CostQuest Breaks Its Silence on Broadband Map Issues
The Federal Communications Commission's update of the National Broadband Map has received considerable criticism.
March 2023
Major Pay-TV Providers Lost About 5,900,000 Subscribers in 2022 (Leichtman Research Group)
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Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 10:22FTC says online counseling service BetterHelp pushed people into handing over health information – and broke its privacy promise (Federal Trade Commission)
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NTIA Needs to Hear From You About Two New Digital Equity Programs
On March 1, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) sought public comment on the design and implementation of two components of the Digital Equity Act of 2021 (a part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act): the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program and the $1.25 billion Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program.
House Commerce Republicans Demand Accountability on Biden’s Massive Spending and Inflation Agenda
House Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), along with the chairs of the subcommittee of jurisdiction, wrote letters to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Energy (DOE), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), requesting a full accounting of how they’ve spent taxpayer dollars. The Chairs specifically requested funding information from: the American Rescue Plan Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Ac