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5 questions for Chris Dixon | by Derek Robertson | Digital Future Daily | POLITICO.com

Hello, and welcome to this week’s installment of the Future in Five Questions. This week I spoke with Chris Dixon, the Andreessen Horowitz general partner and author of blockchain treatise “Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet,” which I covered in Wednesday’s edition of DFD. Fielding our weekly questionnaire, Dixon defended what he calls the “productive use of blockchains,” discussed why he thinks that a correctly arrayed set of incentives can power a better internet, and argued for clearer blockchain legislation from Congress. This conversation was edited and condensed for clarity:

 

What’s one underrated big idea?

 

The thesis of my book is that the productive use of blockchains, as opposed to the speculative use, is underrated. The internet has become increasingly consolidated, there are roughly five companies that control 95 percent of the money, traffic and flow of the internet.

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How the Pandemic Changed Broadband | by Doug Dawson | POTs & PANs

How the Pandemic Changed Broadband | by Doug Dawson | POTs & PANs | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
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 –…
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MA: Digital Equity Plan Released In Sandwich | by Jim McClure | CapeCod.com

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…
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Marc Andreessen Is a Maniac | by Lucas Ropek |  Gizmodo.com

Marc Andreessen Is a Maniac | by Lucas Ropek |  Gizmodo.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
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.
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Net neutrality is back: U.S. promises fast, safe and reliable internet for all | | by Emma Bowman | WBUR.org

Net neutrality is back: U.S. promises fast, safe and reliable internet for all | | by Emma Bowman | WBUR.org | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
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?
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Senate Democrats Pressure ISPs To Fully Fund May ACP  | by Ted Hearn | BroadbandBreakfast.com

Senate Democrats Pressure ISPs To Fully Fund May ACP  | by Ted Hearn | BroadbandBreakfast.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
A commitment to fully fund the month of May would give Congress time to provide new money for the Affordable Connectivity Program.
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5G complicates FCC’s restoration of net neutrality | by Eva Dou | WashingtonPost.com

5G complicates FCC’s restoration of net neutrality | by Eva Dou | WashingtonPost.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
5G’s ability to offer different speeds for different purposes upends the traditional concept of net neutrality.
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Can the FCC Fund the ACP? | by Doug Dawson | POTs & PANs

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…
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Rural Broadband Is Expensive Today by Doug Dawson | POTs & PANs

Rural Broadband Is Expensive Today by Doug Dawson | POTs & PANs | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
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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Telecommute from New Jersey? The state will pay you if you can appeal your NY tax assessment | by AssociatedPress | FastCompany.com

Telecommuting, a pandemic-era novelty that has become a permanent alternative for many people, has some Connecticut and New Jersey employees of New York-based companies questioning why they still have to pay personal income tax to the Empire State.

Their home states are wondering as well.

Fed up with losing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue each year, New Jersey is now offering a state tax credit to residents who work from home and successfully appeal their New York tax assessment. Connecticut is considering a similar measure.

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Federal Appeals Court Upholds N.Y. Law Setting Retail Internet Rates | by Ted Hearn | BroadbandBreakfast.com

Federal Appeals Court Upholds N.Y. Law Setting Retail Internet Rates | by Ted Hearn | BroadbandBreakfast.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
But is the New York law valid under the FCC's new net neutrality rules?
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Meta Q1 Earnings Show Revenue Growth, Further AI Investment | by Colin Kirkland | MediaPost.com

Meta Q1 Earnings Show Revenue Growth, Further AI Investment | by Colin Kirkland | MediaPost.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Although its shares took a big hit after its latest earnings numbers were released, Meta showed promising current and future ad growth expectations, with an increasing focus on video, AI and virtual
reality.
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T-Mobile, EQT unveil fiber JV, with plans to acquire Lumos | by Masha Abarinova | Fierce-Network.com

T-Mobile, EQT unveil fiber JV, with plans to acquire Lumos | by Masha Abarinova | Fierce-Network.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
T-Mobile and EQT announce joint venture to expand the carrier’s fiber broadband footprint As part of the deal, the companies will acquire Mid-Atlantic FTTH provi | T-Mobile will invest $950 million in the joint venture to acquire a 50% equity stake as well as Lumos’ existing fiber base.
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Wireless device harvests environmental energy for battery-free IoT | by Scarlett Evans | UrgentComm.com

Silicon Labs, a wireless technology developer, has launched a new series of wireless system-on-chip (SoC) devices for battery-free, energy-harvesting applications.

