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  1. cageymaru

    Town Rejects Comcast and Chooses to Build Its Own Broadband Network

    At a recent special town meeting, voters in Charlemont, Massachusetts rejected a proposal from the Comcast Cable Co. for cable internet. Instead the town decided to build their own municipal fiber network. The cost of the Comcast proposal would have been $462,123 and would have only covered 96%...
  2. cageymaru

    Blockchain Secured Voting via a Smartphone App Has Gone Live in West Virginia

    West Virginia has enabled blockchain secured voting through a smartphone app for service members serving overseas. The state has one of the highest rates of military service per capita and the postal service in some parts of the world is so bad that military service members couldn't vote in the...
  3. DooKey

    Congress May Vote This Week to Expand Surveillance Under Section 702 of FISA

    Congress is currently debating the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 and part of this renewal contains changes to Section 702 that could possibly expand warrantless surveillance of American citizens. Take a look at the language of the draft and consider whether or not you agree with...
  4. DooKey

    Senate Vote May Be Coming on FCC Net Neutrality Rules

    Senator Ed Markey announced on Twitter that he now has enough votes to bring the FCC net neutrality rules to a vote under the Congressional Review Act. However, in order to rescind the new rules a majority in the Senate and the House would have to approve it and then the President would have to...
  5. DooKey

    FCC May Vote Next Month on Change to Broadband Definition

    The FCC may vote next month on a proposed change to the definition of landline broadband that lowers the threshold from 25/4 to 10/1Mbps down/up speeds. The 25/4 definition was established in 2015. Also, they may be considering counting cellular data speeds that meet the 10/1 definition as a...
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