April 2021
Kara Swisher | Tech in the Post-Pandemic World -- Assessing its future, both the bad and the good. (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 04/22/2021 - 06:27Apple and Google ‘hold data hostage’ and stifle competition, Senate told (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 04/22/2021 - 06:26Apple, Google Come Under Fire at Senate Antitrust Hearing (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 04/22/2021 - 06:25FCC Seeks Comment on Facilitating Access to 211 via Wi-Fi Calling (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 04/21/2021 - 19:28Apple App Store in the hot seat at Senate Antitrust Subcommittee Hearing (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 04/21/2021 - 18:37Nebraska PSC Commissioner Crystal Rhoades: Only 3 Percent of Eligible State Residents receiving Lifeline Aid is an Outrage
/Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) Commissioner Crystal Rhoades commented on the Promoting Access to Broadband Act introduced by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY-18) to increase wireless and broadband access to the federal Lifeline program for low-income urban and rural Americans.
House Lawmakers Eye Next Steps for USDA Broadband Program
During an April 20 hearing, multiple members of the House Agriculture Committee said they want to push their colleagues to move the Agriculture Department’s two-year-old ReConnect program, aimed at helping deliver broadband to rural lands, past its pilot stage. Committee Chairman David Scott (D-GA) said he wants his panel to be at “the vanguard” of tackling the digital divide.
US vs. EU Broadband Trends
The US handily leads the European Union in both broadband infrastructure deployment and broadband adoption—at all speeds—and this lead grows when comparing higher speed offerings.