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The ruling marks another defeat for Meta in its bid to derail an FTC hearing that could result in an order prohibiting the company from monetizing teens' data.
. "Connected" was produced by Vermont production company Well Told Films and the Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB). It tells the inspiring and uniquely Vermont story of people across the state coming together to solve a community problem – the lack of internet connectivity. The film shows how hundreds of volunteers came together to make a difference and the progress that’s been made so far. “It documents an historic time in Vermont in the evolution of broadband connectivity, similar in importance and scope to when Vermont first got electricity. This film chronicles the work of making fiber optic internet available to all Vermonters. It provides a roadmap for other communities and states that are struggling the way Vermont did, and tells a compelling and relatable human-interest story,” said VCBB Executive Director Christine Hallquist.
A federal affordable internet program is ending. But muni-owned broadband networks have figured out how to deliver affordable high-speed internet access themselves.
Altice USA joins the growing list of near 100 companies that have failed to fulfill commitments made under RDOF.
The FCC finally increased the definition of broadband from 25/3 Mbps to 100/20 Mbps. The change was too long in coming. This should have been done when Ajit Pai headed the FCC, but politics got in the way. It should have happened when Congress set the definition to 100/20 Mbps in the BEAD grant rules…
This week, US lawmakers began a new push to ban TikTok. At the heart of it is a lot of confusion about what the app is and what it means.
Mercury Broadband is claiming almost ubiquitous coverage in 12 Michigan counties But when local governments try to find Mercury subscribers, they have a hard tim | A consultant says Mercury Broadband is misrepresenting its level of FWA coverage in 12 Michigan counties, and that prevents new competitors from winning BEAD grants.
The House has voted to pass a bipartisan bill that could lead to a nationwide ban of TikTok. Congress has cited concerns that the China-owned app is sharing American users' data with the Chinese government, and that TikTok is spreading propaganda. Tech journalist Julia Angwin, founder of the new nonprofit outlet Proof News, isn't so convinced by those arguments. This week, Julia tells Micah Loewinger about how TikTok's practices compare to other platforms; what a ban or forced sale of the app would (or would not) accomplish; and why the U.S. needs better regulations for all social media companies.
Sunday, March 17, 2024 -- The pandemic proved you don't have to live where you work. Remote work may become an asset in struggling rural areas and their small towns.
In this podcast episode, Christopher speaks with Philip Neufeld, Executive Officer for Information Technology at the Fresno Unified School District, about the vital role of data in addressing broadband challenges in low-income areas. They discuss Neufeld's proactive data collection efforts, stress the importance of using this data for advocacy, and highlight the need for collaborative solutions to bridge the digital divide.
MN Department of Employment and Economic Development reports... Governor Tim Walz today announced that Meta will build an $800 million, 715,000-square-foot data center in Rosemount, MN, supporting approximately 100 operational jobs and at least 1,000 skilled trade jobs at peak construction. "Minnesota is excited to welcome Meta to Rosemount – a win for our state that…
The cable operator’s CEO, Teresa Elder, blamed price increases and promotional roll-offs for creating an ‘opportunity’ for the competition to seize market share
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is asking a federal appellate court to uphold a new state law that requires large social media platforms to disclose their editorial policies.
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Meta is shutting down CrowdTangle, a data insights tool often used by academics, researchers and journalists to track conspiracy theories and viral content on Facebook and Instagram. CrowdTangle CEO Brandon Silverman criticized Meta's decision on Thursday, writing in a blog post that shutting down the tool so close to the U.S. Presidential election was "incredibly irresponsible," adding that he hopes the tool's legacy will "inspire a permanent set of regulations that make real-time access to public data a legal requirement and an ongoing part of how we manage the internet responsibly & collaboratively.
Press Release The Fiber Broadband Association today announced that its Technology Committee has published its “Fiber Broadband Scalability and Longevity” white paper—the latest FBA research that explains optical fiber is the only communications medium that can support both existing and future applications for many decades with no infrastructure changes. The white paper concludes that due to fiber optic cable’s…
T-Mobile is reportedly preparing to ink a $1 billion joint venture with EQT-backed Lumos Networks for fiber. Such a move would expand T-Mobile's fiber ambitions, but may represent a new tactic.
“We have nothing to add,” the FBI said, when asked for evidence of TikTok’s actual threat.
Matt Larsen gave an impassioned defense of fixed wireless during the WISPAMERICA 2024 conference in Oklahoma City.
Congress is spending $65bn to connect the rural US to the world. Orangeburg, South Carolina, knows the stakes better than anywhere
The platform says it stands to make more than $200 million in coming years from Google and other companies that want user comments to feed AI projects. Regulators have questions.
Figure has demonstrated the first fruit of its collaboration with OpenAI to enhance the capabilities of humanoid robots. In a video released today, the Figure 01 bot is seen conversing in real-time.
Alexander Graham Bell spoke only briefly by phone to his assistant on this day in 1876, but it proved to be a pioneering moment in telecoms history.
For months, US lawmakers have examined every side of a historic surveillance debate. With the introduction of the SAFE Act, all that's left to do now is vote.
“I think our new threshold, frankly, should be 100Mbps. I think anything short of that shortchanges our children, our future, and our new digital economy.” That’s what FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel argued nine years ago — now, it’s finally happening.
Cable and satellite-TV providers will need to make sure bills and ads clearly display a total price for video subscribers, including extra fees that can amount to hundreds of dollars a year, under a rule adopted Thursday by the Federal Communications Commission.
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