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Friday, September 18, 2020
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Chairman Pai's Response to California Members of Congress Regarding the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
Four CA Reps wrote to Chairman Pai about a meeting between the CA Public Utilities Commission and the FCC over the RDOF.
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Student-Centered Grant Awards to Expand Personalized Learning through Course Access
The Expanding Access to Well-Rounded Courses Demonstration Grants Program supports school districts' efforts to develop distance-learning opportunities
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Comcast shut off Internet to hundreds, saying they were illegally connected
Comcast says Denver company resold Comcast service without permission.
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FCC should Face the Facts on US Broadband Availability
"With the pandemic exposing the deep and disproportionate harms of the digital divide, there is no better time than now for the FCC to identify the issues that perpetuate the digital divide."
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Pandemic Broadband Speeds Are Faster, but Insufficient for Some
Many work-from-home employees continue to struggle with patchy internet connections, especially workers living in remote regions
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FTC Commissioner Rebeca Kelly Slaughter: "We Are Not The Political Speech Police"
Rejects the idea that section 230 requires companies to be viewpoint-neutral
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Internet for All Seattle Report
Seattle is one of the most “connected” cities in the country.
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Facebook Needs Trump Even More Than Trump Needs Facebook
Employees fear Zuckerberg’s commitment to free speech is more about protecting the president than the company’s ideals.
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Commerce Department Prohibits WeChat and TikTok Transactions to Protect the National Security of the United States
"President Trump will do everything in his power to guarantee our national security and protect Americans from the threats of the Chinese Communist Party"
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Where Trump and Biden Stand on Big Tech
Both see problems, but differ on solutions