What 2020 Taught Us About Broadband
Friday, November 20, 2020
November 2020
November 16-20, 2020
November 16-20, 2020
Weekly Digest
Weekly Digest
Senate Commerce Committee Passes Communications Bills
The Senate Commerce Committee approved:
How fake news aimed at Latinos thrives on social media (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 11/19/2020 - 17:51The very different view of the election from pro-Trump media (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 11/19/2020 - 17:50Why it’s easy to hate Facebook but hard to leave (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 11/19/2020 - 17:50Newsletter | CETF and Partners Call For A National Broadband Agenda (California Emerging Technology Fund)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 11/19/2020 - 17:34White House hints at deal that would drop Confederate leaders’ names from military bases in exchange for Sec 230 repeal (New York Times)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 11/19/2020 - 16:55Quantifying the US Urban 5G Experience: Understanding mmWave 5G
The type of 5G spectrum used by carriers greatly affects the experience that users enjoy. Some of these spectrum bands are more commonly used in cities and so it’s important to look at these urban locations separately from national measures. Looking at five US cities — Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Washington DC — we see the average 5G Download Speed using Verizon is very significantly faster than the other US carriers. In every city, the average 5G Download Speed is over three times faster using Verizon than on either AT&T or T-Mobile.
Broadband Brings Varied Economic Impacts to Local Areas, States
Broadband companies can improve regional economic development, though positive effects vary depending on local and state contexts, said experts during a National Telecommunications and Information Administration webinar. Lauren Mathena, director of economic development and community engagement with the Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corporation (MBC), spoke on how MBC allows Internet service providers to connect to its 1,900-mile fiber network in southern Virginia.