Gigi Sohn

About

Gigi Sohn is a Distinguished Fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy and a Benton Senior Fellow & Public Advocate. She is the host of the "Tech on the Rocks Podcast." Gigi sits on the Board of Directors of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Gigi is one of the nation’s leading public advocates for open, affordable and democratic communications networks. For thirty years, Gigi has worked across the country to defend and preserve the fundamental competition and innovation policies that have made broadband Internet access more ubiquitous, competitive, affordable, open and protective of user privacy. Most recently,…

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The Verge: How Bad Maps Are Ruining American Broadband

Like countless other American cities, Cleveland, Ohio, suffers from a lack of meaningful broadband competition. With only one or two largely apathetic ISPs to choose from, high prices, slow speeds, limited deployment, and customer service headaches are the norm. It’s particularly bad in the city’s poorer, urban areas. AT&T has avoided upgrading lower-income…

Posted on September 24, 2018September 25, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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MediaPost: Senate Invites Big Tech and Broadband Providers to Privacy Hearing

The Senate Commerce Committee will question executives from broadband providers as well as major tech companies at an upcoming hearing on privacy, the committee announced Wednesday. “Consumers deserve clear answers and standards on data privacy protection," Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) stated. “This hearing will provide leading technology companies and internet…

Posted on September 12, 2018September 13, 2018 by Kip Roderick

Upcoming

New England Connect: A Regional Broadband Convening

November 8: Hartford, CT. This one day event will bring together broadband champions from federal, state, and local government, as well as community leaders and policy experts. We will feature a mayors’ panel, successful models in broadband deployment, E-Rate and funding opportunities, 5G and small cells, as well as an…

Posted on September 11, 2018September 12, 2018 by Kip Roderick

Upcoming

Communications Law in the Digital Age

November 8: New York, NY. PLI: Communications Law in the Digital Age. Media and communications law must respond to new challenges, including those arising from digital and social media. The areas of First Amendment, defamation, privacy, intellectual property, newsgathering, right of publicity, and reporter’s privilege law are rapidly changing.…

Posted on September 11, 2018September 11, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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Great Lakes Connect Broadband Development Conference

September 25, Fairlawn, OH Tuesday Lunch Keynote: The FCC: Can't Live With It, Don't Want to Live Without It. 2018 Conference Theme is "Creating Intelligent Network Infrastructure to Compete in the Global Economy" We will explore creative and collaborative community examples throughout the midwest as well as highlight the network…

Posted on September 11, 2018September 12, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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Business Insider: The FCC chief’s call for cracking down on tech companies is not only laughable, it’s the ‘height of hypocrisy’

Ajit Pai is shameless. Pai, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, would have you believe that he believes in government oversight. He want you to believe that he's a champion of transparency and privacy. In a post on Medium on Tuesday, Pai took the big tech companies to task. Consumers don't…

Posted on September 6, 2018September 11, 2018 by Gigi Sohn

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New York Times: Republicans Accuse Twitter of Bias Against Conservatives

WASHINGTON — Republicans accused Twitter of being biased against conservatives on Wednesday, drawing rebukes from Democrats in a congressional hearing that illustrated how partisan lines are increasingly being drawn on social media. The sparring focused on the testimony of Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s chief executive, who repeatedly denied the accusations during a hearing…

Posted on September 5, 2018September 11, 2018 by Gigi Sohn

Writing

NBC News Think: Brett Kavanaugh’s net neutrality views could have a broad impact if he joins the Supreme Court

Most critiques of the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, focus on his positions on a woman’s right to choose, his extreme deference to presidential power or his views on sensible gun laws. But, as the Senate Judiciary…

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Gigi Sohn

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Motherboard: Pissed Off by Verizon, Firefighters Join the Fight to Restore Net Neutrality

As if the repeal of net neutrality weren’t unpopular enough, Verizon’s decision to slow down the cellular connection used by firefighters as they battled a recent wildfire appears to have taken the longstanding fight to yet another level. In the wake of Verizon’s latest face-plant, a coalition of more than 1,000 firefighters,…

Posted on August 30, 2018September 11, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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The Daily Dot: Democrats say Brett Kavanaugh would ‘cripple’ net neutrality ‘for decades to come’

Pro-net neutrality Democratic lawmakers said on Tuesday that Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump‘s pick for the Supreme Court, would “cripple” the internet protections should he be confirmed to the seat. Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), and two net neutrality advocates laid out their…

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