COVID-19 has had an disparate impact on Tribal communities. As part of ongoing relief efforts, on June 1, 2020, the FCC announced plans to ease application and enrollment process rules for Lifeline consumers living on rural Tribal lands. For local officials working desperately to connect low-income residents with broadband services, it means that more […]
Image Credit: The Electronic Frontier Foundation The Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996, provides that an “interactive computer service” cannot be treated as the publisher or speaker of third-party content. In essence, this keeps a website from being sued if a user posts something that is deemed illegal content. There are exceptions for the
By Oscar Lopez Several months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the coronavirus continues to put a strain on the American economy. The financial tension is obvious and widespread, but best viewed within local economies. Projections indicate that over 100,000 small businesses across the country have closed indefinitely, and this number will certainly rise. Congress has
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