Modernization
Senate Passes Bill for Phone-Friendly Federal Websites
The bipartisan Connected Government Act is waiting for the president’s signature.
Policy
Proposed FCC Rules Could Threaten Local Broadband Competition
Rural areas, in particular, may continue to go unserved if small wireless internet providers get shut out of bidding wars for large license areas by the mobile industry.
Emerging Tech
How Puerto Rico is Rebuilding Its Network Three Months After Maria
Puerto Rico's post-Maria communications effort could serve as a disaster-response playbook for other governments.
Emerging Tech
Hurricane Maria Has Made Puerto Rico a Testbed for New Technology
Government, tech companies, and nonprofits have all worked to bring the US territory back online.
Policy
Network Neutrality Can't Fix the Internet
The FCC is poised to dismantle common carriage for broadband and wireless providers. That’s bad, but the internet itself is worse.
Emerging Tech
Farmers to Congress: We Need Broadband, Too
Agriculture and energy companies in rural areas want to find efficiencies with internet of things devices, but lack of high-speed access is a problem
Digital Government
Democrats Push for Billions to Bring High-Speed Internet to Everyone
Lawmakers believe faster, better broadband will help bring underserved rural communities into the 21st-century economy.
Emerging Tech
Broadband Is Largely Inaccessible to Those Who Need it Most
Because of high prices and low accessibility, poor and rural communities are the least likely to subscribe to high-speed internet.
Digital Government
After Harvey Took Out Communications, FEMA Set Up Its Own
The agency’s D.C.-based command center keeps feds on the same page in the wake of the storm.
Digital Government
FCC Asks for Help Fixing Faulty Broadband Provider Data
The agency wants to correct and refine information on broadband coverage in different areas of the country.
Digital Government
FCC to Spend Billions to Bring the Broadband to Rural America
The agency made it official at its August meeting.
Modernization
Apple Has Sold 1.2 Billion iPhones Since Launching the Device a Decade Ago
That’s nearly one iPhone for every person in China, or one in three people globally with internet access.
Digital Government
After China’s Crackdown, Now Russia Is Banning VPNs Too
The law is yet another sign of Putin’s growing control over internet access.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft to Expand Broadband in Rural Areas
The tech giant wants to bring more internet to more people.
Cybersecurity
International Group Aims to Protect the Core of the Public Internet
Its first task will be tackling what infrastructure should be protected from intelligence services and other groups.
Digital Government
32 Optometrists Without Indoor Plumbing And Other Facts You Can Find In Census Data
MapD created an interactive dashboard visualizing ACS data.
Digital Government
The Global Economic Damage of Internet Blackouts
Last year, the world economy lost at least $2.4 billion when governments intentionally shut down their countries’ networks.
Emerging Tech
Virtual Classrooms Can Be as Unequal as Real Ones
Online courses are praised for their potential to make education accessible to everyone—but they’re leaving students behind.
Modernization
Visualizing the State of Global Internet Connectivity
Two maps illustrate disparities in access across the world.
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