Frontier network outages get worse in NY, triggering state investigation
Frontier Communications customers are reporting more outages and longer repair times, and state government officials have decided to investigate.
August 2019
Verizon to Sell Tumblr to WordPress.com Owner (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 16:59Democratic Challenger Tom Steyer Outspent President Trump on Facebook Ads in the Last Month by More Than Double (Wrap, The)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 16:59Huawei Adds Lobbyists in DC (Information, The)
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Chairman Pai Responds to Members of Congress Regarding Broadband Mapping, Describes New FCC Order
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai sent letters to Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Jon Tester (D-MT), and Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ) on July 31, 2019, and August 1, 2019, in response to their letters expressing concern with broadband mapping.
Oregon Joins Lawsuit to Block T-Mobile and Sprint Megamerger (Oregon Department of Justice)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 15:19Facebook denies giving contradictory evidence to UK parliament (Guardian, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 15:18Preemption Detente: Municipal Broadband Networks Face Barriers in 19 States
Nineteen states have established legal barriers or even outright bans on publicly owned networks, according to well-respected communications law firm Baller Stokes & Lide. These state laws, often enacted at the behest of large telecom monopolies, slow the development of community owned connectivity in various ways. Many news outlets have erroneously reported that 26 states now preempt municipal broadband networks, based off unintentionally misleading research from BroadbandNow.
Chairman Pai Statement on Launch of Fraud Division in FCC Enforcement Bureau
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai issued the following statement the official launch of a new Fraud Division within the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau: "Combatting fraud aggressively, especially fraud related to misuse of the Universal Service Fund, lies at the core of this agency’s responsibility to the American people to make sure that every dollar of taxpayer funding we oversee is used efficiently to close the digital divide. This new Fraud Division will play a key role in leading our efforts to get rid of waste, fraud, and abuse in the Universal Service Fund."