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October 2020

House Commerce Leaders Question Legality, Political Motivations Behind DoD's Inquiry Into Nationalized 5G Spectrum

House Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) launched an inquiry into the Department of Defense’s (DoD) apparent moves to own and operate a national 5G network and lease federal spectrum for commercial purposes. The inquiry comes after DoD released a Request for Information (RFI) that seeks input from industry on these topics, and multiple press reports that the timing of the RFI could be politically motivated.

Sponsor 

ALLvanza,

Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC)

OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates

Date 
Wed, 10/14/2020 - 20:00 to 21:30

A broadband connection is essential in today’s technology-based society, particularly in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, when connectivity is vital to so many aspects of our daily lives, including health, work, and education. Closing the digital divide is more important now than ever, yet too many low-income and rural communities still do not have the necessary digital resources. During the panel conversation, experts will examine these issues and share new policy solutions that can help ensure all communities have the needed digital resources.


Pandemic Exposes Europe’s Creaking Internet for All to See

Europe’s internet infrastructure is riddled with gaps and bottlenecks, exposed over the past seven months by surging hospital admissions to the rise of home working and explosion of e-commerce.

FCC Announces Axel Rodriguez as New Field Director

The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau announced that Axel Rodriguez is the Commission’s new Field Director, leading the Bureau’s field office staff in its work combatting harmful interference to authorized uses of the airwaves, supporting restoration of communications after disasters, and investigating rule violations and other illegal activities.

Tech companies step up to bring free Wi-Fi to L.A. public housing residents

Nearly 9,000 residents of public housing in Los Angeles will receive free broadband internet access for the rest of the 2020-21 school year as part of a new partnership between the city, Microsoft, and the startup internet service provider Starry. Starting in early Nov, residents of the Jordan Downs, Nickerson Gardens and Imperial Courts housing projects in Watts and the Pueblo del Rio complex in Central Alameda will be able to sign up for the service. They join residents of the Mar Vista Gardens, who have had access since Aug. The new partnership comes as L.A.

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