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FCC Extends Comment Deadline for "Restoring Internet Freedom"
Proposal
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
extended the
reply comments deadline for its "Restoring Internet Freedom" proposal until
August 30, 2017. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking includes a number of tenets
aimed at ending "utility-style regulation of broadband Internet access service."
Among these elements are reversing the FCC's prior legislation regarding the
Open Internet; resetting the classification of broadband Internet access service
to a "private mobile service"; and eliminating the Internet conduct standard.
This extension follows a recent motion filed by Public Knowledge, Access Now,
the ACLU, the Computer & Communications Industry Association, Consumers Union,
the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Engine Advocacy, National Consumer Law
Center, the World Wide Web Foundation, and the Writers Guide of America West.
The groups noted that an extension was "necessary" to give interested persons a
"minimum of adequate time to work through the initial comment record and prepare
thorough and well-informed replies." The original deadline was set for August
16th.
Juniper Research: 5G to Reach 1.4B by 2025
Juniper Research released its
new
5G Market Strategies: Consumer & Enterprise Opportunities & Forecasts 2017-2025
report, which projects that 5G connections will reach 1.4 billion by 2025. This
development - which Juniper noted could come about "as wireless technology
becomes [a] fibre competitor" - would represent 232% average annual growth.
Among the other key facts identified are that the top three countries for 5G
connections - representing 55% worldwide by 2025 - will be China, the US, and
Japan; the US will account for 30% of 5G IoT (Internet of Things) connections;
and that the global market will experience "disappointing" commercial IoT
revenues due to "low data requirements and nominal duty-cycles."
Sprint to Roll Out "1Million Project" on August 15th
Sprint and
The
Sprint Foundation announced that it will roll out its "1Million Project" for
providing free devices and wireless service to low-income US high school
students on Tuesday, August 15, 2017. This program - which comes at a cost of
$2.16 billion and will run for the next five years - will initially target
180,000 children at 1,300 high schools across 32 states. Participating students
will receive a free smartphone, tablet, or hotspot device; access to 3GB of data
per month for up to four years while enrolled at a participating school; and
unlimited throttled 2G speeds should they exceed their cap. Sprint first piloted
the program with 3,750 high school students in 10 markets from January to June
of this year. It also collaborated with nonprofits such as EveryoneOn and My
Brother's Keeper Alliance to identify the initially targeted cities and school
districts, as well as to develop academic enrichment and measurement components.
Despite the cost incurred, Sprint also noted that most devices were donated to
the Sprint Foundation. Donations are still
being accepted. Interested schools and districts can
apply for the 2018-2019 school year by visiting the 1Million Project Web
site. A full list of the
participating
schools and districts to date is available via the Sprint Web site.
... Brady Hicks, Faulkner Information Services
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