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Friday, December 13, 2019
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Striking Tech Findings From 2019
A few striking findings related to tech policy.
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U alumni in Greater Minnesota say broadband means more than just connectivity. It means productivity.
In 2015, 85.8 percent of MN residences had 25 Mbps/3Mbps or greater connections, but only 68 percent of rural residences had that access. After the state and federal government, foundations, and providers, including rural cooperatives, began directing resources toward the disparity, by April 2019, 92.7 percent of households in MN had access to broadband.
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Turning Barbershops into Telehealth Centers
In urban neighborhoods, where Internet service and health care can be hard to access, a novel pilot project uses local barbershops and salons as wireless hubs and hypertension screening centers.
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Net neutrality supporters ask court to reconsider ruling that upheld FCC repeal
The fight to reinstate network neutrality rules could return to federal court, if public-interest advocates, consumer groups, and tech companies including Mozilla get their way [as well as the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society].
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How Will Congress Spend Over $40 Billion in C-Band Auction Revenues?
Public auction of the C-Band of spectrum
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How the Loss of the Landline Is Changing Family Life
The shared phone was a space of spontaneous connection for the entire household.
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AT&T Consumer 5G Begins: The Slow Rollout of Super-Fast 5G
AT&T launches its new next-generation wireless network, but breadth of 5G coverage in the US still lags South Korea and China.