Daily Digest 5/20/2022 (News From the FCC)
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FCC Commissioner Starks Remarks to Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Fri, 05/20/2022 - 01:44FCC Commissioner Carr Concerned That Administration's New Broadband Rules Will Waste Taxpayer Dollars and Leave Families Waiting (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Fri, 05/20/2022 - 01:44Senators Introduce Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act
Sens Mike Lee (R-UT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have introduced the Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act. The bill would restore and protect competition in digital advertising by eliminating conflicts of interest that have allowed the leading platforms in the market to manipulate ad auctions and impose monopoly rents on a broad swath of the US economy.
New Digital Advancement Municipal Index shows the importance of digital access for US cities' prosperity
The Centri Tech Foundation launched the Digital Advancement Municipal Index (Muni Index), which uses 16 indicators from four categories – technology, socioeconomics, education, and housing – to capture and compare a city's overall prosperity and digital equity metrics across 308 US cities with populations over 100,000 people. The interactive digital tool offers city leaders seeking to achieve digital advancement a clearer perspective on the greatest opportunities to drive impact in their communities.
FCC Announces Third Public Hearing on Broadband Consumer Labels (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Fri, 05/20/2022 - 01:28
FCC Modernizes and Improves Its Priority Services Rules
The Federal Communications Commission modernized and streamlined its rules for programs that help first responders and other emergency personnel communicate during disasters. The updated rules will help ensure that these programs meet the needs of emergency personnel now and in the future, as technology advances. In a Report and Order adopted May 19, the FCCupdated its priority services rules to reflect today’s marketplace and governance framework and to authorize explicitly the prioritization of next-generation technology. Specifically, the FCC: