President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign appears unlikely to deviate in any substantive way from the administration’s existing stances on 5G and broadband policy, despite questions about whether language in an agenda outline released earlier this week (see 2008240056) was a callback to past nationalization proposals. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden cited broadband and other infrastructure during the party’s convention last week as part of “a new foundation for economic growth" (see 2008210001).
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign appears unlikely to deviate in any substantive way from the administration’s existing stances on 5G and broadband policy, despite questions about whether language in an agenda outline released earlier this week (see 2008240056) was a callback to past nationalization proposals. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden cited broadband and other infrastructure during the party’s convention last week as part of “a new foundation for economic growth" (see 2008210001).
The U.S. will spend more than $1 billion to establish 12 artificial intelligence and quantum information science (QIS) research institutes, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced Wednesday (see 1911200040). The investment will create seven National Science Foundation AI Research Institutes and five Energy Department QIS Research Centers over five years. The University of Oklahoma; University of Texas at Austin; University of Colorado Boulder; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of California, Davis and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will host the AI Research Institutes. DOE’s Argonne, Brookhaven, Fermi, Oak Ridge and Lawrence Berkeley National laboratories will help establish the QIS Research Centers. “Emerging technologies like AI and QIS will lead to transformative benefits for the American people in healthcare, communications, manufacturing, agriculture, transportation, security, and beyond,” said U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Chris Liddell in a joint statement.
The U.S. will spend more than $1 billion to establish 12 artificial intelligence and quantum information science (QIS) research institutes, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced Wednesday (see 1911200040). The investment will create seven National Science Foundation AI Research Institutes and five Energy Department QIS Research Centers over five years. The University of Oklahoma; University of Texas at Austin; University of Colorado Boulder; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of California, Davis and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will host the AI Research Institutes. DOE’s Argonne, Brookhaven, Fermi, Oak Ridge and Lawrence Berkeley National laboratories will help establish the QIS Research Centers. “Emerging technologies like AI and QIS will lead to transformative benefits for the American people in healthcare, communications, manufacturing, agriculture, transportation, security, and beyond,” said U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Chris Liddell in a joint statement.
The Trump administration is granting $1 billion to create 12 new research and development institutes to study emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum information science. The funding -- announced by the White House, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy -- includes $140 million over five years to seven NSF-led research institutes at U.S. universities, the White House said Aug. 26. The Energy Department will grant up to $625 million over five years to five national laboratories for the QIS centers, with $300 million in funding for them coming from universities and the private sector.
The U.S. will spend more than $1 billion to establish 12 artificial intelligence and quantum information science (QIS) research institutes, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced Wednesday (see 1911200040). The investment will create seven National Science Foundation AI Research Institutes and five Energy Department QIS Research Centers over five years. The University of Oklahoma; University of Texas at Austin; University of Colorado Boulder; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of California, Davis and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will host the AI Research Institutes. DOE’s Argonne, Brookhaven, Fermi, Oak Ridge and Lawrence Berkeley National laboratories will help establish the QIS Research Centers. “Emerging technologies like AI and QIS will lead to transformative benefits for the American people in healthcare, communications, manufacturing, agriculture, transportation, security, and beyond,” said U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Chris Liddell in a joint statement.
The FCC Media Bureau approved Marshall Broadcasting’s bankruptcy sale of stations it purchased from Nexstar to Mission Broadcasting, a company that primarily operates stations through sharing arrangements with Nexstar. Marshall acquired the stations as part of Nexstar’s 2014 purchase of stations from Communications Corp. of America, White Knight Broadcasting and Grant Broadcasting, but in 2019 filed FCC and court complaints alleging Nexstar continued to exert financial control over the stations after the sale. In April, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas approved transferring the stations to Mission. The Congress of Racial Equality, National Newspaper Publishers Association and law firm Randall and Associates filed in opposition to the transaction, but all were rejected as lacking standing in the matter, said a Media Bureau letter Monday. The oppositions raised arguments the deal would violate the FCC's ownership rules and allow Nexstar to have control over the stations. “The Opponents provide no specific support for their allegations that the transfer to Mission would violate the Commission’s rules or otherwise not be in the public interest,” the letter said. “Prompt emergence from bankruptcy is critical to the continued operation of the Stations, and facilitating prompt emergence” advances the public interest, the letter said. Nexstar, Marshall and Mission didn’t comment.
Speakers supported next-generation 911 funding from Congress, in a discussion at the virtual IWCE conference. Other speakers said the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present huge challenges for 911 call centers. And 911 remains “woefully behind in technology,” said Jeff Cohen, APCO chief counsel during a Monday panel: “In many ways, we’re not going down the right path.” APCO supports a “massive grant program” to fund NG-911. “We’ve got a really good opportunity,” he said.
AT&T is “rapidly” deploying FirstNet across the U.S., CEO Edward Parkinson said at the ICWE virtual conference Tuesday. Halfway through the initial deployment, the carrier has built 80% of the network under the FirstNet contract, he said. FirstNet is helping agencies respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, he said. “This pandemic has underscored the need for a single nationwide, interoperable, public safety broadband network for first responders,” he said. Others said traditional public safety communications systems are playing a significant role in many areas.
The Trump administration will likely continue to impose restrictions on transactions with large Chinese technology companies, particularly as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. places more scrutiny on Chinese investments involving personal data, trade lawyers said. Industry should prepare for more announcements similar to President Donald Trump’s executive orders on TikTok and WeChat (see 2008070024), one lawyer said.