All low-income households should be involved in any broadband Lifeline program, especially seniors, people with disabilities and veterans, said an ex parte filing by the California Emerging Technology Fund posted Wednesday in FCC docket 10-90. CETF and representatives from EveryoneOn, the Chicana/Latina Foundation, the Los Angeles Unified School District and the County of Los Angeles met with Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Jan. 21 about Lifeline modernization. CETF also proposed a wireless router be included in any modem provided as part of the program, for school-issued electronic devices to be compatible with the broadband service being provided. The Chicana/Latina Foundation emphasized the importance of in-language, in-culture outreach for broadband adoption efforts, citing its experience working with CETF on successful California broadband adoption programs, the filing said. EveryoneOn encouraged the commission to set performance goals to reach the national broadband plan goal of 90 percent by 2020, with disadvantaged populations no less than 80 percent, it said. The school district emphasized the importance of affordable home Internet connectivity for its students.
All low-income households should be involved in any broadband Lifeline program, especially seniors, people with disabilities and veterans, said an ex parte filing by the California Emerging Technology Fund posted Wednesday in FCC docket 10-90. CETF and representatives from EveryoneOn, the Chicana/Latina Foundation, the Los Angeles Unified School District and the County of Los Angeles met with Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Jan. 21 about Lifeline modernization. CETF also proposed a wireless router be included in any modem provided as part of the program, for school-issued electronic devices to be compatible with the broadband service being provided. The Chicana/Latina Foundation emphasized the importance of in-language, in-culture outreach for broadband adoption efforts, citing its experience working with CETF on successful California broadband adoption programs, the filing said. EveryoneOn encouraged the commission to set performance goals to reach the national broadband plan goal of 90 percent by 2020, with disadvantaged populations no less than 80 percent, it said. The school district emphasized the importance of affordable home Internet connectivity for its students.
Cyberspace good guys and bad guys have both become more advanced, said the European Union Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) in a 2015 threat landscape report. While the good guys have shown better cooperation and more orchestrated reactions to cyberthreats, the bad guys "have advanced their malicious tools with obfuscation, stealthiness and striking power," it said. Cloud and mobile computing are the top emerging threats, it said. EU-wide cybersecurity rules are expected to be finalized by summer, said an EU diplomatic source.
Cyberspace good guys and bad guys have both become more advanced, said the European Union Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) in a 2015 threat landscape report. While the good guys have shown better cooperation and more orchestrated reactions to cyberthreats, the bad guys "have advanced their malicious tools with obfuscation, stealthiness and striking power," it said. Cloud and mobile computing are the top emerging threats, it said. EU-wide cybersecurity rules are expected to be finalized by summer, said an EU diplomatic source.
House Democrats want this election year to feature development of an Innovation Agenda 2.0, a set of policy priorities that include telecom issues, senior Democrats from the chamber’s caucus said this month. They announced the revival of the decade-old initiative quietly over the past several weeks, with few concrete steps outlined yet but planning for stakeholder forums underway. The agenda’s revival is a long-running priority for Communications Subcommittee ranking member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., who's emerging as a key leader in shaping these priorities.
House Democrats want this election year to feature development of an Innovation Agenda 2.0, a set of policy priorities that include telecom issues, senior Democrats from the chamber’s caucus said this month. They announced the revival of the decade-old initiative quietly over the past several weeks, with few concrete steps outlined yet but planning for stakeholder forums underway. The agenda’s revival is a long-running priority for Communications Subcommittee ranking member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., who's emerging as a key leader in shaping these priorities.
Almost all top communications Internet and tech firms, related industry groups and privacy groups remained as engaged in lobbying Capitol Hill on cybersecurity issues in Q4 as they had during the same period in 2014, while more entities from other industries lobbied on those issues during Q4 than had the previous year. The number of overall firms lobbying on cybersecurity issues increased more than 20 percent year-over-year in Q4 2015, while the number of major telecom and Internet entities lobbying on those issues remained nearly flat. Both communications and tech firms’ telecom expenditures were a mixed bag in Q4. AT&T was among the communications firms that increased their lobbying expenditures during the quarter (see 1601200061), while Amazon and Microsoft were among the tech firms that increased their spending (see 1601210034).
Wireline and wireless companies and the FCC were prepared and putting in place strategies to deal with any outages or problems caused by what the Weather Channel calls Winter Storm Jonas, they told us Friday. The federal government, including the FCC and the D.C. Public Service Commission, which deals with local telecommunications issues, sent most employees home early Friday due to the coming storm.
Wireline and wireless companies and the FCC were prepared and putting in place strategies to deal with any outages or problems caused by what the Weather Channel calls Winter Storm Jonas, they told us Friday. The federal government, including the FCC and the D.C. Public Service Commission, which deals with local telecommunications issues, sent most employees home early Friday due to the coming storm.
Almost all top communications Internet and tech firms, related industry groups and privacy groups remained as engaged in lobbying Capitol Hill on cybersecurity issues in Q4 as they had during the same period in 2014, while more entities from other industries lobbied on those issues during Q4 than had the previous year. The number of overall firms lobbying on cybersecurity issues increased more than 20 percent year-over-year in Q4 2015, while the number of major telecom and Internet entities lobbying on those issues remained nearly flat. Both communications and tech firms’ telecom expenditures were a mixed bag in Q4. AT&T was among the communications firms that increased their lobbying expenditures during the quarter (see 1601200061), while Amazon and Microsoft were among the tech firms that increased their spending (see 1601210034).