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NPR Marketplace: Broadband, computer subsidies on the way for those who qualify

A new federal program to help low-income consumers pay their internet bills will start taking applications May 12. The Emergency Broadband Benefit program was part of the COVID relief legislation passed in December. Those who qualify will receive a discount on their monthly internet bill and money toward a new computer. Yosef…

Posted on May 11, 2021May 14, 2021 by Kip Roderick

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Bloomberg: Cable Firms Fear Being Left in Dust in Biden Broadband Quest

The Biden administration’s multitrillion-dollar infrastructure proposal includes $100 billion to bring high-speed broadband to every American, an idea that might be expected to win applause from those who provide the service. But cable companies such as Comcast Corp. and Charter Communications Inc. that connect about two-thirds of U.S. homes that have broadband service fear…

Posted on May 6, 2021May 10, 2021 by Kip Roderick

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National Journal: Broadband industry spooked at specter of Biden price controls

A new fight is looming over the FCC classification that underpins net neutrality. And this time, it’s poised to go well beyond the bright-line neutrality rules at the heart of previous debates. More at National Journal.

Posted on May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 by Kip Roderick

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Axios: Telecom goes to war with New York over low-income broadband law

Trade groups representing AT&T, Verizon and other telecom companies are opening fire on a new law requiring them to provide discounted internet service to low-income households in New York. New York's first-in-the-nation law could be adopted by other states at a time when the White House has signaled it wants…

Posted on April 30, 2021May 3, 2021 by Kip Roderick

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CNET: President Biden taps Kamala Harris to lead effort to close digital divide

President Joe Biden has put Vice President Kamala Harris in charge of his initiative to close the digital divide, signaling his seriousness about ensuring every American has access to affordable, high-speed internet. During his first address to a joint session of Congress, Biden said Wednesday that the vice president would…

Posted on April 29, 2021May 3, 2021 by Kip Roderick

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Washington Post: The Technology 202: Kamala Harris will lead the Biden Administration’s push to bring every American online

President Biden announced the Vice Presiden Harris would take the lead on the issue during his first address to a slimmed-down joint session of Congress, where he touted his proposal to create new jobs through investment in expanding Internet access. Biden said his Americans Jobs Plan, which includes $100 billion for…

Posted on April 29, 2021May 3, 2021 by Kip Roderick

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Bloomberg: Rural Broadband Fix Gets Year-End Priority for Farm Panel Chair

The top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee is pressing to expand by the end of the year high-speed internet access to all 24 million Americans without it. The deadline from Chair David Scott (Ga.) comes as bipartisan lawmakers and the broadband industry call for a permanent solution to internet access hurdles…

Posted on April 22, 2021May 3, 2021 by Kip Roderick

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Ars Technica: AT&T/Verizon workers’ union urges states to regulate ISPs as utilities

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) union is lobbying state governments to regulate Internet service providers as utilities. The CWA, which represents more than 150,000 workers at AT&T and over 30,000 at Verizon, announced on Monday a "multi-state effort to pass state legislation that would establish public utility commission oversight of broadband in public safety, network…

Posted on April 14, 2021May 3, 2021 by Kip Roderick

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Associated Press: EXPLAINER: What Biden’s new $100B plan for broadband means

The problems with U.S. broadband networks have been obvious for years. Service costs more than in many other rich nations, it still doesn't reach tens of millions of Americans and the companies that provide it don't face much competition. Now the Biden administration is promising to do something about all…

Posted on April 3, 2021April 5, 2021 by Kip Roderick

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Vox Recode: Biden’s plan to fix America’s broken internet, briefly explained

President Biden’s $2 trillion American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal used a broader definition of infrastructure than most people tend to associate with the word. It took on everything from roads, pipes, and electricity to climate change, union jobs, and inequality. It also provided $100 billion to America’s digital infrastructure, with a lofty…

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