Sources: the Trump admin plans to nominate Arielle Roth, a critic of Biden's $42.5B broadband infrastructure plan, to lead the NTIA, which oversees the project
Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg :
US NTIA head Alan Davidson says Starlink is an option in extremely remote areas where running fiber is pricey, as part of the $42B high speed internet program
Eva Dou / Washington Post :
The FCC votes 3-2 to reinstate the US' net neutrality rules, expanding government oversight of ISPs and aiming to protect consumer access to the internet
Oh right, there wasn't one. Telecomms are fuming about the restoration of rules that prevent them from gouging their customers. Us. … Chuck Darwin / @cdarwin@c.im : FCC votes to restore net neutrali...
Q&A with Fei-Fei Li and NTIA head Alan Davidson on regulating AI, US and China tech competition, the representation of women and PoC in AI discussions, and more
and Regulating—AI? — Fei-Fei Li of Stanford and the Commerce Department's Alan Davidson agree … Fei-Fei Li : Great chatting with U.S. Department of Commerce's Alan Davidson and The Wall Street Journ...
The Commerce Department's NTIA begins exploring possible rules for ChatGPT and other generative AI tools, requesting comment from the public over accountability
Fears grow over the potential use of artificial intelligence to commit crimes and spread falsehoods
A report by the White House's NTIA describes Apple and Google as “gatekeepers” of mobile app stores and suggests legislation to improve competition and choice
A new Biden administration report describes Apple and Google as “gatekeepers” of mobile app stores and suggests legislation …
The US NTIA seeks comments on competition in the mobile app ecosystem, including Android and iOS app store policies, issues web app developers face, and more
Bruce Lawson / Bruce Lawson's personal site :
Alan Davidson, the new NTIA head overseeing federal spending on broadband, says his agency will soon launch a review of competition in the mobile app ecosystem
but he's also talking about helping set administration policy around app stores and privacy. https://www.axios.com/...
Nearly eight months into his term, Biden has yet to pick new leaders at the FCC and NTIA, delaying action on key agenda items, like reinstating net neutrality
Cristiano Lima / Washington Post : Tweets: @cendemtech , @viacristiano , @masspirates , @robpegoraro , @digiphile , and @karlbode Tweets: @cendemtech : “'The commission can't really move forward on t...
As the federal government prepares to deploy $42.5B for broadband development, the money will flow to states via the Commerce Department, bypassing the FCC
the agency that has traditionally doled out subsidies for internet connections — is on the sidelines. https://www.axios.com/... Tim Farrar / @tmfassociates : Does this administration care about the FC...