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President calls for more wireless spectrum

06.16.13

As the Obama administration calls for more wireless spectrum, a new White House report details shortfalls in broadband access. Read More »

Online education’s digital class system

06.04.13

A California charter school found that many low-income students couldn't pursue online courses because they had no home Internet access. Read More »

Protecting online free speech in the workplace

05.30.13

It's the National Labor Relations Board that protects your right to free speech at work, including speech online. Read More »

Busing the digital divide

05.29.13

Retired educator Estella Pyfrom sunk her life savings into a computer-outfitted bus that bridges the South Florida digital divide. Read More »

FCC Acting Chair Clyburn Adds to the Connect America Fund

05.23.13

Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn became the first female to hold that office, and announced additional moneys for the Connect America Fund. Read More »

NY regulators delay Verizon request to end landline guarantee

05.20.13

The NY Public Service Commission delayed Verizon's sweeping request to substitute wireless for landlines throughout the state. Read More »

Rural-urban broadband divide persists

05.17.13

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration's new Broadband Briefs reports show gains and shortcomings in U.S. broadband. Read More »

The Truth About Lifeline

05.14.13

David Honig, Co-founder and President of the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, tells the truth about the federal Lifeline program. Read More »

NYC official lambastes Verizon on lagging FiOS build-out

05.10.13

New York City's public advocate scolded Verizon for failing to deliver FiOS to the city's low-income neighborhoods. Read More »

Restricting Lifeline program funding won’t make it more efficient

04.30.13

The authors denounce the "many misleading characterizations of the Lifeline program that are poisoning meaningful discourse." Read More »

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