That’s why we believe my legislation, the Broadening Online Opportunities through Simple Technologies (BOOST) Act (H.R. 1362), can provide a faster way for American families to get more reliable Internet service in their homes. Simply put, it would create a one-time refundable tax credit of up to $300 for the household purchase of a simple signal booster or mobile hot-spot equipment.
Who would be impacted?
Students who are stuck at home during the pandemic, struggling to keep up with their schoolwork.
Employees working from home, trying to log on to video or web conferencing calls or work collaboratively with their coworkers on projects.
6 May 2021
Twitter banned an account themed around Donald Trump’s new communications platform, even though Trump’s team denies that they set up the account. The Masters of the Universe called the account a case of “ban evasion.”
Trump launched his new website, “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump,” yesterday. The platform allows the president to communicate directly to his followers.
Shortly afterwards, an account seemingly linked to the website, @DJTDesk appeared on Twitter, only to be swiftly banned by the far-left platform. However, a source at Team Trump told the
New York Post that they were not responsible for the creation of the account.
Risks and Rewards of the U.S. Broadband Funding Boom
Katie JordanFormer Director, Public Policy and Technology
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us once and for all that broadband access is critical infrastructure. Without it, communities cannot work, learn, or earn online â a necessity during stay-at-home orders. And policymakers are taking notice. In the past few months,
trillions of dollars have been proposed by the House, Senate, and White House for expanding access to broadband in the U.S.
These proposals â ranging from specific COVID relief to broad infrastructure plans â are an opportunity for infrastructure investment not seen in the U.S. since President Roosevelt’s New Deal in the 1930s. If these funds are allocated properly and thoughtfully, we could reach digital equity in the United States in the next decade. This possibility cannot be understated â it is a
Opposition to Net Neutrality Was Faked, New York Says
The state attorney general’s office reached an agreement that levies millions in penalties on third-party services that generated the comments.
Protesters removed props after a 2017 protest in Washington against repealing net neutrality rules.Credit.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
May 6, 2021
Internet service providers funded an effort that yielded millions of fake comments supporting the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of so-called net neutrality rules in 2017, the New York attorney general said on Thursday.
Internet providers, working through a group called Broadband for America, spent $4.2 million on the project, Attorney General Letitia James said. The effort generated roughly nine million comments to the agency and letters to Congress backing the rollback, almost all signed by people who had never agreed to the use of their names on such comments, according to the investigation. Some of the names had been ob
Business Highlights: Unemployment claims, Facebook board
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US unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low of 498,000
WASHINGTON (AP) The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 498,000, the lowest point since the viral pandemic struck 14 months ago and a sign of the job market’s growing strength as businesses reopen and consumers step up spending. Applications declined 92,000 from a revised 590,000 a week earlier. The number of weekly jobless claims a rough measure of the pace of layoffs has declined significantly from a peak of 900,000 in January as employers have ramped up hiring. The pace of applications is still well above the roughly 230,000 level that prevailed before the viral outbreak tore through the economy in March of last year.