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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH)(L) during a listening session on broadband internet at the New Hampshire Electric Co-op in Plymouth, N.H., April 23, 2021, as she travels to the state to promote the administration’s economic plans.
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Internet data usage is skyrocketing these days, to no surprise.
In 2020, the average amount of internet data usage for an individual household was 483GB per month. By the end of this year, the average broadband consumption per household per month could hit 600-650GB, according to Mark Trudeau, CEO of OpenVault, a broadband data and analytics solutions company. It makes sense that broadband consumption increased drastically during the pandemic since millions of people were working or attending school from home.
Chemical safety board vital to N.J. gets new life after being ignored by Trump
Updated May 05, 2021;
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For decades, chemical explosions got the same attention as plane crashes, with an independent government agency rushing to the scene, gathering evidence and then coming up with a probable cause and recommendations to prevent a repeat.
That agency has deep New Jersey ties. The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board was born out of an explosion at a Lodi pharmaceutical manufacturing plant more than two decades ago, and owes its existence to a New Jersey lawmaker, the late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg.
American Consumer Institute Releases Its Latest Public Policy Podcast
In our latest episode, we sat down with Technology Policy Institute s Sarah Oh to discuss the empirical evidence behind municipal broadband and what it means for taxpayers.” Krisztina PusokWASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, April 20, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ The American Consumer Institute (ACI) is excited to announce a new public policy-focused podcast series called Policy-ish Talk, hosted by ACI s Director Dr. Kris Pusok. In our latest episode, we sat down with Technology Policy Institute s Sarah Oh to discuss the empirical evidence behind municipal broadband and what it means for taxpayers. ACI’s previous episodes of Policy-ish Talk include conversations with the following experts:
Broadband access is not just a convenience, it’s essential for life under COVID-19.
Governor Lamont has proposed universal broadband by September 2022. But is the state taking strong enough steps to put all residents on an equal footing when it comes to internet access?
GUESTS:
Dr. John Horrigan - Senior Fellow at the Technology Policy Institute; he was the author of a report released in September 2020 that looked at Connecticut’s digital divide during the pandemic. It was commissioned by Dalio Education
State Rep Bobby Sanchez- Representing New Britain in the Connecticut General Assembly; Co-Chair of the Education Committee
Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee - Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution
Owen D Eoin McCarron Real Estate & Environment Lawyer Allen Matkins natlawreview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from natlawreview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.