Chairman Pai Discusses FCC's Telehealth Work at Boston Conference
I'd like to share what we are doing at the Federal Communications Commission to seize the opportunities of connected health.
October 2018
Op-Ed: Our elections are still not secure (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 10/18/2018 - 14:14Ex-FBI agent gets 4 years in prison for leaking documents to reporter (Associated Press)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 10/18/2018 - 14:13EBay Sues Amazon, Alleging Sellers Were Illegally Poached (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 10/18/2018 - 13:58
Signal Search: Cellphone Service After Major Hurricanes
Persistent cellular site outages after Hurricane Michael left many first responders and residents of Panama City (FL) unable to reach loved ones or those in need of help for several days, drawing the ire of some government officials. A week after the storm made landfall, nearly half—46 percent as of 11 am on Oct 17—of cell sites in Bay County (FL) which includes Panama City and Mexico Beach, remained out of service, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
Broadband Capital Expenditures Once Again on Upward Trajectory
Broadband investment rebounded in 2017, as a series of positive consumer and innovation policies and a pro-growth regulatory approach helped reverse the industry’s previous spending pullback, according to new research released by USTelecom. USTelecom’s annual broadband capital expenditure report shows broadband provider capital expenditures grew to $76.3 billion in 2017, compared to $74.8 billion in 2016, an increase of $1.5 billion.