#internet-policy
#internet-policy
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fromArs Technica
2 days agoFCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices
As part of our return to following the plain language of section 706, we propose to abolish without replacement the long-term goal of 1,000/500Mbps established in the 2024 Report. Not only is a long-term goal not mentioned in section 706, but maintaining such a goal risks skewing the market by unnecessarily potentially picking technological winners and losers.
US politics
fromIT Pro
3 weeks agoCloudflare says AI companies have been "scraping content without limits" - now it's letting website owners block crawlers by default
Cloudflare has announced new capabilities aimed at blocking AI crawlers from accessing content without permission or compensation. Available by default from today (1st July), the web infrastructure firm will allow website owners to choose if they want AI crawlers to access content, giving them the flexibility to choose how AI companies can use it.
Privacy technologies
European startups
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months agoFederal Grant Program Opens Door to Elon Musk's Starlink
Trump administration revamps a $42 billion federal internet grant program to ease rules benefiting satellite services like Starlink.
New tech-neutral approach will help expand high-speed internet access nationwide.
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