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Research Peek of the Week: Netflix Continues to Grow Despite Competitive Streaming Marketplace
Despite increased competition from new streaming platforms, Netflix grew by 8.8 million net subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2019. Its new original series “The Witcher” is expected to become their biggest season one TV series ever.
Research Peek of the Week: Smartphone Ownership Among U.S. Adults Continues to Rise
Smartphone ownership among U.S. adults continues to increase year over year and is widely adopted across different economic, educational, and ethnic demographic groups.
Congress Is Finally Listening to Consumers on Internet Privacy
The House Energy & Commerce Committee released a bipartisan draft of a comprehensive consumer internet privacy bill just before 2019 year-end. With countless online privacy abuses, data misuses, and security breaches in recent years, these legislative developments are highly welcome progress.
Creation of Innovation: Optical Blood Pressure Monitor on Display at CES 2020
Swiss company Aktiia has developed optical blood pressure monitoring technology that allows users to measure blood pressure without the need for an inflatable cuff.
Senators Wicker and Sinema Are Shifting the Net Neutrality Paradigm
Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican from Mississippi, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat from Arizona, are pushing past partisanship “to encourage a fact-based, bipartisan dialogue and develop a compromise that will finally resolve [the] infinite loop on net neutrality.”
Research Peek of the Week: Most Popular Mobile Apps in the U.S.
Mobile apps are proving to be among the most popular features on smartphones, with a recent survey of smartphone users in the United States showing that social and communications apps are the most popular.
Creation of Innovation: First Laptop with a Built-In Tile Tracker Announced at CES 2020
HP’s Elite Dragonfly G2 will be the first ever laptop with a built-in Tile tracker and 5G modem.
Research Peek of the Week: U.S. Broadband Providers Invested Billions Over the Past Decade
During the last decade, U.S. broadband providers invested $668.8 BILLION from 2010 to 2018 – and the numbers aren’t even in for 2019 yet!
IIA Statement on the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Bipartisan Staff Draft of a Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Bill
The Internet Innovation Alliance applauds the House Energy & Commerce Committee staff for digging-in on the important issue of privacy in a serious, bipartisan fashion. Comprehensive, preemptive federal privacy legislation is a critical priority for consumers, entrepreneurs, and innovators.
Research Peek of the Week: U.S. Broadband Providers Top List of 2019 Investment Heroes
Broadband providers represent four of the top ten companies on the Progressive Policy Institute’s Investment Heroes 2019 top 25 list of non-financial companies in the U.S., which estimates domestic capital spending for individual companies.
Broadband Providers Are Leading the Way in Building America’s Infrastructure
The Progressive Policy Institute has just issued its annual Investment Heroes report, and the results are no surprise: once again, broadband providers lead the way. In the top five non-financial companies by estimated U.S. capital expenditure, AT&T is second with $19.2 billion in capex in the U.S., and Verizon is fourth with $14.9 billion.