Going Broad
A week before he was nominated by Donald Trump to serve as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr issued an extraordinary letter to the chief executives of Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Apple.
December 2024
Government Lien on BEAD Assets
The headline isn’t entirely accurate because of the use of the word lien. However, the government maintains what it calls a property trust relationship in assets constructed with federal grant dollars, which is similar to, but not the same as a bank lien.
Personal Data of Rhode Island Residents Breached in Large Cyberattack (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 12/17/2024 - 10:362023 Nationwide Cybersecurity Review (Center for Internet Security)
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Conexon Connect and Scott County Telephone Cooperative can provide Lifeline services (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 12/17/2024 - 06:43
2024 Broadband Price Index
The fifth installment of USTelecom’s Broadband Pricing Index (BPI) shows that prices for high-speed broadband internet services continue to decline—even as upload and download speeds rapidly advance. Key findings include:
- 55% of broadband customers choose 100-940 Mbps service ("BPI-Speed")
- BPI-Speed prices dropped 9.4% in the last year and 60% since 2015