Follows U.S., Europe With TikTok Ban on Government Devices (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Mon, 02/27/2023 - 14:18
Vice President Harris Announces Progress in Lowering Internet Costs for Families, Funding to Expand High Speed Internet Access
Vice President Kamala Harris (D-CA) highlighted the impact of American Rescue Plan Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act investments to date while announcing new milestones in the effort to increase access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet and close the digital divide including:
The INCOMPAS Policy Summit focuses on communications and technology issues, including broadband deployment and the implementation of federal broadband funding programs, 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT), the demand for content and over-the-top (OTT) services, as well as the overall state of the industry. This meeting is an invaluable opportunity for our association to showcase and discuss the most important issues facing the industry.
Filling Gaps in US Spectrum Allocation: Reforms for Collaborative Management
With the rapid rise of wireless technology, the demand for access to the spectrum has increased in recent years. However, there are critical and interrelated gaps and failures in the process and policies used for efficiently allocating the spectrum in the US. Key takeaways from an analysis on this issue include the following:
NCTA to FCC: Cable Broadband Deployment Is Not Discriminatory
Cable broadband providers told the Federal Communications Commission that preventing digital discrimination in the provision of broadband services is a laudable goal but that they already offer equal access to high-speed service, and the proof is in the data. The FCC asked how it could “prevent internet providers from engaging in digital discrimination,” which suggests there is a problem that needs fixing. NCTA-the Internet & Television Association said that both FCC and census data make it clear that “cable broadband networks are available across providers’ service areas to homes and b