March 2021

Inequalities of opportunity in the access and use of telecommunication services in Togo (Telecommunications Policy)

Submitted by benton on Tue, 03/02/2021 - 06:25

What analysts are saying about C-band impacts on towers (Fierce)

Submitted by benton on Mon, 03/01/2021 - 17:21

Twitter ups efforts to stop misinformation, labeling falsehoods related to COVID-19 vaccine (USA Today)

Submitted by benton on Mon, 03/01/2021 - 16:37

“We knew T-Mobile couldn’t be trusted,” union says after 5,000 job cuts (Ars Technica)

Submitted by benton on Mon, 03/01/2021 - 16:36

Request for Comments: Rural eConnectivity Program

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), a Rural Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), issued a final rule to establish the Rural eConnectivity Program. The Rural eConnectivity Program provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combinations to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. This rule describes the eligibility requirements, the application process, the criteria that will be used by RUS to assess applicants’ creditworthiness and outlines the application process.

Request for comments: Restoring Internet Freedom Report and Order / Extension of information collection

The Office of Management and Budget seeks comments on continuing information collection requirements applicable to internet service providers (ISPs) in the Federal Communications Commission's Restoring Internet Freedom Report and Order. The rule requires ISPs to disclose their congestion management, application-specific behavior, device attachment rules, and security practices, as well as any blocking, throttling, affiliated prioritization, or paid prioritization in which they engage.

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Tue, 03/02/2021 - 12:00

The briefing will feature opening remarks from Sen. Ed Markey (D–Massachusetts) and Reps. Yvette Clarke (D–New York) and Mike Doyle (D–Pennsylvania). A panel of policy experts and advocates will then discuss the need to restore strong Title II protections.

Read more about Restoring FCC Authority to Enforce Open Internet Protections and Expand Affordable Broadband

Altice USA buys Morris Broadband in $310 Million deal

Altice USA snapped up Morris Broadband, a provider of high-speed Internet and cable TV services to customers in North Carolina. The deal, which is valued at $310 million, will expand Altice’s operations in North Carolina where it already has a presence through its 2015 acquisition of Suddenlink. Morris Broadband is a division of Morris Communications, which is a privately held media company based in Georgia that also owns newspapers, radio stations and billboards.

Annual Report to Congress Demonstrates How FirstNet is “Rising to the Challenge” (First Responder Network Authority)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 03/01/2021 - 15:08

Sen Klobuchar calls on Congress to get serious on tech reform (Vox)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 03/01/2021 - 15:04

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