Sophia Fox-Sowell

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams (D-Brooklyn) called for the city to treat broadband like a public utility, unveiling a proposal that would expand affordable internet access across the five boroughs.

Nine former chairs of the Federal Communications Commission issued a letter to the US House and Senate leaders, urging Congress to make the nationwide transition to next-generation 911 a “top priority.” Experts say the new, internet-based system is a much-needed replacement to the aging, telephone-based emergency communications infrastructure that’s been used across the US for decades. The letter penned by former FCC officials follows similar correspondence sent to Congress in January by a coalition of nine national organizations—including the National Emerge