Frontier is ahead of schedule deploying rural broadband in eight more states, the carrier said in a Monday news release. Frontier said it exceeded the FCC Connect America Fund requirement to deploy to 40 percent of eligible locations by year-end 2017 in Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. Earlier this year, Frontier reached 40 percent in Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Washington and West Virginia, it said.
When CenturyLink buys Level 3 (see 1707270020): CenturyLink Senior Vice President-General Manager, Federal Solutions Erich Sanchack becomes senior vice president-IT services and new market development; Level 3's David Young remains regional vice president-strategic government, now for combined company; Young reports to Edward Morche, who will be combined company’s president-strategic enterprise, federal government and state government (see 1706220025) ... Brightcove board names President-Chief Operating Officer Andrew Feinberg acting CEO, succeeding David Mendels, who resigned as CEO and director.
Back at Harland Clarke: Jana Schmidt, ex-Ecova, now as president-intelligent solutions ... Onvia adds Terri DePaoli, ex-SAP Concur, as vice president-sales ... When CenturyLink buys Level 3 (see 1707270020): CenturyLink Senior Vice President-General Manager, Federal Solutions Erich Sanchack becomes senior vice president-IT services and new market development; Level 3's David Young remains regional vice president-strategic government, now for combined company; Young reports to Edward Morche, who will be combined company’s president-strategic enterprise, federal government and state government (see 1706220025).
Jenner & Block hires ex-FCC officials for Communications, Internet and Technology Practice: Howard Symons as partner (see this section of the May 8 issue of this publication); Roger Sherman, as of counsel, effective June 7; and Johanna Thomas as special counsel ... Arizona Corporation Commission promotes at Utilities Division Eli Abinah to permanent director; and, at Legal Division, Robin Mitchell to assistant director-senior staff attorney; Maureen Scott to deputy chief-litigation and appeals, new post; and Scott succeeded by Wes Van Cleve as senior staff attorney.
President Donald Trump's repeated accusations that news organizations like CNN and The New York Times are producing "fake news" may threaten efforts by Facebook, social media platforms and others fighting hoaxes and misinformation, further undermining authority of well-sourced, accurate stories, said tech and media experts in recent interviews. It's difficult to say how the president's accusations could affect Facebook, Reddit, Twitter and other social media sites, where 62% of U.S. adults get at least some of their news, said a Pew Research Center poll last year. But experts agree less well-sourced stories or those that the president may favor over more mainstream reporting could become more widely disseminated through these sites, confusing readers about what is accurate. “Social media tends to create a false validity simply through republication," said Fletcher Heald attorney Kevin Goldberg, counsel to the American Society of News Editors (ASNE) and Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN).
President Donald Trump's repeated accusations that news organizations like CNN and The New York Times are producing "fake news" may threaten efforts by Facebook, social media platforms and others fighting hoaxes and misinformation, further undermining authority of well-sourced, accurate stories, said tech and media experts in recent interviews. It's difficult to say how the president's accusations could affect Facebook, Reddit, Twitter and other social media sites, where 62% of U.S. adults get at least some of their news, said a Pew Research Center poll last year. But experts agree less well-sourced stories or those that the president may favor over more mainstream reporting could become more widely disseminated through these sites, confusing readers about what is accurate. “Social media tends to create a false validity simply through republication," said Fletcher Heald attorney Kevin Goldberg, counsel to the American Society of News Editors (ASNE) and Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN).
Intel hired Linda Kinney, ex-NTIA, as managing counsel-product regulatory ... American National Standards Institute adds Mary Saunders, leaving the National Institute of Standards and Technology and former ANSI vice chairwoman, as vice president-government relations and public policy, effective March 1, succeeding Scott Cooper, retired ... Viacom Kids & Family Group Chief Operating Officer Sarah Levy moves to COO of the company's Global Entertainment Group, new position ... Washington Utilities and Transportation Commissioner Philip Jones won't seek a third term after his term ended Jan. 1; Gov. Jay Inslee (D) extended his service until Feb. 28.
As it develops network plans for the Connect America Fund Phase II buildout, Frontier has found fewer locations in need of services in seven states in which it had accepted funding, the company said in a letter to the FCC. Frontier found the locations in Arizona, Connecticut, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico and New York, the letter said. Because of these findings, the company is asking the FCC to adjust the expected number to the actual number of locations, it said.
Average maximum advertised download speeds of participating ISPs almost doubled from September 2013 to September 2014, but a "growing disparity" has begun to emerge between download speeds of DSL and cable broadband services, the FCC said in its 2015 Measuring Broadband America Fixed Broadband Report. The report, reflecting speed data collected in September 2014 on 13 ISPs, showed a 94 percent increase from the previous report -- 37.2 Mbps to 72 Mbps -- in the average maximum download speeds offered by the participating service providers. Actual speeds seen by "most ISPs' subscribers" to cable, fiber or satellite service are "close to or exceed" advertised speeds, the report said.
Average maximum advertised download speeds of participating ISPs almost doubled from September 2013 to September 2014, but a "growing disparity" has begun to emerge between download speeds of DSL and cable broadband services, the FCC said in its 2015 Measuring Broadband America Fixed Broadband Report. The report, reflecting speed data collected in September 2014 on 13 ISPs, showed a 94 percent increase from the previous report -- 37.2 Mbps to 72 Mbps -- in the average maximum download speeds offered by the participating service providers. Actual speeds seen by "most ISPs' subscribers" to cable, fiber or satellite service are "close to or exceed" advertised speeds, the report said.