For us newly minted shut-ins, TV has become even more of a lifeline as we seek out news on the virus … and a respite from it. For thousands of rural Americans, that lifeline may soon be cut off, leaving their households blind, right at the time we need to see what is going on.
Op-eds
Coronavirus Makes It Clear: We Need to Digitally Empower More Women
With our lives upended by COVID-19, it’s increasingly clear that government, industry and NGO leaders all need to play a role in supporting the transition of millions of women into more tech-centered jobs, and every woman in this country needs access to broadband.
How COVID-19 Is A Study In Why We Need Broadband For All
Realizing the measures necessary to stop the coronavirus has made IIA Co-Chair Kim Keenan even more resolved to get the word out that everyone needs access to broadband, regardless of where they live, how much money they have or the color of their skin.
Why Larry Irving Is The OG Blerd Who Forever Changed The Internet For Us All
We need Black professionals and students to carry on Irving’s legacy of grappling with the tech industry’s lack of diversity, discrimination-by-algorithm and mishandling of personal data.
Larry Irving: A Black History Month Call-to-Action
Black History Month presents an opportunity to highlight contributions of those who have paved the way for the United States to lead the world in technological innovation. Larry Irving is one of those stories.
It’s Been Five Years Since the FCC Took a Wrong Turn Toward Title II
Five years ago, the Federal Communications Commission went off a time-honored course – the course that had been set in the early days of the commercial internet by the Clinton Administration and followed during the administration of George W. Bush.
The Time Is Now for Congressional Action Rather Than Neutrality
Two United States senators finally decided to take action to pull us out of the net neutrality vortex. Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican from Mississippi, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat from Arizona, are ignoring the gridlock that is Washington to put the net neutrality issue to rest.
Light at the End of the Net Neutrality Tunnel
New year, same net neutrality saga—but there may be light at the end of the tunnel.
It’s Time to Reverse the Country’s Scientific Slide
America’s leaders today should remember the good advice of our founding fathers and reflect with smart policymaking that the U.S.’s global competitiveness, national security, and economic growth and stability at home depend on our ability to maintain leadership in innovation. If we don’t step up the pace, at the end of the next decade we’ll find ourselves far behind.
Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers All Care About Online Privacy
While it is true millennials are the first generation to grow up with computers, the internet, and a smart device in their pocket, the belief that privacy is something they don’t care about is a myth.
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.
Congress Must Act Now to Stop TV Blackouts for Nearly 900,000 Americans
STELAR allows viewers nationwide to receive network programming from a local station when possible or from satellite delivery when necessary. If STELAR is not renewed, there are at least 870,000 mostly rural people who will lose access to at least some network programming.