CTIA 2025 Annual Survey Highlights
CTIA - The Wireless Association released its 2025 Annual Survey. Highlights include:
September 2025
Daily Digest 9/10/2025 (Affordability)
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How States Are Making Broadband More Affordable
In the absence of federal leadership on internet affordability, states have become laboratories of innovation. From low-cost plans to consumer protections to housing-based incentives, they are testing resourceful ways to help residents become and stay connected. States looking to take action should study their peers, many of whom are pioneering creative strategies to get more people online. Some state governments have long prioritized broadband affordability, while others are only now stepping in to fill the vacuum left by Washington.
Mobile Coverage Still Spotty for Some Visitors at U.S. National Parks
Using Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence data, we analyzed mobile connectivity at 42 of the most frequently visited U.S. National Parks and found that in 10 of the most popular parks, the median download and median upload speeds of the three big national providers — AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon — varied dramatically. In addition, we found that in some of these popular parks, low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite provider Starlink delivered median download and upload speeds that were equal to, or better, than those of the big three providers.
Will AI Choke Off the Supply of Knowledge? (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 09/10/2025 - 06:19Cindy Cohn Is Leaving the Electronic Frontier Foundation, but Not the Fight for Digital Rights (Wired)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 09/10/2025 - 06:18
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How States Are Making Broadband More Affordable
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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In the absence of federal leadership, state governments are working to ensure that every household can afford to get and stay connected.
