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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Today’s Events —

 
INTERNET/BROADBAND/TELECOM
   House Unanimously Clears Communications Act Update of 2016 – press release
   www iconCommissioner Pai Applauds House Passage of Communications Act Update [links to Federal Communications Commission]
   benton logoInnovators in Digital Inclusion – press release
   benton logoInnovators in Digital Inclusion: PCs for People – analysis
   Senators Introduce Rural Broadband Bill
   Digitally Unconnected in the US: Who’s Not Online and Why? – NTIA
   Tech Sparks Global Consensus, White House Official Says
   www iconRoom for Debate: Four Pundits on ‘Should the U.S. Give Up Oversight of Internet Addresses?’ [links to New York Times]
   www iconMichael Hiltzik: No, Mr. Trump, the U.S. is not turning over control of the Internet to Russia and China [links to Los Angeles Times]
   Georgia lawmakers conduct survey to identify rural market broadband gaps [links to Benton summary]
   www iconTrains Built Roanoke. Science Saved It. [links to Politico]
   www iconUrban renewal and high-speed fiber downtown [links to Eugene Weekly]
   www iconSaul Tannenbaum: Cambridge Needs Strong Dig Once/Touch Once Policies [links to Medium]

 

TELEVISION
   www iconOutcome Uncertain on Eve of FCC’s Vote on TV Set-Top Boxes [links to Wall Street Journal]
   Sen Heller Seeks Privacy-Related Set-Top Vote Delay
   www iconSens. Wyden, Franken Push for FCC Set-Top Plan [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
   FCC May Exit App Standards Oversight in Set-Top Proposal [links to Benton summary]
   www iconIt’s Crunch Time for the FCC’s Plan to Bust Open the TV Set-Top Box Market [links to Vice]
   Focus on broadband access, not set-top boxes, analyst says [links to Benton summary]
   Cord-Cutting Could Cost Pay TV Industry $1 Billion in a Year, Study Says

 

SECURITY/PRIVACY
   Facebook and Google: most powerful and secretive empires we’ve ever known – The Guardian op-ed
   What Facebook Knows About You [links to Benton summary]
   Librarians Stand Again Against FBI Overreach – Hartford Courant op-ed
   Roles of FTC, FCC Are Front and Center in Privacy Debate [links to Benton summary]
   www iconNew York Cyber Conference Panelists Stress Importance of Unified Cybersecurity Plan [links to Insurance Journal]
   www iconHackers have attempted more intrusions into voter databases, FBI director says [links to Washington Post]
   www iconRep Conyers: ‘Clear Consensus’ Russian Government Was Behind DNC Hack [links to Morning Consult]
   www iconSen Leahy wants Hearing on Yahoo Data Breach [links to Hill, The]
   www iconDefending Against Hackers Took a Back Seat at Yahoo, Insiders Say [links to New York Times]
   www iconCable-Tec Expo: Cyber Threats Come with Wireless Expansion [links to Multichannel News]
   Cyberattacks on personal health records growing ‘exponentially’ [links to Benton summary]
   What a real cyber war would look like [links to Benton summary]
   www iconApple keeps track of everyone you try to chat with on iMessage [links to Verge, The]
   Verizon technician sold calling, location data for thousands of dollars [links to Benton summary]

 

ELECTIONS 2016
   Donald Trump says Google proves he’s winning — and is trying to make sure he loses
   You can vote online for potential presidential debate questions [links to Benton summary]
   www iconPresidential Debate 2016: Cybersecurity Highlights Significant Differences in Policy, Understanding Between Candidates [links to Government Technology]
   www iconAriel Rabkin: Analyzing the “cyber” question at the debate [links to American Enterprise Institute]
   www iconTrump transition team plans meeting with tech groups [links to Hill, The]
   Fox news exec to staff: Online polls ‘not true measures of public opinion’ [links to Benton summary]
   www iconFBI director rejects idea of reopening Clinton probe [links to Washington Post]
   www iconHow Donald Trump gets away with avoiding the media [links to Washington Post]
   www iconAsymmetry between the major parties fries the circuits of the mainstream press [links to Press Think]
   www iconGoogle searches reveal how obsessed Hispanic voters are with this election [links to CNNMoney]
   www iconDonald Trump is making conservative newspapers do things they never thought they would do [links to Washington Post]
   www iconFor Some Newspapers, Endorsing Clinton Means Losing Subscribers [links to New York Times]
   www iconHow Donald Trump Set Off a Civil War Within the Right-Wing Media [links to New York Times]
   www iconMarc Rotenberg: Will either candidate protect your data? It’s time to ask [links to Christian Science Monitor]

 

WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
   FTC won’t give up fight against AT&T unlimited data throttling [links to Benton summary]
   Comcast, Charter and cable’s uncertain wireless future – Fierce editorial [links to Benton summary]
   www iconMoffettNathanson: Cable’s infrastructure will ultimately win in wireless [links to Fierce]
   www iconAs innovation stagnates and devices are kept for longer, smartphone makers and operators face each other in a battle over the phone as a service [links to Guardian, The]
   Google’s Got a Plan to Unify the World’s Wi-Fi Hotspots [links to Benton summary]
   www iconNow You Can Build Your Own Private Mesh Network With Phones and Radios [links to Vice]
   www iconThe future of mobile payments is here, it’s just not evenly distributed [links to Revere Digital]
   www iconBlackBerry to stop making phones [links to Guardian, The]
   www iconGogo Plans to Speed Up In-Flight Internet Service…in 2018 [links to Wall Street Journal]

 

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