FCC Hopes to Crack Down on Scams in the Lifeline Program
It’s been pretty easy to vilify the FCC under Trump-appointed Ajit Pai because, well, so much of what it plans to do is bad for the American people (and good for the telecommunications companies). But mobile app developers are split over Pai’s crackdown on Lifeline, a federal program that provides cheap phone and broadband service […]
Television White Spaces Can Bring Broadband to the Heartland
This afternoon, Microsoft’s president Brad Smith is going to give a keynote speech at the Microsoft Inspire convention discussing the critical importance of improving the infrastructure for rural broadband. In a global economy where a high-speed broadband connection is necessary to participate and thrive, 34 million Americans do not have internet access. This “digital divide” […]