The door is open once again to large-scale broadband investment, but some in Congress are now urging a return of the heavy-handed regulatory treatment imposed on broadband in 2015. That would be a major mistake for the country at large and particularly punishing for broadband investment in our rural regions.
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Research Peek of the Week: Smartphone Users in the US Expected to Reach Over 270 Million by 2022
Progress in telecommunications technology has been significant in recent years. These advancements have led to an unprecedented level of connectivity.
Research Peek of the Week: US Expected to See Rapid Pace of Adoption of 5G Services
The 5G adoption rate as a share of mobile connections in the United States is expected to reach 49% by 2025.
Research Peek of the Week: Worldwide Digital Media Revenue Expected to Grow by Over $30 billion by 2022
The worldwide digital media revenue of US$111.53 billion in 2017 is expected to grow to US$147.8 billion by 2022.
Competition is Thriving Among Telecom Companies and Across Different Types of Platforms
Today, competition is thriving among telecom companies and across different types of platforms — like wireless, wireline, and cable.
Falling Fiber Gap Further Supports FCC’s BDS Decision
Last year, the FCC reformed how it regulates the business data services market to better reflect the real competition that now exists in that sector — and their decision was correct.
Research Peek of the Week: 800,000 Added Broadband in 1Q 2018
Check out the new research that analyzed growth in the U.S. broadband subscriber market and found 1Q 2018 saw fewer internet subscriber gains than 1Q 2017.
It’s June 11, and the Internet Still Works
IIA Co-Chairwoman Kim Keenan discusses why rolling back net-neutrality rules is the right step forward.
IIA Statement on the Rollback of Title II Regulations Today
IIA released the following statement calling for Congress to pass, this year, a law protecting the core principles of an open internet.
How Congress Got Telecom Competition Right, 22 Years Ago
IIA Co-Chairman Bruce Mehlman discusses his support for the US Telecom Association’s petition requesting forbearance from certain regulations in the 1996 Telecom Act, now that competition is thriving in those areas.
IIA Statement on FCC Order Promoting Next-Gen Wireline Infrastructure
IIA released the following statement on the FCC order promoting next-generation wireline infrastructure.
Net Neutrality: Congress Should Step In
Former Congressman Rick Boucher discusses the need for everyone in the internet system to rally around adopting in a statute the core principles of an open internet and strong, uniform privacy protections that apply equally to everyone at every point in the internet continuum.