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July 2018

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Senate Committee on Intelligence

Date 
Wed, 08/01/2018 - 14:30

Witnesses

Dr. Todd Helmus

Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation

Ms. Renee DiResta

Director of Research, New Knowledge

Mr.John Kelly

Founder and CEO, Graphika


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Hudson Institute

Date 
Tue, 07/31/2018 - 14:00 to 15:30

On July 31, Commissioner Brendan Carr and Harold Furchtgott-Roth, Hudson senior fellow and director of the Center for the Economics of the Internet, will discuss Connected Care and other communications issues facing the United States.

This event will be livestreamed.


A South Carolina school district just abolished snow days — and will make students learn online

A school district in South Carolina has done away with the much-loved snow days — requiring students to do classwork online. Officials with Anderson County School District 5 announced that the district has been chosen to “pilot the first eLearning program in the state of South Carolina,” meaning that when roads are too treacherous for travel, teachers will send assignments to the students’ school-supplied Chromebooks. The district calendar states that “inclement weather days will be eLearning days and will not be made up.”

Trump Privacy Pitch May Get Public Scrutiny on Road to Congress

The Trump administration likely will seek public comment on a new online privacy proposal it is hammering out with tech companies before sending it to Congress. The White House is working with technology giants on a legislative proposal through the National Economic Council and the Commerce Department.

FCC Chairman Pai Eyes Rural Broadband Fix

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai told a group of House members he acknowledges shortfalls with the subsidy arrangements for rural telecom carriers.

Deadlines Set in Net Neutrality Legal Bout

The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has set briefing deadlines in the challenge to the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality repeal. Mozilla, state attorneys general and other groups fighting the FCC’s rollback will file their arguments Aug. 20. The Internet Association, Computer & Communications Industry Association and other organizations bolstering their case will file Aug. 27. The FCC has to respond Oct. 11, and the telecom associations backing the agency, including CTIA and USTelecom, will file their briefs Oct. 18. Final briefs in the case are due Nov. 27.

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