Mar 10, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the fact that broadband is essential for full participation in our society and economy. With school, work, and now vaccination registrations all taking place online, the need for universal broadband has never been greater. In late December, Congress passed a bipartisan emergency...
Jan 5, 2021
On this special live episode of Tech on the Rocks, Gigi sits down with former FCC Acting Chair and Commissioner Mignon Clyburn as well as Benton Senior Fellow and Former FCC General Counsel Jonathan Sallet to discuss the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society's new report: Broadband for America Now. The...
Nov 16, 2020
On this first-ever special live episode of Tech on the Rocks, Gigi chats with Jeff Stover, Executive Advisor to the Commissioner of the Virginia Dept. of Health, and Laura Moy, Associate Director of the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law. As COVID-19 cases surge across the country, the three engage in an...
Oct 28, 2020
Oct 20, 2020
The 2020 election is less than two weeks away. One of the biggest questions that remain unanswered is whether or not our U.S. election infrastructure is prepared for any potential cyberattacks from hackers, both foreign and domestic. In part 1 of our two-part episode: Rage Against the Machines: Is our...