FCC Considers Smart Phones Broadband Deployment. That’s Laughable.

Date: 22 Aug 2017 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Cell phones as a substitute for home Internet service? That’s what the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) suggested in an August 2017 document. Buried within the Notice of Inquiry for the Section 706 Report, the FCC quietly proposed that mobile service could be considered broadband deployment. In a recent article, Jon Brodkin at Ars Technica dove into why that suggestion … Read More

Minnesota Lawmakers Introduce Internet Privacy Protections

Date: 31 Mar 2017 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

After elected officials in Washington, D.C., voted to allow ISPs to invade their customers’ privacy online, leaders in Minnesota took steps to protect constituents. A recent amendment in St. Paul may be setting some new rules for ISPs operating in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Taking Action In Minnesota Both the state House and Senate approved … Read More

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