by Pivot
Tag: Policy
UN Broadband Commission Goal: 75% Global Broadband Penetration by 2025
UN broadband commission goals include having affordable entry-level broadband services in all developing countries that cost less than 2% of monthly gross national income per capita by 2025. Other global broadband penetration goals include . . .
FirstNet Gets a New Look
AT&T unveiled a new FirstNet identity that uses carefully chosen words and graphic symbolism to convey the goals of the mobile broadband public safety network that the carrier will be building nationwide.
FCC Draft Report Maintains Current Broadband Definition
A contentious debate regarding the FCC’s broadband definition may have been settled as FCC chair is circulating a draft report that maintains the 25/3 Mbps benchmark as the definition of broadband
Rural Broadband Momentum Picks Up Steam as Flurry of Legislation Joins White House, FCC Initiatives
Rural broadband legislation introduced in the House would authorize a matching grant program to promote peering points where none exist. Meanwhile, the Senate Broadband Caucus set out to school President Trump about the need for federal investment in . . .
FCC Proposes $500M Rural Broadband Funding Injection, Targets Traditional and A-CAM Mechanisms
A draft order calls for FCC rural broadband funding for A-CAM carriers to increase $360 million over 10 years and traditional high-cost Universal Service to increase $180 million for the current funding year, said an FCC spokesman. The additional funding would come from . . .
Senate Net Neutrality Resolution Would Put Rules Back in Place
A Net Neutrality resolution introduced by Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey would re-impose guidelines originally established in 2015 but overturned by the FCC last month. The resolution would appear to have strong public support, and Democrats are counting on that to . . .