broadband

No. 248 – Wednesday Reads

Apr 22, 2020

Notes

broadband, Facebook, famine, Free Basics, Huawei, Jio Platform, lightsquared, Nigeria, phil falcone, Ren Zhengfei, Stears Business

WFP Chief warns of hunger pandemic as COVID-19 spreads – According to the head of the World Food Programme, well over 800 million people around the world are chronically hungry, dealing with starvation. He projects an additional 265 million people will face the same struggle by the end of the year. It’s hard to wrap…
No. 52: Municipal Broadband Gets President Obama’s Attention

Jan 14, 2015

Technology

broadband, cities, competition, Obama

I was excited to read that President Obama has set his sights on ensuring that cities can develop their own broadband networks, should they choose to do so. While working with the Georgia Municipal Association, we had a couple of close calls that would have prevented Georgia cities from operating their own broadband networks. President Obama…