As football season kicks off, broadcasters look forward to a bump in ratings. But as the sports season brings touchdowns and good tidings, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is assuming a curiously desperate posture on television white spaces (TVWS). Accustomed to a winning record at the Federal Communications Commission [...]
In the debate over television white spaces (TVWS), the coveted unused spectrum between television channels, most media outlets have characterized the debate as a head-to-head battle between tech and big broadcasters. However, once you parse through the static, the low power television (LPTV) broadcasters catering to local communities have much [...]
Tech companies and app developers have traveled a long and winding road awaiting legislation that would clarify when and how U.S. law enforcement agencies can access data stored abroad. We find ourselves in the middle of the journey to achieve these desperately needed reforms, caught between competing policy interests. In [...]
Alongside a skills gap that plagues large swaths of the American workforce, our country faces a serious homework gap. Even though 70 percent of American teachers assign homework that requires an internet connection, the United States is currently home to more than five million households with school-age children who do [...]
During AppCon, ACT | The App Association’s annual fly-in, 50 App Association members stormed Capitol Hill to deliver a strong message that Congress must update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). The ambiguity in current law, enacted in 1986, troubles App Association members, all of whom are small- and medium-sized [...]