December 2021

Growing and Slowing: The State of 5G Worldwide in 2021

Ookla examined Speedtest Intelligence data from Q3 2021 Speedtest results to see how 5G speeds have changed, where download speeds are the fastest at the country and capital level, where 5G deployments have increased, and what worldwide 5G Availability looked like in Q3 2021. Over the past year from Q3 2020 to Q3 2021, the median global 5G download speed fell to 166.13 Mbps, down from 206.22 Mbps in Q3 2020. Median upload speed over 5G also slowed to 21.08 Mbps (from 29.52 Mbps) during the same period.

Boeing and Airbus urge a delay in 5G wireless service over safety concerns (National Public Radio)

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Research roundup: The positive impacts of family contact for incarcerated people and their families (Prison Policy Initiative)

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The Surprising History of Google's Push to Scan Millions of Library Books (EdSurge)

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Podcast: Ajit Pai on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s broadband boom (Infrastructure Investor)

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Mint Mobile pulls back on unlimited ad claims after AT&T challenge (Fierce)

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Mississippi official urges FCC to audit AT&T’s Connect America Fund coverage

A Mississippi official called on the Federal Communications Commission to audit AT&T’s use of Connect America Fund (CAF) money in the state, citing concerns about the accuracy of broadband coverage information submitted by the operator. AT&T denied it has done anything wrong.

Net neutrality is poised for a comeback as President Biden tries to get last FCC commissioner confirmed

Net neutrality is making a comeback. President Biden, who was vice president under former President Barack Obama when the Federal Communications Commission voted in favor of net neutrality in 2015, has made clear that, if he gets his way, the Trump administration’s efforts to unwind the rules won’t stand. He has a fight ahead of him. Biden started by hiring Tim Wu, the person credited with popularizing the term net neutrality, to work on tech and competition at the National Economic Council.

Facebook Hires Geert Goeteyn, Top Lawyer From UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (Bloomberg)

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FTC Finalizes Order Banning Stalkerware Provider from Spyware Business (Federal Trade Commission)