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December 2024

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National Telecommunications and Information Administration

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Thu, 12/05/2024 - 15:00 to 16:30

In November of 1994, Census Bureau interviewers knocked on thousands of doors and called thousands more households to administer the very first edition of what we now call the NTIA Internet Use Survey. This collaborative effort between NTIA and the Census Bureau has produced the longest-running and most comprehensive national survey of computer and Internet use in the United States.


Texas has billions pledged to expand broadband. Spending it is taking a while.

The goal of expanding broadband availability in Texas has been a long time coming. Depending on the day, the finish line either looks closer than ever or so very far away. Recently, Texas won final approval to use billions of federal money to help connect every corner of the sprawling state. The news came about 17 months after the $3.3 billion was first pledged for Texas — part of the bipartisan infrastructure deal signed by President Joe Biden.

National Spectrum Strategy 37 GHz Spectrum Sharing Report

An evaluation of a co-equal sharing framework to allow Federal and non-Federal users to deploy systems in the 37.0-37.6 GHz (Lower 37 GHz) band. The scope of this report is limited to sharing between Federal and non-Federal operations. The report assumes that the Federal Communications Commission will establish site-based authorizations for non-Federal licensees, but the report does not attempt to address how the FCC will regulate sharing between and among non-Federal systems.

FTC Takes Action Against Gravy Analytics, Venntel for Unlawfully Selling Location Data Tracking Consumers to Sensitive Sites

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Gravy Analytics Inc. and its subsidiary Venntel Inc. for unlawfully tracking and selling sensitive location data from users, including selling data about consumers’ visits to health-related locations and places of worship.

FTC Takes Action Against Mobilewalla for Collecting and Selling Sensitive Location Data

The Federal Trade Commission will prohibit data broker Mobilewalla, Inc. from selling sensitive location data, including data that reveals the identity of an individual’s private home, to settle allegations the data broker sold such information without taking reasonable steps to verify consumers’ consent.

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