IIA released the following statement commending the FCC for taking steps to eliminate unnecessary barriers to 5G, ensuring deployments will happen as quickly as possible around the nation.
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Research Peek of the Week: Gig Workers and Workers Overall Equally Satisfied with Their Jobs
The allure of schedule flexibility and explosion in use of the internet and mobile devices has fueled the growth in U.S. “gig economy” workers. And overall, gig economy workers appear just as satisfied with their jobs as U.S. adult workers as a whole.
FCC’s New Frontier: Time to Auction 2.5 GHz Spectrum to Close Homework Gap
The majority of today’s teachers routinely make homework assignments with the expectation that students will go online to complete the work. But students don’t have equal access to high-speed broadband. One straightforward way increase access to high-speed broadband is a spectrum auction to repurpose a currently-underutilized spectrum band and open up more wireless capacity for everyone, including for educational use.
Highlights from POLITICO’s “The New Age of Innovation: The State of Play in 5G in the U.S.” Event
Check out highlights from POLITICO’s “The New Age of Innovation: The State of Play in 5G in the U.S.” event about 5G installation, deployment, and adoption in the U.S.
Research Peek of the Week: U.S. Households Spending More Time Watching Video on Their Mobile Phones
U.S. broadband household video consumption is shifting from live broadcast video to mobile phones.
IIA Comments in FCC Broadband Deployment Inquiry
Today, the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) submitted its white paper, Evolving Preferences – Consumer Preferences Tilting Towards Mobile Broadband, to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for consideration in its annual inquiry into the deployment of advanced telecommunications capability.
Privacy Topping Public Policy Priority List, At Last, With FTC Hearings
Protecting consumer privacy online and consumer data is not a flash in the pan. It will require constant vigilance — by the FTC, by all companies in the internet ecosystem and, of course, by consumers.
Research Peek of the Week: The Generation Gap in TV Consumption
According to Nielsen’s findings, there appears to be a generation gap in TV consumption. Those aged 50 and older spend more than six (ages 50-64) and seven hours (ages 65+) a day in front of the TV; young adults watch significantly less TV.
Congress Needs to Put the Net Neutrality Debate to Rest to Help Close the Digital Divide
The statutory designation of broadband as a Title I information service is one key to putting the net neutrality debate to rest, and it’s also essential to creating a regulatory climate appropriate for broadband investment in rural areas.
Research Peek of the Week: Google Dominates Search Engine Market
Ever since the introduction of Google Search in 1997, the worldwide market share of all search engines has been lopsided.