From rob at omsoft.com Thu Jul 12 09:59:15 2018 From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 09:59:15 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Fwd: FCC's Pai Deals with Local Government Anger Against Broadband Deployment Committee In-Reply-To: <5b476868ea003_ae665a4f60428c9@worker.ami.nbuild.prd.useast1.3dna.io.mail> References: <5b476868ea003_ae665a4f60428c9@worker.ami.nbuild.prd.useast1.3dna.io.mail> Message-ID: -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: FCC's Pai Deals with Local Government Anger Against Broadband Deployment Committee Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:40:41 +0000 (UTC) From: Broadband Breakfast News To: Robert Nickerson NationBuilder Robert -- JULY 12, 2018FCC /INFRASTRUCTURE /NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN FCC Chairman Attempts to Assuage Local Government Anger Against the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee WASHINGTON, July 12, 2018 ? In advance of the Federal Communications Commission?s open meeting on Thursday, agency Chairman Ajit Pai announced a local government representative as the new vice chair of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee. The announcement may be one more volley in the back-and-forth feud between local governments and the agency over a?Keep Reading JULY 12, 2018ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE /BROADBAND'S IMPACT /WIRELESS Bi-Partisan Congressmen: Trump Administration Lost Technology Leverage with China by Removing ZTE Ban WASHINGTON, July 12, 2018 - A Republican congressman on Wednesday criticized the U.S. government?s treatment of the ZTE ban as a waste of an opportunity that could have given the U.S. a leg up in the race for new technology. Earlier, the Commerce Department announced that the U.S. has signed an agreement to lift the?Keep Reading JULY 9, 2018ASIA /CYBERSECURITY /EUROPE /PRIVACY European and Chinese Pressures are Squeezing Silicon Valley, Threatening a Global ?Splinternet? WASHINGTON, July 9, 2018 ? The European Union?s General Data Protection Regulation is raising the danger of the ?splinternet? syndrome, as top tech companies prioritize international standards over American ones, warned experts at a June 28 event of the Federalist Society. Officials from Google, Microsoft, and cybersecurity company Endgame addressed growing cybersecurity concerns that international?Keep Reading JULY 9, 2018BROADBAND DATA /BROADBAND'S IMPACT /FIBER /MOBILE BROADBAND /NTIA /RURAL TELECOM Public-Private Partnerships, Local Involvement Central to Colorado Broadband Success WASHINGTON, July 9, 2018 - Colorado broadband officials stressed the importance of public-private partnerships in extending broadband access to unserved Americans in rural areas, and expressed doubts that the so-called fifth-generation wireless standard dubbed 5G will be the answer to closing the digital divide. Speaking at a webinar hosted by the Schools, Health, & Libraries?Keep Reading JUNE 28, 2018ASIA /SENATE /SPECTRUM /WIRELESS In the Senate, T-Mobile and Sprint Chiefs Say Their Proposed Merger is Necessary Because of Global 5G Race With China WASHINGTON, June 28, 2018 ? The CEO of T-Mobile on Wednesday defended his company?s proposed merger with Sprint against skeptical senators, claiming the merger is necessary in order for the U.S. to win the race for 5G wireless service against China. A Senate subcommittee hearing investigating the competitive effects of the proposed merger on the?Keep Reading JUNE 26, 2018BROADBAND'S IMPACT /NTIA /RURAL TELECOM Smart Agriculture Needs Better Broadband in Rural Areas, Say NTIA Panelists WASHINGTON, June 26, 2018 ? The lack of broadband coverage in rural areas is impeding the agriculture sector from making greater use of ?precision farming,? according to experts speaking at a Commerce Department webinar on Wednesday. Speaking at a National Telecommunications and Information Administration webinar on ?Smart Agriculture: Increasing Productivity Through Technology? hosted by BroadbandUSA,?Keep Reading JUNE 25, 2018MEDIA OWNERSHIP At Technology Policy Institute Panel on AT&T/Time Warner, a Criticism of Trump and Law Enforcement WASHINGTON, June 25, 2018 ? The former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday sharply criticized the president and his Justice Department?s antitrust division for promoting certain outcomes in recent antitrust actions. At a Technology Policy Institute panel on the AT&T/Time Warner merger, antitrust experts split over whether the AT&T Time Warner merger was?Keep Reading JUNE 25, 2018ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Amid Privacy Worries, Artificial Intelligence May Offer Positive Outlook on Usage of Data Analytics WASHINGTON, June 25, 2018 - Carnegie Mellon University academics provided a rare positive outlook on what data analytics can do to improve society, a stark contrast to recent outrage over data privacy scandals. At a Wednesday Capitol Hill briefing on, ?Artificial Intelligence for Good?, Carnegie Mellon hosted an optimistic evaluation of developments of AI in?Keep Reading BroadbandBreakfast.com ? 1750 K St NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20006, United States This email was sent to rob at omsoft.com. To stop receiving emails, click here . You can also keep up with Broadband Breakfast News on Twitter or Facebook . Created with NationBuilder , software for leaders. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rob at omsoft.com Thu Jul 12 16:45:10 2018 From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:45:10 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Fwd: Bringing Fixed Wireless to the MDU In-Reply-To: <1130905613134.1101292665313.1789984320.0.521432JL.2002@scheduler.constantcontact.com> References: <1130905613134.1101292665313.1789984320.0.521432JL.2002@scheduler.constantcontact.com> Message-ID: <98f95b2d-0204-5a31-f523-029d74c08ca8@omsoft.com> Hi All More goods. Nice article from Bruce Patterson, the IT Director for City of Ammon, ID. Take Care RAN -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Bringing Fixed Wireless to the MDU Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 14:34:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Broadband Communities Magazine Reply-To: nancym at bbcmag.com To: rob at omsoft.com Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Treating Fiber Infrastructure as a Municipal Utility BBC Logo at top July 11,?2018 *Features* **/********* ***** **Will Fixed Wireless Come to the MDU? ** ***** *********/** / /Acquiring a licensed spectrum is one of many issues to be resolved before /WISPs are able to effectively serve the MDU market. ** **/*******How to Outsource Service Provision *******/** ** What should a community fiber network look for when choosing an ISP partner? **** ****/***A Model of Fiber as a Municipal Utility ***/** ** In the city of Ammon, Idaho, the fiber infrastructure is treated as a municipal utility. 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