The Road to Recovery in Western North Carolina
Thursday, October 17, 2024
October 2024
NIST Director Laurie Locascio Departing to become CEO of the American National Standards Institute (American National Standards Institute)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/17/2024 - 16:41Google Executive Overseeing Search and Advertising Leaves Role (Wall Street Journal)
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Chorus of voices object to Frontier’s sale to Verizon (Fierce)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/17/2024 - 15:00Ignoring economics is a killer for broadband programs
Technology Policy Institute President Scott Wallsten believes that federal broadband programs have mostly thrown key economic principles out the window. “And a persistent digital divide is partly the result of that,” he said. Rather than just focusing on the cost of capital or the cost of laying fiber, he said broadband programs should apply economic concepts to "maximize total net benefits" for consumers and also balance trade-offs between supply, different deployment technologies and what consumers want. For example, he said a consumer could consider moving from 1 Mbps to 10 Mbps “a huge
FCC Adopts Rules Requiring Georouting for All Wireless Calls to 988
The Federal Communications Commission approved rules that will require all U.S. wireless carriers to implement georouting for calls to the 988 Lifeline. These rules will facilitate access to the 988 Lifeline’s critical local intervention services by requiring wireless providers to implement georouting solutions for 988 calls to route wireless calls to local crisis centers based on the geographic area associated with the origin of a 988 call rather than by area code and exchange, while protecting the privacy needs of the caller.
FCC Requires All Mobile Phones To Be Hearing Aid Compatible
The Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules establishing that 100% of all mobile handsets—such as smartphones—must be compatible with hearing aids. With this change, 48 million Americans with hearing loss will be able to choose among the same mobile phone models that are available to all consumers. Under the new rules, after a transition period, Americans with hearing loss will no longer be limited in their choice of technologies, features, and prices available in the mobile handset marketplace.