Senate Republicans
unveiled their latest infrastructure counterproposal as they continue to go back-and-forth with President Joe Biden’s administration and they are sticking to the slimmed-down money for broadband.
In totality, the Republicans’ latest infrastructure offer is less than what the White House has sought. As for broadband, the newest proposal
sets broadband funding at $65 billion, a number that the White House recently floated,
billing it as way to compromise with Republicans and match their original proposal.
The White House’s original infrastructure plan
proposed $100 billion for broadband funding that would be used to try and close the country’s
Tech newsletter: Internet provider sued for lying about speed
Here is a look at tech and politics news from the last week.
Welcome to the Tuesday edition of Internet Insider
, where we dissect tech and politics unfolding online. Today:
FTC sues Frontier for misrepresenting internet speeds
Man targeted by D.C. police for sharing hacked data speaks out
1 million people signed up for FCC’s broadband discount program the week it launched
The
internet service provider (ISP), for allegedly not providing customers with internet speeds it promised.
They allege
Frontier Communications advertised and sold internet speeds based on download speeds but it
Tech newsletter: Biden faces pressure for FCC pick, states + net neutrality
Here is a look at tech and politics news from the last week. Mar 16, 2021, 11:23 am
Welcome to the Tuesday edition of Internet Insider
, where we dissect the tech and politics unfolding online. Today:
A major net neutrality domino toppled in California will other states follow?
A Silicon Valley surveillance startup was hacked its cameras are everywhere
Biden pressured to pick FCC commissioner who doesn’t have telecom ties
Last month, a federal judge handed
major win” when he decided to rule against internet service providers who wanted to block California’s “gold standard” net neutrality law.
California can enforce its ‘gold standard’ net neutrality law
A federal judge denied a request by groups representing internet service providers (ISPs) to issue a preliminary injunction against California’s
Lawyers for both California and the trade groups went back-and-forth before Judge John A. Mendez last week, arguing both for and against the state’s law, which has been
hailed as the “gold standard” for states to follow because it goes further than the FCC’s 2015 Open Internet Order, which established net neutrality rules.
While the Department of Justice (DOJ)
California can move forward with its law
On Thursday, Mendez ruled that the telecom industry was unlikely to prevail on the merits of its preemption arguments, and, because of that, he didn’t need to make a “detailed finding” on the question of irreparable harm.