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Google and YouTube launch new resources to help teachers and families educate students at home (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 03/20/2020 - 14:21YouTube will start displaying trustworthy coronavirus videos on its homepage (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 03/19/2020 - 17:02How to boost your home’s Wi-Fi (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 03/19/2020 - 12:52Facebook was marking legitimate news articles about the coronavirus as spam due to a software bug (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 06:36Fox buys Tubi for $440 million as it attempts to join the streaming wars (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 03/17/2020 - 18:13
The FCC should send Wi-Fi hotspots to schools to close the homework gap
The Federal Communications Commission should use its power in this emergency to provide schools with Wi-Fi hotspots to loan out to students who lack reliable internet access at home. It has the authority to do so under the Telecommunications Act. This law, now more than two decades old, directed the agency to set up a program to support internet service in schools across the country, through a program known as E-Rate. Today, E-Rate funds broadband for educational purposes in every state.
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel on staying connected during a pandemic
A Q&A with Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel.
Asked, "What are the immediate short-term steps that the FCC and the broadband companies can take, and what are the medium and long-term steps that could help us be better prepared in the future?"