How one IoT company is improving dairy production
When Alisa Gusterer tells farmers that her company’s technology can flag that their cows are getting sick before it actually happens, the most common response is happy disbelief.
December 2023
Why are Comcast and AT&T trying to block millions in state money to boost Oakland’s high-speed internet?
Internet giants Comcast and AT&T are trying to prevent Oakland from receiving $14 million to build out its capacity for high-speed internet, the latest obstacle to the city’s efforts to close longstanding gaps in online access for its residents. In objections to Oakland’s latest share of a $3.87 billion California spending package, the two companies argued to the California Public Utilities Commision (CPUC) that the neighborhoods slated for enhanced fiber-optic infrastructure already enjoy faster internet speeds. Their evidence for that assertion has been kept confidential to everyone b
Daily Digest 12/28/2023
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FCC Defers Next Deployment Term for Legacy High-Cost Carriers
The Federal Communications Commission hereby defers the commencement of the next five-year deployment obligation term for legacy rate-of-return carriers receiving Connect America Fund Broadband Loop Support in 2024 until January 1, 2025, while it considers general program reforms in the ongoing Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proceeding.
Uniform Guidance in the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), enacted in November 2021, supplies funding for robust investment in American infrastructure projects.
How Public Input Helped Shape NTIA’s Approach to the Uniform Guidance in the BEAD Program
The National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) released a Policy Notice providing guidance on the application of the Uniform Guidance in the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. This Policy Notice reflects NTIA’s latest step to create the conditions necessary for building high-speed networks that connect everyone in America to affordable, reliable, high-speed Internet service. The Uniform Guidance is the Federal Government’s framework for grants management, providing rules and requirements for Federal grant programs.
Deadline for comments on FTC’s proposed ban on junk fees extended to February 7, 2024 (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 12/27/2023 - 10:53
FCC Revises 2024 Urban Rate Survey Broadband Services Benchmarks and Waiver of Implementation Date to February 1
The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau and the Office of Economics and Analytics announced revised 2024 reasonable comparability benchmarks for fixed broadband services for eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) that are subject to broadband public interest obligations.