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In Defense of Net Neutrality

Benton Foundation — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:49:28 +0000

As the battle around net neutrality rages again, we need to take stock, and ask ourselves: What is the debate really about, and why should business leaders and entrepreneurs care?

The decline of American democracy won’t be televised

Benton Foundation — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:48:19 +0000

The decline of American democracy won’t be televised

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Activist says voter suppression is a ‘greater threat to U.S. democracy than Russian election tampering. ‘

Benton Foundation — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:48:13 +0000

Activist says voter suppression is a ‘greater threat to U.S. democracy than Russian election tampering. ‘

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The Post’s new findings in Russia’s bold campaign to influence the U.S. election

Benton Foundation — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:48:08 +0000

The Post’s new findings in Russia’s bold campaign to influence the U.S. election

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Obama’s secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin’s election assault

Benton Foundation — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:48:03 +0000

Obama’s secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin’s election assault

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I worked on the EPA’s climate change website. Its removal is a declaration of war.

Benton Foundation — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:47:56 +0000

I worked on the EPA’s climate change website. Its removal is a declaration of war.

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Aviation Industry Seeks to Strengthen Cybersecurity Defenses

Benton Foundation — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:47:50 +0000

Aviation Industry Seeks to Strengthen Cybersecurity Defenses

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Wall Street Journal Scrutinizes Hundreds of Articles by Fired Reporter

Benton Foundation — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:47:44 +0000

Wall Street Journal Scrutinizes Hundreds of Articles by Fired Reporter

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Why US Antitrust Non-Enforcement Produces Online Winner-Take-All Platforms

Benton Foundation — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:47:38 +0000

Why US Antitrust Non-Enforcement Produces Online Winner-Take-All Platforms

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Mexican President Says Government Acquired Spyware but He Denies Misuse

Benton Foundation — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:47:31 +0000

Mexican President Says Government Acquired Spyware but He Denies Misuse

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Nearly 25 Percent of City-Dwelling Americans Are Not Connect to Broadband Internet

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 22:08:57 +0000

Nearly a quarter of the city-dwelling population in the US isn’t connected to broadband internet, according to a recent IHS Markit and Wireless Broadband Alliance study charted for us by Statista.

DHS Working with Google to Improve Screening Techniques at Airpots

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 22:08:22 +0000

The Department of Homeland Security is turning to data scientists to improve screening techniques at airports. On June 22, the department, working with Google, will introduce a $1.5 million contest to build computer algorithms that can automatically identify concealed items in images captured by checkpoint body scanners.

Study of Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 22:07:40 +0000

Study of Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

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Statement of John Morris, Associate Administrator of NTIA's Office of Policy Analysis and Development, on the U.S. Copyright Office study of Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 22:07:37 +0000

Statement of John Morris, Associate Administrator of NTIA's Office of Policy Analysis and Development, on the U.S. Copyright Office study of Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

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Op-ed: Gaps with the FirstNet Opt-Out Process Remain

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 22:07:34 +0000

Op-ed: Gaps with the FirstNet Opt-Out Process Remain

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Altice USA Makes Impressive NYSE Debut

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 22:07:30 +0000

Altice USA Makes Impressive NYSE Debut

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President Trump vows to cut 'job-killing' regulations on tech industry

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:22:32 +0000

President Donald Trump vowed to cut back on "job-killing" regulations on the tech industry in a meeting with business executives. President Trump met with leaders from the drone and broadband industries at the White House, the latest event in the administration's "tech week."

FCC's Pai Talks Wireless at White House Meeting

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:21:44 +0000

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai says he did not discuss his proposal to roll back Title II classification of Internet service providers at a meeting at the White House but did talk about the building blocks of a wireless future—spectrum and infrastructure.

Chairman Pai Statement On Inclusion Of Broadband In The Administration's Infrastructure Announcement

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:21:06 +0000

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai issued the following statement following the President’s announcement that he will include expanding rural high-speed Internet access in his infrastructure proposal.

President Trump bashes the press but seeks advice from media figures

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:20:33 +0000

As he considers limiting White House news briefings to one per week and requiring journalists to submit written questions, President Donald Trump is listening to advisers outside his administration. Ironically, a couple of those advisers are members of the media — Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity and former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA), a Fox News contributor.

We’re one step closer to getting cheaper, faster Internet from space

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:20:00 +0000

For many, it's been a years-long pipe dream: Ultra-fast, lag-free Internet that comes to your PC or smartphone via satellite instead of a wire into your home. Facebook, Google and even SpaceX have all explored the idea, partly in hopes of selling broadband access to a growing market with enormous potential — the developing world. But now, a former Googler and friend of Elon Musk has beaten them all to the punch, becoming the first to receive permission to actually build a next-generation satellite Internet service that targets US customers.

Broadband’s future is in the crosshairs of the FCC’s ‘political spectrum’

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:19:04 +0000

The Federal Communications Commission, once a sleepy regulatory backwater, has become a deeply political agency, governed less by the science of radio waves than by pressure from inside-the-Beltway groups. How did we get here?

Comcast accused of cutting competitor’s wires to put it out of business

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:17:50 +0000

A tiny Internet service provider has sued Comcast, alleging that the cable giant and its hired contractors cut the smaller company's wires in order to take over its customer base.

Charter promised more broadband but didn’t deliver, now must pay fine

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:16:05 +0000

Charter has agreed to pay $13 million to New York State after failing to complete broadband construction that was required as part of its purchase of Time Warner Cable.

Iowa TV News Report Highlights Complexity, Risks of Rural Broadband Regulatory Framework

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:15:27 +0000

Local Des Moines (IA) CBS affiliate KCCI featured a story recently on ‘cord cutting’ of wireline telephone service that highlights the challenges of the current rural broadband regulatory framework for small, rural telecommunication companies.

Don't Let President Trump Silence Communities of Color

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:14:58 +0000

Thanks to the open internet, a new generation of activists fighting for civil rights and equality has been able to make their voices heard in ways previously unimaginable. Now the Trump Administration is trying to turn back the clock and silence them by undoing the Network Neutrality rules.

FCC’s Pai, Clyburn Butt Heads Over Cost Cutting at Senate Budget Hearing

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:14:12 +0000

Federal Communications Chairman Ajit Pai told members of the Senate that the Commission is moving ahead with cost-cutting initiatives that are already on track to save $1.1 million annually. But while Chairman Pai touted efforts to slash costs, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn said the FCC is operating with a skeleton crew of employees, noting staffing levels are at their lowest point in 30 years.

President Trump is being sued for deleting official emails because we have learned nothing

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:13:38 +0000

After what felt like years of hammering Hillary Clinton for failing to adhere to federal e-mail transparency policies, you might think politicians would take pains not to make the same mistake. But now, the White House has been accused of just that.

EU report finds zero-rating doesn’t clash with competition laws

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:13:01 +0000

The week of June 12, the European Union Directorate-General for Competition released a report on the effects of zero-rating practices on competition in broadband markets, commissioned from consultants DotEcon, Aetha, and Oswald & Vahida.

Public Investment in Broadband Infrastructure: Lessons from the US and Abroad

Robbie McBeath — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:12:10 +0000

This paper reviews experiences with subsidizing telecommunications services, and broadband in particular, in the United States and around the world. Based on those lessons it proposes a path forward intended to yield the biggest broadband bang for the subsidy buck.