April 29, 2015

Posted on April 29, 2015

Communication architect says net neutrality rules, slated to go into effect in June, threaten his business. First to file with FCC to have them blocked.

FCC moving ahead with spectrum sharing policy. Opens spectrum to mobile broadband and other users.

Minn. House Republicans add $8 million for broadband development. Governor’s task force says $200 million needed.

Shift to focus on broadband sunk Comcast deal. “At the end of the day, the government’s commitment to maintaining a free and open Internet did not square with the prospect of a single company controlling as much as 40 percent of the public’s access to it.”

ESPN lawsuit shows Verizon never asked station’s permission to offer it as a separate bundle

Comcast outage compels group, Upgrade Seattle, to make broadband a public utility

“A man in northern Minnesota struggled to breathe late one night. His wife called 911 from their landline telephone. Because the couple must climb a hill outside their home to get cellphone reception, they fear what might have happened if they had no landline.”