Message-ID: <20210527220416.6F607799@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2021 22:04:16 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: COPPA Compliance Back In Congressional Crosshairs
by Carolina A. Alonso and Michael Ingram
With more children getting online, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
is not the only stakeholder concerned about reevaluating regulations
related to children's online privacy. Certain members of Congress are
also seeking to review the current landscape of compliance with the
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Note that the FTC
received public comments regarding possible changes in implementation
of the enforcement of COPPA in December 2019, and will be responding
soon.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/privacy-protection/1066780/coppa-compliance-back-in-congressional-crosshairs?email_access=on
Message-ID: <20210527215107.0B355799@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2021 21:51:06 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: FCC Meets Statutory Deadline, Adopts Report And Order
Establishing Emergency Connectivity Fund Program Rules
by Steven A. Augustino and Belen Crisp
On May 10, 2021, the FCC unanimously adopted final rules in a Report
and Order to implement the $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund
Program ("ECF Program"). The ECF Program is a fund that enables
"schools and libraries to purchase laptop and tablet computers, Wi-Fi
hotspots, and broadband connectivity for students, school staff, and
library patrons in need during the COVID-19 pandemic." The ECF Program
was funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 signed by President
Biden in early March. Along with the Emergency Broadband Benefit
Program ("EBB Program"), the ECF provides significant,
pandemic-related expenditures addressing the digital divide, funded
outside of the existing federal Universal Service Fund programs.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/telecoms-mobile-cable-communications/1068400/fcc-meets-statutory-deadline-adopts-report-and-order-establishing-emergency-connectivity-fund-program-rules?email_access=on
Message-ID: <2116997C-5AD7-4199-B0AF-B3ACB7872122@roscom.com>
Date: 29 May 2021 11:31:35 -0400
From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com>
Subject: AT&T/Verizon lobby keeps claiming that home-Internet prices
are dropping
USTelecom's "Broadband Pricing Index" doesn't measure what the average
user pays.
By Jon Brodkin
US government data shows that home-Internet customers pay more each
year and that average broadband expenditures are rising faster than
inflation, but cable and telecom lobbies keep claiming that broadband
prices are getting lower.
The latest example came Wednesday from USTelecom, which represents
AT&T, Verizon, CenturyLink/Lumen, Frontier, and other DSL and fiber
Internet providers. In a post titled "No Fluke: American Broadband
Prices Continue Decline in 2021," the group unveiled the latest
version of its Broadband Pricing Index [BPI] that measures prices for
residential Internet service.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/att-verizon-lobby-keeps-claiming-that-home-internet-prices-are-dropping/
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