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October 2023
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Friday, October 27, 2023
Media outlets win fight to gain faster access to Google trial evidence (Ars Technica)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/26/2023 - 16:21One Byte at a Time: NTIA’s Approach For a Trustworthy and Secure Internet (National Telecommunications and Information Administration)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/26/2023 - 15:54White House requests $3 Billion to fill rip and replace funding gap
Competitive Carriers Association CEO Tim Donovan said he’s encouraged by the White House’s request to Congress to fill the $3 billion gap in the Federal Communications Commission’s Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program, aka “Rip and Replace.” But it’s critical that the funding gets allocated ASAP, he added. Of course, when legislation actually clears both the House and Senate is anyone’s guess. The Senate Appropriations Committee has a hearing scheduled on Oct 31 to review the administration’s national security supplemental request.
Is Social Media Addictive? Here’s What the Science Says. (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/26/2023 - 15:28Colorado seeks public comment on BEAD Initial Plan Volume 2 (Colorado Broadband Office)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/26/2023 - 15:08Shift of Sports to Streaming Will Test Broadband Networks: Comcast (Multichannel News)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/26/2023 - 15:01Open Access Networks Poised to Turn up the Heat in the U.S. Broadband Market
The open access fiber network business model consists of a network operator who builds, manages and owns the fiber network and multiple ISPs who sell wholesale access to the network and resell it to residential and business customers. The ISPs are responsible for all the customer acquisition and support costs/activities, while the network operator is responsible for network operations. This type of shared network model is very popular in Europe largely because regulators have mandated it to level the competitive playing field.