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Apple, AMD, and Intel shift priorities as chip shortages continue (Ars Technica)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 17:09Ajit Pai apparently mismanaged $9 billion fund—new FCC boss starts “cleanup”
The Federal Communications Commission wants SpaceX to give up a portion of the $885.51 million in broadband funding it was awarded in a reverse auction in December 2020. SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband division was one of the biggest winners in the FCC's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) grants announced in Ajit Pai's last full month as FCC chairman.
Judges reject Viasat’s plea to stop SpaceX Starlink satellite launches
SpaceX can keep launching broadband satellites despite a lawsuit filed by Viasat, a federal appeals court ruled June 20. Viasat sued the Federal Communications Commission in May 2021 and asked judges for a stay that would halt SpaceX's ongoing launches of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites that power Starlink Internet service.
AT&T nightmare: Woman had to wait 3+ months for broadband at new home (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 07/22/2021 - 15:04Google delays in-app billing crackdown after wave of US antitrust lawsuits (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 07/19/2021 - 13:30California’s ambitious fiber-Internet plan approved unanimously by legislature
The California legislature unanimously approved a plan to build a statewide, open-access fiber network.
Google tries to attract Stadia publishers with better revenue sharing (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 07/13/2021 - 13:59Biden order on broadband competition could hit wall at FCC
President Joe Biden prepared to sign an executive order which among other things aims to boost broadband competition, but progress could be limited by a deadlocked Federal Communications Commission. The order largely aims to bring back policies championed by the Obama Administration which were either reversed or abandoned under President Donald Trump, but this may be unlikely without a Democratic majority in the FCC. The five-member FCC is currently one head short, with the current four Commissioners evenly divided along political lines. Biden has yet to nominate a fifth Commissioner.