USDA Invests $11.3 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Alaska
The US Department of Agriculture announced that it is investing $11.3 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Alaska.
November 2020
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Thursday, December 10, 2020:
The Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee will consider and vote on a report and recommendation from the Increasing Broadband Investment in Low-Income Communities working group, and hear any other updates from the BDAC. This agenda may be modified at the discretion of the BDAC Chair and the Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
Free Community Wi-Fi is a Health Imperative in Rhode Island Neighborhood
When the pandemic hit American shores this past spring and cities around the country began to practice social distancing procedures, Rhode Island-based nonprofit One Neighborhood Builders (ONB) Executive Director Jennifer Hawkins quickly realized that many of those in her community were going to be hit hard. As spring turned to summer, this proved especially to be the case in the Olneyville neighborhood in west-central Providence, where Covid-19 cases surged among low-income residents with fewer options to get online to work, visit the doctor, and shop for groceries.
FTC Chair Issues Monopoly Warning as Facebook Decision Nears
The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission said antitrust enforcers need to be worried about dominant companies buying startups that are emerging competitive threats -- highlighting one of the main issues in the agency’s investigation of Facebook. Chairman Joe Simons said that takeovers of nascent competitors can be harmful to consumers and said that enforcers need to be ready to step in to stop such deals.
What’s In Store For The Entertainment Industry With A Joe Biden-Kamala Harris Administration (Deadline)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 11/13/2020 - 12:28The FirstNet Network Expands Across Illinois to Advance Public Safety Communications Capabilities (First Responder Network Authority)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 11/13/2020 - 12:06Biden Wins. Trumpism Endures. What Free Press Is Doing Next.
While we’ll remain vigilant for whatever a lame-duck President Donald Trump — or let’s face it, the year 2020 — might bring, we will be putting our collective energy toward repairing the damage done over the past four years, while diligently working to expand what’s possible in a Joe Biden administration and new Congress. Our immediate priorities include: