Broadband Prices are Soaring. Competition is the Answer
Despite clear evidence to the contrary, lobbyists have long claimed that U.S. broadband is extremely competitive and incredibly affordable.
April 2021
What the Big Tech hearings really accomplished
The behaviors of platform and social media companies have evolved under the heat of the spotlight. Regulation takes time, and a lot of hearings, to produce tangible results. One upshot of four years of high-profile hearings is that tech companies now know how to play the game. Sometimes the goal isn't to pass a law. Congress uses the bully pulpit to force companies to self-regulate.
Opinion: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is seizing power in space with satellites (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 11:12What’s Breaking Through? Congressional Reactions, Prioritization, and Digital Amplification (Precision)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 11:10Gordon Crovitz: Middleware could be the solution to our tech woes, but Congress will have to force Internet companies to use it (Politico)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 11:09History and influences that have led our country to the rapid proliferation of a propagandist media that is threatening truth and fomenting extremism.
The presentations will be followed by audience questions and answers and information-sharing on what we can do about the state of the media to address the democracy crisis.
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Daily Digest 4/30/2021
Submitted by benton on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 10:25
Benton Editorial
Benton Editorial
Broadband Prices are Soaring. Competition is the Answer
Friday, April 30, 2021
Daily Digest 4/30/2021 (Emergency Broadband Benefit Program to launch May 12)
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Biden infrastructure plan