Determining which rural areas in the country have broadband service poses a daunting challenge.
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Statements from IIA Chairs on Save the Internet Act
IIA released the following quotes from IIA Founding Co-Chair Bruce Mehlman and IIA Honorary Chair Rick Boucher urging Congress to advance a bipartisan legislative solution for net neutrality, rather than the Save the Internet Act.
Research Peek of the Week: 5G Dwarfs 4G
When comparing key performance specs of 4G and 5G networks, 5G dwarfs all of 4G’s specs.
Research Peek of the Week: More U.S. Households Subscribe to a Video Streaming Service than Traditional Pay Television
Streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu are more popular than ever. In fact, a new survey shows that for the first time, more U.S. households subscribe to these three paid streaming services than traditional pay television.
Lessons from Broadcast Spectrum Auction can Help Close the Homework Gap
Opportunities would arise from putting frequencies in the 2.5 GHz Educational Broadband Service spectrum band into an incentive auction. Not only could the government’s share of the proceeds be put toward closing the Homework Gap, but underutilized mid-band spectrum could fuel the deployment of 5G.
Congress, Can We Have Some Privacy Please?
The time is right and ripe for Congress to enact a Privacy Bill of Rights.
There’s a Better Way to Save the Internet Than the “Save the Internet” Act
Net neutrality has been among the most contentious policy issues in telecommunications or almost any other area over the past decade. But there is a real way forward to solve this issue instead of continuing to debate it at a time when the country should be focusing on advancing 5G technology.
Research Peek of the Week: Video Games are Now the Biggest Entertainment Industry in the United States
The video game entertainment industry has grown into the biggest entertainment industry in the United States based on consumer spending, and PC continues to be the leading video game entertainment platform.
Congress Should Say No More Secrets with Privacy Practices
The misuse of information collected from internet users continues to be a critical problem. The time has come for Congress to create a national data privacy standard applicable to everyone in the internet ecosystem.
Research Peek of the Week: Privacy Tops List of Consumer Smart Home Concerns
A recent survey by PCMag found that privacy is a major concern for consumers of smart home technology.
Research Peek of the Week: Majority of Consumers Would Prefer Unlimited Data Plans for Their 5G Data Service
A recent survey shows a majority of U.S. adults would prefer unlimited data plans for their next 5G-enabled smartphone.
IIA Statement in Response to House Dems’ Launch of the Save the Internet Act
IIA issued the following statement in response to the House Dems’ launch of the Save the Internet Act today, which would entail a return to Title II for broadband.