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FCC Votes Help Clear the Way for Broadband
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to remove barriers to broadband by closing two dockets and opening two more, all focused on...
#162: Should Government Pay for Broadband?
Should the government pay for broadband? In his joint address to Congress, President Trump laid out plans to spend a lot of taxpayer money on...
#119: FCC Loses on Government Broadband
When government-run broadband networks in Chattanooga, TN and Wilson, NC sought to expand beyond their cities’ boundaries, they ran into state restrictions. The cities asked...
#112: Verizon Shifts on Business Broadband
Is Verizon moving away from broadband and fiber deployment? Earlier this month, the company filed an ex parte with the FCC indicating support for price...
#103: A Network for the Future
Imagine a broadband network that’s smart. It teaches itself. It repairs itself. And maybe, it’s even self-aware. No, we’re not talking about Skynet, but software-defined...
#99: Controlling the Price of Business Broadband
Who should set the price of broadband? Businesses, or the government? While the FCC doesn’t (yet) regulate the price of your home Internet connection, the...