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The Real Government Takeover of the Internet
If you aren't familiar with SOPA - the "Stop Online Piracy Act" or its companion in the Senate (called PIPA or Protect IP), you should be. This is legislation that would allow the US government to...
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DC Revolving Door, Comcast, and Campaign Finance Reform
One of the reasons community broadband networks face so many unique hurdles (often created deliberately by states in response to cable/dsl lobbying) is because of the many ways in which campaign...
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The Real Government Takeover of the Internet
If you aren't familiar with SOPA - the "Stop Online Piracy Act" or its companion in the Senate (called PIPA or Protect IP), you should be. This is legislation that would allow the US government to...
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DC Revolving Door, Comcast, and Campaign Finance Reform
One of the reasons community broadband networks face so many unique hurdles (often created deliberately by states in response to cable/dsl lobbying) is because of the many ways in which campaign...
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U.S. Senator Cory Booker Introduces Community Broadband Act
Senator Booker has taken the lead in introducing the Community Broadband Act to the U.S. Senate along with Senators McCaskill and Markey. We are thankful for their leadership on the issue. As part of...
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The Real Government Takeover of the Internet
If you aren't familiar with SOPA - the "Stop Online Piracy Act" or its companion in the Senate (called PIPA or Protect IP), you should be. This is legislation that would allow the US government to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DC Revolving Door, Comcast, and Campaign Finance Reform
One of the reasons community broadband networks face so many unique hurdles (often created deliberately by states in response to cable/dsl lobbying) is because of the many ways in which campaign...
View ArticleClik here to view.
U.S. Senator Cory Booker Introduces Community Broadband Act
Senator Booker has taken the lead in introducing the Community Broadband Act to the U.S. Senate along with Senators McCaskill and Markey. We are thankful for their leadership on the issue. As part of...
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Local Authority "A-Number One" Priority For Congress, Says Wheeler
“A-number one importance.”On September 15th, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee gathered to discuss FCC oversight and telecommunications issues. Among those issues, the Committee...
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Tax Change Deters Rural Co-ops From Expanding Internet Access
For many rural Americans, the local electric or telephone cooperative is their best hope for finally obtaining modern-day connectivity. With the support of government funding, rural cooperatives have...
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Rep. Doug Collins Leads Charge for CAF Accountability
While 97 percent of Georgia’s urban population has access to broadband, the urban-rural digital divide in the state remains stark and only 70.9 percent of the rural population has that access....
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Digital Equity: Experts Testify on the Hill
As federal, state, and local leaders increasingly recognize the need to make Internet access universal, they are also realizing that adoption is a separate issue. In an effort to better understand...
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Co-ops, Officials Celebrate December Passage of RURAL Act
At the end of 2019, Congress passed the Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act, fixing a tax law change that threatened to raise rates and delay the expansion of broadband for...
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Tell Your Representative to Support the Accessible, Affordable Internet for...
Yesterday, representatives in the U.S. House introduced the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, which calls for the federal government to invest $100 billion to ensure all Americans have...
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Lots to Love, Something to Watch, in Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
Update 7/7/20: Tags: digital dividefederalfederal fundingcongresspandemiclegislationurbanruralpreemptionaffordability
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The DIGITAL Reservations Act: A Practical Answer to Tribal Connectivity Today
Yesterday, Congresswoman Deb Haaland and Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced the DIGITAL Reservations Act, a bill which ends the current Federal Communications Commission (FCC) practice of selling...
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Major Change on the Horizon? Explaining the Affordable, Accessible Internet...
As House GOP leaders ask the Government Accountability Office to audit the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ReConnect program because of concerns federal funds are being used to “overbuild,”...
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Building a Bridge over the Digital Divide: Explaining the Affordable,...
Last week we began our broad overview of the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, sweeping legislation that calls for a $100 billion investment in broadband infrastructure in unserved and...
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"You Can't Use an Old Map To Explore a New World": Explaining the Affordable,...
Without good information from Internet Service Providers (ISPs), the federal government is essentially shooting in the dark when it comes to determining how to best target the allocation of resources...
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Big Bucks for Broadband in the Balance: Explaining the Affordable, Accessible...
If you have been following our series on the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All (AAIA) Act, you already know the proposed legislation calls for a $100 billion investment in expanding broadband...
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