NTIA Needs to Hear From You About Two New Digital Equity Programs
Friday, March 3, 2023
March 2023
Democratic Senators Call on Meta to Stop Plan to Release Metaverse App to Teens (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 06:30Biden National Cyber Strategy Seeks to Hold Software Firms Liable for Insecurity (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 06:29New Biden Cybersecurity Strategy Assigns Responsibility to Tech Firms (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 06:29CNET Lays Off 10% of Staff Just Weeks After Launching Articles Written by AI (Wrap, The)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 06:28The resistance to a TikTok ban is growing in Washington (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 06:27Ericsson pleads guilty in US to federal bribery violations, agrees to pay $206 million penalty (CNBC)
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Weekly Digest
Weekly Digest
Open Access Conduit in West Des Moines Brings Google Fiber, Choice to City Residents
West Des Moines (IA) is making steady progress on a $60 million open-access fiber-optic conduit system to expedite the delivery of affordable fiber citywide. And they’re doing it with the help of Google Fiber. West Des Moines is a suburb of Des Moines with a population of 67,000. Like so many US communities, locals have long complained of high broadband prices, spotty coverage, and terrible customer service by the area’s entrenched local monopolies.
Chairwoman Rosenworcel's Response to Senator Capito Regarding Pole Attachments
On April 6, 2022, Sen Shelley Moore Capito wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel about pole attachment and replacement regulations in West Virginia. On February 22, Chairwoman Rosenworcel reminded Sen. Capito that, since 2020, West Virginia regulates pole attachments at the state level. This means that the state retains complete authority to deviate from the federal regime to suit the particular needs of West Virginia.