by Pivot
Tag: Policy
Korean ISP Sues Netflix Citing Bandwidth Usage
It’s a hotly debated topic. Should Netflix pay ISPs for the bandwidth usage generated by its popular streaming platform? Count Korean ISP SK Telecom in the yes camp, as that ISP is now suing Netflix…
WISPA to States: Ignore the Feds on ARPA Wired Broadband Requirement
The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) has sent a letter to the governors of all 50 states asking them to ignore a prohibition against using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) broadband funding for fixed…
Stankey: AT&T 30-Million Fiber Location Forecast Might be Too Low
There might be a business case for AT&T to deploy fiber to more than the 30 million locations that the company has forecast to have fiber broadband available to them by 2025 — especially if…
Lifeline Awareness Week Reminds Consumers About Low-Income Telecom Programs
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and utility regulators are highlighting the Lifeline and Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) telecom programs for low-income consumers as part of Lifeline Awareness Week, which runs through Friday. Part of the…
Verizon Launches Another Digital Inclusion Program
Verizon Public Sector and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are partnering on a new digital inclusion program designed to help close the digital divide in Massachusetts, eight neighboring states and the District of Columbia. Verizon will…
Report Makes a Case for Expanding USF Contribution Base to Include Broadband
A new report recommends that the Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution base should be expanded to include broadband internet access service revenues. The current methodology is unsustainable, the report argues. The “USForward” report, from Carol…
Homework Gap Research: More Lower Income Students Rely on Cellphones for Schoolwork
The vast majority of parents with K-12 children (93%) say their children had some online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new homework gap research from Pew Research. And while 70% of those parents…
New Database Outlines ARPA Funded Broadband Projects
At least 98 counties and cities are planning or considering broadband projects to be funded, at least in part, through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), according to a new database from the Institute for…
NTIA Establishes Two Broadband Offices
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has established two new offices designed to help expand internet connectivity, particularly in minority communities. The Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (OICG) was…
FCC Proposes $5.1 Million Robocalling Fine, First Under TRACED Act
In the first case under the TRACED Act’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules, the FCC has proposed a $5.1 million robocalling fine, continuing its attempts to reign in unlawful robocalls. In March, the FCC…
Report: $14.2B Affordable Connectivity Fund Could See Wide Enrollment
The Affordable Connectivity Fund proposed in the Senate infrastructure bill would likely see wider enrollment in comparison with the Emergency Broadband Benefit program, according to a report from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The trillion-dollar infrastructure…
Levin Sees Broadband Available to All Americans if Senate Infrastructure Act is Adopted
If the infrastructure investment act passed by the Senate last week is signed into law, it should be possible for every American to have access to broadband, said Blair Levin in a blog post published…