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To BEAD or Not to BEAD? For Rural Providers, the Time to Decide is Now | by Lori Adams, Nokia | BroadbandBreakfast.com

To BEAD or Not to BEAD? For Rural Providers, the Time to Decide is Now | by Lori Adams, Nokia | BroadbandBreakfast.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Are you prepared to watch a competitor bring fiber optic infrastructure into your service area?
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Serious, Big-Boy Cord-Cutting Finally Catches Up to Charter -- Top Pay TV Provider Just Had Its Worst Quarterly Customer Losses Ever | by Daniel Frankel | NextTV.com

Serious, Big-Boy Cord-Cutting Finally Catches Up to Charter -- Top Pay TV Provider Just Had Its Worst Quarterly Customer Losses Ever | by Daniel Frankel | NextTV.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
While Comcast, DirecTV and Dish have been withered by attrition in recent years, Charter had largely been spared ... until now
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The Latest Online Culture War Is Humans vs. Algorithms  | by Elana Klein | Wired.com

The Latest Online Culture War Is Humans vs. Algorithms  | by Elana Klein | Wired.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
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.
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Subsidizing Rural Broadband Networks | by Doug Dawson | POTs & PANs

Subsidizing Rural Broadband Networks | by Doug Dawson | POTs & PANs | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
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…
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AT&T Fixed Wireless Access Deployment Accelerates, Internet Air Adds 110,000 Customers in Q1 | by Daniel Frankel | NextTV.com

AT&T Fixed Wireless Access Deployment Accelerates, Internet Air Adds 110,000 Customers in Q1 | by Daniel Frankel | NextTV.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
AT&T CEO John Stankey positions FWA service as a useful tool for businesses to deliver connectivity in wireline-bereft places
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The Onion Sold by G/O Media | The New York Times | NYTimes.com

The Onion Sold by G/O Media | The New York Times | NYTimes.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
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.
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Can States Pick Up the End of ACP? | by Doug Dawson |POTs & PANs

Can States Pick Up the End of ACP? | by Doug Dawson |POTs & PANs | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
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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The Battle for Network Monitoring | by Doug Dawson | POTs & PANs

The Battle for Network Monitoring | by Doug Dawson | POTs & PANs | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
An interesting battle is underway to capture the market for monitoring devices. The latest entry into the market is 5G RedCap. This is a technology that is currently under development in chipsets and ought to hit the market in 2025 and 2026. RedCap is the latest attempt by cellular carriers to monetize 5G. RedCap was…
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Agency bars Chinese telecom carriers from offering US broadband services | by David Shepardson | Reuters.com

Agency bars Chinese telecom carriers from offering US broadband services | by David Shepardson | Reuters.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
The Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it is ordering the U.S. units of China Telecom , China Unicom and China Mobile to discontinue fixed or mobile broadband internet operations in the United States.
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Nothing lasts forever ... except fiber broadband | by: Deborah Kish, Vice President of Workforce Development and Research, Fiber Broadband Association | BBCMag.com

Nothing lasts forever ... except fiber broadband | by: Deborah Kish, Vice President of Workforce Development and Research, Fiber Broadband Association | BBCMag.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
What technology can support decades of speed and capacity increases with zero upgrades? The answer is fiber broadband.
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Technology Shorts April 2024 | by Doug Dawson | POTs & PANs

Technology Shorts April 2024 | by Doug Dawson | POTs & PANs | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Scientists continue finding ways to make computers faster and better. Today’s blog talks about three interesting developments in computing technology. Universal Computer Memory. The holy grail of computing memory has been universal computer memory that can replace the current need for both short-term and long-term memory in the computing process. An article published in Nature…
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Fiber wasn’t always the darling: Remembering Google Fiber and FiOS | by Linda Hardesty | FierceNetworks.com

Fiber wasn’t always the darling: Remembering Google Fiber and FiOS | by Linda Hardesty | FierceNetworks.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
There are high hopes for fiber broadband in 2024 and beyond But fiber has a history of punishing big companies Verizon’s early foray | Verizon was the first company to really stick its neck out by building fiber via its FiOS project.
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