Providers say service won't change after net neutrality rules lifted
Even the largest internet service providers say customers won’t see their service affected because of the [network neutrality] rule change.
January 2018
In comments to NYC, CWA Communications Workers of America universal access, digital inclusion, fair labor standards (Communications Workers of America)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 01/29/2018 - 11:13Montana's Vice Char of Public Service Commission Says Gov's Net Neutrality Order is 'Worrisome' (Great Falls Tribune)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 01/29/2018 - 11:12Doug Brake: Why Municipal Networks Are Not a Good Tool to Advance Broadband (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 01/29/2018 - 11:11Sources Shared on Twitter: A Case Study on Immigration (Pew Research Center)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 01/29/2018 - 11:09Rep Pingree (D-ME) backs bill to ban states from blocking municipal high-speed internet projects
In 2017, a legislative panel unanimously rejected a bill drafted by a secretive group that would have made it nearly impossible for communities to build their own high-speed internet networks, even when cable and telephone companies declined to do so. Now, Rep Chellie Pingree (D-ME) is co-sponsoring legislation in Congress that aims to make sure there isn’t a repeat of the measure and to overturn laws passed in recent years in 17 other states.
Broadband access an ongoing issue for Ohio counties
Since the connectivity summit held in Marietta (OH) last July, the plight of Appalachian broadband deserts has caught the attention of lawmakers in Washington D.C. “At this time the Citizen’s Connectivity Committee is particularly interested in four of the most recent bills,” noted Liz Shaw, organizer of the Appalachian Ohio-West Virginia Connectivity Summit and Town Hall held at Washington State Community College and Marietta High School in 2017.
Dividing the country won’t bridge the digital divide
[Commentary] [Democratic members of the House Commerce Committee's] infrastructure plan provides critical support for the next-generation communications networks. We are proposing to:
FCC Responds to Plan to Nationalize 5G
In responde to a National Security Council memo urging the Trump administration to consider extraordinary efforts to clear the way for 5G, FCC commissioner responded: