Florida's Roadmap for Closing the Digital Divide
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
January 2024
Analysis
Analysis
2023 in Review: A Note from the Chairwoman
Our goal to “ensure that every person in every community, of every geography and income, has access to modern telecommunications service” has been the North Star of the Federal Communications Commission since its creation in 1934.
Copyright is AI's new battlefield (Axios)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Tue, 01/02/2024 - 16:57Op-ed | How the Federal Government Can Rein In A.I. in Law Enforcement (New York Times)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Tue, 01/02/2024 - 16:575 ways artificial intelligence is rapidly changing our world (Hill, The)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Tue, 01/02/2024 - 16:38Social media ‘absolutely’ causing increases in anxiety and depression, Utah governor says (Politico)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Tue, 01/02/2024 - 16:37
A Vision and a Mission for Digital Equity in North Carolina
The North Carolina Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT) Division of Broadband and Digital Equity developed the North Carolina draft Digital Equity Plan. This plan is a comprehensive strategy that aims to ensure all individuals and communities have access to the digital tools, resources, and skills they need to participate fully in the digital environment.
Colorado slashes broadband expansion rates along roadways
As part of an effort to accelerate the expansion of high-speed internet access, Colorado officials announced that broadband service providers can install fiber along the state’s roadways at a lower rate. The Colorado Transportation Commission approved a fee schedule that makes the Colorado Department of Transportation’s property available for broadband development. Under the new fiber access fee schedule, broadband providers can pay $0.10 per foot of fiber optic line in urban counties with populations above 200,000 people and $0.03 per foot in rural counties.
Lack of auction authority stymied FCC in 2023
Although the Federal Communications Commission did not have its auction authority for most of 2023, some important events came to pass. The wireless industry lobbied much of the year for reallocation of spectrum in the 3.1-3.45 GHz band, which didn’t happen. The Biden Administration delivered a plan for a National Spectrum Strategy, which includes further study of the 3.1-3.45 GHz band.