For the next week, I’ll be doing a stint as the “featured blogger” on Public Knowledge’s policy blog. As regular readers will know, I’ve often applauded PK as one of the key organizations fighting against expansion of intellectual property rights at the expense of the public, and critical in working to expand the intellectual commons. I’ll still try to post here as well. But I may just point people to PK.
For example, click here to see my update on the Adelphia transaction.
Stay tuned . . . .
At the start of the pandemic, only 12% of low-income students in the Oakland Unified School District were connected; now, 97% are connected. Watch the interview with @OakUndivided and read their #digitalequity story: https://tech.ed.gov/stories/oaklandundivided-digital-equity-champions-for-all/
Aaand, Dean's back (after careful review, no doubt). I think it takes a while for the follow counts to come back...
So now @elonmusk's Twitter has suspended progressive economist @DeanBaker13. Zero chance he threatened violence, that's not remotely who he is.
If Musk wants a right-wing echo chamber, why didn't he buy parler or something else? So weird.
Earlier today, US Depts of @Interior and @CommerceGov + @FCC announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will enhance spectrum access on Tribal lands. @publicknowledge applauds this move- read more from @greg_guicepk here: https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-applauds-announcement-of-memorandum-of-understanding-for-spectrum-access-on-tribal-lands/
T-Mobile for Business finds another new (or old) market niche https://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/t-mobile-business-finds-another-new-or-old-market-niche
The ongoing elimination of POTs. As the article indicates Ajit Pai’s repeal of the Tech Transition rules has imposed huge costs on small businesses dependent on POTs.
