September 2021
US Department of Defense picks Verizon to install 5G, C-band at 7 Air Force bases (Fierce)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Tue, 09/21/2021 - 15:05Momentum builds to strengthen FTC's role as privacy enforcer, though hurdles remain (CyberScoop)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Tue, 09/21/2021 - 14:59Apple, long a champion of consumer privacy, now sits at a crossroads (C|Net)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 09/21/2021 - 13:56
Comcast Expands Internet Essentials Eligibility and Pledges $15 Million to US Connectivity
Comcast announced new steps to help advance digital equity for even more students and families.
Frontier is on track to surpass its fiber goal for 2021
Frontier Communications is on track to beat its goal of building fiber to 495,000 homes in 2021. CEO Nick Jeffery stated that Frontier will hit 600,000 homes passed in 2021, which is 105,000 more homes than planned. When asked about supply chain issues, Jeffery said that the company hasn’t experienced any issues yet and he is confident that it won’t because Frontier announced its accelerated fiber build before many other fiber providers announced their plans. This allowed the company to get contracts with vendors before many others.
Verizon CEO sees fixed wireless access as 'the next generation of broadband'
Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg highlighted continued momentum in its Fios business but pointed to fixed wireless access as a key tool in its quest to expand its broadband reach further and faster.
Are We Messing Up 5G on Our Way to 6G?
Spectrum policy leadership and planning are critical to complete the US 5G ecosystem while planning for the next-generation wireless technology, 6G. It’s also essential to shed some mistakes of the past. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has indicated that a “whole of government” effort is critical to 5G leadership, and she’s right.
State leaders step up broadband mapping efforts
With the federal government slow to produce better maps of broadband internet coverage, state leaders are stepping up with their own efforts that they say will yield more granular information that leads to better decisions on the infrastructure buildout. Virginia became the latest state to unveil an effort to revamp its statewide broadband map in summer 2021, following Georgia's map launched in 2020.