A federal affordable internet program is ending. But muni-owned broadband networks have figured out how to deliver affordable high-speed internet access themselves.
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Posted inCivil Rights in America
Q&A: Election 2024 Fake-Out
The FCC bans AI-generated robocalls, but deepfakes and other tactics could still disrupt the voting season.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Breaking a Lifeline to the Internet
A popular federal program helps people with few resources stay connected—but its funding is running out.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Unmasking the Local TV Station Monopolies
Deregulation has rendered station ownership caps meaningless. But a federal antitrust case and a new FCC majority offer one last chance to unwind broadcast consolidation.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How Monopolies and Maps Are Killing ‘Internet for All’
The $65 million moon shot to bring every American affordable broadband is failing low-income communities of color.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Bloomberg Treats Telecom Industry-Funded Analysis as News
An op-ed about net neutrality by two Obama veterans, later reported on as news, was based on a white paper funded by two industry lobbying groups.
Posted inTAP
Will Fox Lose Its Broadcast License?
Today on TAP: A broad coalition asserts, with plenty of evidence hidden in plain view, that Fox fails the FCC’s character test.
Posted inPolitics
The FCC’s Enduring Split
More than halfway into the Biden administration, Democrats don’t have a majority at a key agency. The likely nominee to end that has plenty of experience but a corporate past.
Posted inLaw and Justice
California’s Legislature Made Prison Phone Calls Free—Utility Regulators Can Handle the Rest
On the heels of groundbreaking federal prison phone call legislation, public utility commissions across the country can also regulate exploitative prison telecoms.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Hedge Fund’s Man at the Democratic National Committee
Despite the opposition of unions, Nancy Pelosi, and the FCC, DNC honcho Cedric Richmond backs a hedge fund takeover of 60 TV stations.
