Upcoming event
Join the Illinois Office of Broadband and Illinois Broadband Lab to discuss broadband mapping, including an overview of the Connect Illinois mapping review process, updates to the Illinois Broadband Map, and perspectives on the federal broadband map.
A listening session with federal and state officials on the implementation of the Digital Equity Act. UnidosUS is inviting you to join this conversation with the federal program officers from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the state broadband offices to engage in the state digital planning process.
While fiber is the undisputed king of broadband technologies, fixed wireless is a valuable tool in the toolbox of connectivity options. However not all wireless is created equal – and there is a stark difference between the use cases for licensed and unlicensed wireless spectrum. In a recent white paper commissioned by FBA, Larry Thompson, PE, CEO of Vantage Point Solutions, argues that the limitations of unlicensed wireless are too great to be worthy of investment from public funds such as BEAD.
A subcommittee hearing to discuss the role of data brokers and online privacy protections.
Witnesses will be announced and are by invitation only.
Hearing on Unleashing U.S. Communications Innovation
Discussions about Broadband Deployment and Adoption Strategies; Net Neutrality or Net Neutering; Spectrum Policy and 5G; Privacy Regulation and Data Security; The FCC, NTIA, and FTC; Free Speech, Cancel Culture and Constitutional Culture.
House Commerce GOP Prepare Latest Smackdown of Big Tech
The House Commerce Committee’s Republican leadership has scheduled the latest Big Tech beating on Capitol Hill and they have signaled it will be filled with Republican red-meat issues. The official beating will commence on March 28 at 10:30 a.m., but it has already begun. Unlike a recent Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee hearing that had bipartisan backing, the House hearing notice is filled with partisan shots. In a joint statement, House Commerce Chair Cathy Mc