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As the wireless telecommunications companies ramp up their 5G rollouts, they are beginning to pull the plug on their 3G networks. 2022 is the end of the line for the venerable cellphone service.
Airplanes use radio waves to determine how far off the ground they are. New 5G cellphone services come close to the same frequencies the airplanes use. Here’s how that can be a problem.
The use and support for telehealth has never been higher in the US. Hospitals and patients are flocking to adopt the technology but regulatory roadblocks remain.
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing people to study and work online. It’s also sparked a need for news and information. That’s a challenge for the 24 million Americans who lack broadband internet access.
This election season, the public is closely watching how social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are handling political ads.
Why do TV news shows book interviews with people who lie or obfuscate? Dogged interviewer Mike Wallace was an example of how to do it right. But on live TV, it’s almost impossible to do what he did.
Until last December, Internet service providers were required to respect the principle of web neutrality. This is no longer the case in the United States. What are the consequences?
Phones’ functions go far beyond making calls these days. Here’s the basics on why you can use some features and not others – and why planes may someday soon be filled with passengers yakking on phones.
It’s worth looking at how local news stations have traditionally operated.
If access to information online becomes more difficult, then it will be the communities on the fringes that lose out.
Many are calling for government to step in to stop bots and the spread of fake news on sites like Facebook and Twitter. A media expert explains why this is a slippery slope.
There are other more pressing problems when it comes to internet regulation.
The Trump administration’s proposed budget suggests it will continue to spend federal dollars on expanding broadband internet access. But the rules governing internet traffic matter too.
The Trump administration has decided to challenge the rules of protection of personal data imposed by the previous administration on ISPs.
As the Trump administration settles into office, regulators and lawmakers have big plans for shifting the country’s media landscape, with potentially profound effects on the public.
The US is set to rollback the rules that keep internet companies on a level playing-field. It could make services slower and more expensive.
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Associate Professor at the School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Internet Law, University of Sussex
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Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of economics, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
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Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, University of Virginia
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Professor of the Practice of Governance, University of Southern California
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Director of X-Lab and Palmer Chair in Telecommunications, Penn State
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Lecturer in Education, University of East Anglia
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Directeur de la Recherche et des Formations Doctorales, Directeur adjoint, Télécom SudParis – Institut Mines-Télécom
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Lecturer in Competition Law and Regulation, University of Leeds
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Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University
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Associate Professor, Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
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Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, Penn State
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Professor of Digital Media and Marketing, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State
