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Thune, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect, Expand Rural Broadband Access  WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen the funding mechanisms for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Universal Service Fund…

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought broadband, and particularly the state of rural broadband, front and center in the infrastructure debate. Closing the “digital divide”—the divide between those who have Internet access and those who do not—has become a top priority for policymakers on both sides of the aisle.

Commentary After nearly four months of work, the FCCs Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBBP) is poised to launch. Nearly 750 providers are qualified to offer EBB-supported services, with discounts of up to $50 per subscriber ($75 in tribal areas) and equipment reimbursement of up to $100 available. The FCC recently conducted a webinar for consumer groups and outreach partners about the program, and USAC has been testing connectivity with eligible providers for the past couple of weeks. Earl...

Cuban drug Heberprot-P is used effectively in Dominican Republic Cuban drug Heberprot-P is used effectively in Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban drug Heberprot-P, designed to stop and cure the diabetic foot ulcers, is reportedly being used effectively on sick Dominicans, healing 87.24 percent of the patients. According to El Dia newspaper, 431 patients have been treated so far in the country, 299 at the Moscoso Puello hospital in Santo Domingo and 123 at the J...