New Lifeline Rules Effective January 27, 2020; Comment Period Set
The Federal Communications Commission published its new rule for its Lifeline program making January 27, 2020 the date the changes will go into effect. The changes include:
December 2019
The Federal Communications Commission seeks comment on adding a goal of broadband adoption to the Lifeline program, making additional program integrity improvements to the program, and establishing privacy training requirements for entities accessing Lifeline subscribers’ personal information.
Comments are due on or before January 27, 2020 and reply comments are due on or before February 25, 2020.
Gov Cuomo Vetoes Bill To Study Municipal Broadband Programs
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) quietly vetoed A.2037, which passed the state Assembly 120-26 during the last legislative session. The legislation was sponsored in the Assembly by Aileen Gunther (D-Monticello) and would have required the state Public Service Commission to study the feasibility of a municipal broadband program in New York state. Assemblyman Andrew Goodell (R-Jamestown) was among the 26 votes against the study. On the floor of the Assembly, Assemblyman Goodell said the study is premature in the wake of Gov.
State Support Helped Fuel Huawei’s Global Rise (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 12/30/2019 - 10:42Kara Swisher: We need to take back our privacy from tech companies — even if that means sacrificing convenience (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 12/30/2019 - 10:41Spotify to Suspend Political Ads in 2020 (AdAge)
Submitted by benton on Sat, 12/28/2019 - 15:48United Nations General Assembly gives green light to draft treaty to combat cybercrime (Associated Press)
Submitted by benton on Sat, 12/28/2019 - 15:46California is rewriting the rules of the internet. Businesses are scrambling to keep up
A sweeping new law that aims to rewrite the rules of the internet in California is set to go into effect on Jan. 1. Most businesses with a website and customers in California — which is to say most large businesses in the nation — must follow the new rules, which are supposed to make online life more transparent and less creepy for users. The only problem: Nobody’s sure how the new rules work.