By McKenzie Schnell America’s first responders have the important role and responsibility of keeping Americans safe during emergencies and times of need. Last March, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) awarded a 25-year contract to AT&T to build a nationwide, broadband-enabled public safety network that would help support and deliver [...]
On May 25, 2018, the European Commission’s primary privacy rules, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will go into effect. This regulation will have far-reaching implications for every small business, corporation, or individual that handles the data of EU persons. This regulation will impact you. That’s right. Unless you never, [...]
By Bruce Backa As an American small business owner, my ability to grow and create jobs requires’ fair and unfettered opportunities to export our products and services around the world. With 95 percent of consumers outside of the United States, innovations in cloud computing have allowed even small companies like [...]
By Ross Marchand Consumers benefit when internet service providers (ISPs) compete for subscribers. For example, competition has produced innovative options such as zero rating (free data) plans that can be used to help lower income populations access important content on the internet. But, concerns abound about the quality of and access to [...]
On November 29, 2017, the European Commission (EC) issued a highly-anticipated Communication on the licensing practices for standard essential patents (SEPs). The EC issued the Communication to provide a “balanced, smooth and predictable framework for SEPs” that will contribute to “the development of the Internet of Things and harnessing Europe's lead [...]