Brookings
Rollback of the FCC’s Lifeline program can hurt households that need broadband the most
On Nov 16, the Federal Communications Commission released a ‘re-think’ of the Lifeline program. The FCC decision focuses squarely on prior criticisms, and plans to scale back the $2.25 billion annual program in three important ways.
Cameron Kerry and John Morris: Why data ownership is the wrong approach to protecting privacy (Brookings)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 16:23Proposed New York bill expands scope of data privacy debate (Brookings)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 06/24/2019 - 16:00
How the FCC lost a year in “the race to 5G”
A year ago, the Trump Federal Communications Commission announced a proposal to reallocate C-band spectrum for 5G. With much fanfare, the FCC trumpeted a plan to outsource to the satellite companies the process of auctioning these airwaves.
Kerry & Weitzner -- Rulemaking and its discontents: Moving from principle to practice in federal privacy legislation (Brookings)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 06/05/2019 - 06:18Brookings survey finds three-quarters of online users rarely read business terms of service (Brookings)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 11:24Presidential announcement ignores core question: What is leadership in 5G?
Recently, President Donald Trump and Federal Communications Commission Ajit Pai held a news conference to announce “two new steps” that together would position the United States as a leader in deploying 5G wireless networks. There were three disti
Is technology good or bad for learning? (Brookings)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 05/17/2019 - 11:11
Internet capitalism pits fast technology against slow democracy
Technology-driven changes—like those we are presently experiencing—produce demands for security and stability that pose a threat to liberal democracy and capitalism.