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Thursday, April 26, 2018
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New Data on Pole Prices Power 5G Debate
As part of the working group efforts within the FCC's Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC), one subcommittee has collected data on telecom pole attachment rates and published the information along with some very early data analysis. The results suggest there is a wide range in the rental fees being charged for wireless equipment attachments, and that fees are significantly higher in unregulated markets compared to regulated ones.
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More Than 100 Mayors Sign Pledge to Protect the Open Internet as FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal Is Set to Take Effect
More than 100 US mayors have signed on to the Cities Open Internet Pledge requiring all internet providers that do business with participating cities to adhere to strong Net Neutrality principles.
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Unlike in US, Facebook Faces Tough Questions in Britain
In London, Facebook’s chief technology officer, Mike Schroepfer, faced more than four hours of questions from a British parliamentary committee over the company’s data-collection techniques, oversight of app developers, fake accounts, political advertising and links to the voter-targeting firm Cambridge Analytica.
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Reps. Square Off at Hearing Over Online Censorship
House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Rep James Hines (D-CT) found themselves on the other side of the hearing room April 26, testifying in the House Judiciary Committee about alleged online censorship of conservative speech.
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Chairman Pai Won't Commit to Delaying Sinclair Decision for Court Ruling
Says FCC would factor potential UHF discount decision into the equation.
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Half of Republicans say the news media should be described as the enemy of the American people
In March, Quinnipiac University’s pollsters asked Americans if they thought certain news outlets — unnamed by Quinnipiac — were enemies of the American people? Nearly 4-in-10 said yes — including more than 8-in-10 Republicans.
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Why all your favorite apps are serving you new privacy prompts
Users of Facebook, Google and other popular technology platforms are likely to benefit from stricter privacy regulations that will require new disclosures, new forms of consent and new power to limit how personal data is stored and utilized.
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Trump Administration Teeing Up Spectrum Policy 'Strategy'
The Trump Administration is working on a spectrum policy framework
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California net neutrality bill takes another step forward
California's tough net neutrality bill clears second Senate committee in a week.
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How Comcast Wants To Change Cable Game
Comcast is trying to refigure the traditional cable bundle, adding services like Netflix to its subscription packages and offering internet-only TV streaming. Cable operators and internet service providers say this business model is key to their survival.
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This Could Be the Worst Year for Kids TV
The cable networks for children, in decline for years, are now in a free fall.
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As the net neutrality CRA deadline in Congress approaches, support continues to grow
“The backlash to the repeal was overwhelming from internet users across the political spectrum."
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Why Republicans Can't Vote For Net Neutrality CRA
[Commentary] The threshold question is whether the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should regulate internet service providers (ISPs). The GOP has already sided with the FTC.
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Why Facebook's Troubles Haven't Dented Its Profits
“I don’t think they do anything that will cost them more than a dollar over the long term.”
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House Commerce Democrats Have Hundreds More Questions for Facebook's Zuckerberg
More than 600 follow up questions sent to Facebook.
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Facebook can't get a break from DC conservatives
Facebook, despite years of outreach to conservatives, remains a punching bag for the right.
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Cambridge Analytica whistleblower: Steve Bannon used data to discourage Democratic turnout
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie told House Democrats that former Trump campaign strategist Steve Bannon used the firm's research to discourage Democrats from voting in the 2016 election.