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There is a long-running legal case that could have dire consequences on broadband households. The case started in 2018 when a group of major record labels sued Cox Communications over its policies related to copyrights. The labels accused Cox of refusing to disconnect customers who repeatedly broke copyright rules by downloading music without paying for…
Despite political party affiliations, Americans are far more likely to say social media has a negative rather than positive impact on the country, while the majority also believes social-media
companies hold too much influence in politics and censorship, according to a new survey by Pew Research Center.
It's been a long Winter, but the antitrust trial of the century (thus far) returns. The judge continues to keep it too secret, which is why you haven't heard about it. But there's now an audio line.
FALMOUTH – Expanded high speed internet through Xfinity is rolling out for Falmouth as part of what is to eventually be a Cape-wide initiative. It’s part of a 3-year, $960 million dollar inve…
In this latest episode of the podcast, Chris and Derek from Hardy Telecommunications discuss the cooperative's journey since 1953, expanding from phone to broadband services, vital for rural areas. They share the challenges of being a small provider, the impact of federal funding, and emphasize the importance of partnerships and ongoing support for rural broadband access.
The Washington Post recently published an article with a series of graphs that shows the impact of the pandemic on a number of economic indicators that range from unemployment, wages, air travel, grocery prices, home prices, and consumer sentiment. The article got me thinking about the impact of the pandemic on the broadband industry –…
SANDWICH – The Cape Cod Commission and the Town of Sandwich have released a draft of the town’s municipal digital equity plan for public comment. To access the draft, click here. Here’s the f…
It's never been clearer that the VC founder's whole outlook on life revolves around how great it is to be rich and how shameful it is to be anything else.
The U.S. will reinstate Obama-era regulations for internet service providers that promise fast, reliable and fair internet speeds for all consumers. What happened when those rules were taken away?
A commitment to fully fund the month of May would give Congress time to provide new money for the Affordable Connectivity Program.
5G’s ability to offer different speeds for different purposes upends the traditional concept of net neutrality.
A lot of folks have been pleading with the FCC to pick up the tab to continue the the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Folks are assuming that the FCC has the ability to take on the ACP program inside the Universal Service Fund. To make that work, the FCC would have to apply a monthly…
One of the trends that is a concern for ISPs is plans by State Broadband Offices to force BEAD winners to charge low rates for broadband. I understand some of the rationale behind these attempts. One argument for lowering rates is that the government is paying a big portion of the cost of building the…
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TikTok employees traveling to the U.S. have been stopped by border agents and asked about their access to sensitive American data and their potential affiliation with the Chinese Communist Party, According to a recent report by Forbes.
And by "world," I mean media optimization stack as we transition from a bifurcated linear/digital process to a holistic cross-platform one.
It’s been a while since I took a look at the worldwide Internet. The statistics cited below come from Datareportal. The world population in January 2024 was 8.08 billion, up 74 million from a year earlier, a growth rate of 0.9%. There were 5.61 billion unique mobile subscribers in January, up 138 million (2.5%) over…
"Wireless carriers have a duty to keep our geolocation information private and secure," FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel stated Monday.
FCC Restores Net Neutrality In a split vote last week, the FCC voted to reclassify broadband service as a T
Are you prepared to watch a competitor bring fiber optic infrastructure into your service area?
While Comcast, DirecTV and Dish have been withered by attrition in recent years, Charter had largely been spared ... until now
Ever feel like Instagram or TikTok algorithms know you a bit too well? The backlash against automated curation is building, and new algorithm-free platforms are springing up.
We are preparing to award over $44 billion to construct rural broadband networks. Almost by definition, these networks will be built in rural areas where it’s hard to justify a business plan where revenues generated from the grant areas are sufficient to fund the ongoing operation and eventual upgrades to any broadband networks. The FCC…
AT&T CEO John Stankey positions FWA service as a useful tool for businesses to deliver connectivity in wireline-bereft places
The satirical news website was bought by a new firm in Chicago that took inspiration for its name, Global Tetrahedron, from a book written by The Onion’s staff.
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel made it clear recently that the FCC is not willing to tackle funding for the ACP plan that is expiring in May. She estimated that the FCC would have to add something like $9 to every broadband bill in the country to fund the ACP plan. But there is another alternative.…
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