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Daily Digest 5/24/2019 (The Digital Divide and the Census)

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Is T-Mobile+Sprint Gonna Happen?

Robbie McBeath

Digital Beat Blog

Broadband is the New Railroad

Jonathan Sallet

Publication

Improving the Administration of E-Rate: Ensuring All Schoolchildren Get the High-Speed Broadband Connections They Need

Headlines - May 26, 2019

6 Senators Call on FCC, DOJ to Reject T-Mobile/Sprint Merger, Seek Public Comment

Chairman Pai's Response to Members of Congress Regarding the 2019 Broadband Deployment Report

Chairman Pai's Response to Reps Welch, Loebsack Regarding Affordable and Reliable Broadband in Communities with Limited Access

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Weekly Digest

May 20-24, 2019

Is T-Mobile+Sprint Gonna Happen?

Digital Beat

Analysis

Broadband is the New Railroad

Jonathan Sallet
May 10, 2019

May 10, 2019 is the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad.

Op-ed

Fritz Hollings: An Appreciation

Michael Copps
May 2, 2019

Michael Copps worked for and knew former-US Sen Fritz Hollings for many years. With Sen Hollings's passing, Copps reflects on a life of public service.

Op-ed

Affordable Broadband for Students Hinges on FCC’s EBS Proceeding

April 29, 2019

I know firsthand what it’s like living on the wrong side of the digital divide because my local community in rural Minnesota has been experiencing it for far too long. That is one of the reasons why I founded A Better Wireless, a wireless ISP that is seeking to connect rural Minnesotans who lack affordable broadband access.

Publications

April 8, 2019

Improving the Administration of E-Rate: Ensuring All Schoolchildren Get the High-Speed Broadband Connections They Need

October 29, 2018

Digital Skills and Job Training: Community-driven initiatives are leading the way in preparing Americans for today’s jobs

September 26, 2018

The Media Democracy Agenda: The Strategy and Legacy of FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps

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