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02/17/12
Connect Puerto Rico Releases USF Mobility Fund Eligibility Maps & Analysis
Ensuring ubiquitous availability of next-generation mobile broadband networks is critical to economic development and growth. Recognizing this importance, the Federal Communications Commission later this year will distribute $300 million in subsidies to support the construction of high-speed mobile broadband networks in areas that do not currently have mobile broadband access. Today, Connect Puerto Rico is releasing an analysis of the FCC’s preliminary list of areas in Puerto Rico that are eligible for the FCC’s Mobility Fund. On February 10, 2012, the FCC released a list of areas in Puerto Rico census blocks that it had determined do not...
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02/16/12
Some Mobile Apps are Gathering Data From Your Address Book
Last week, a social networking app called Path came under scrutiny after a programmer discovered a major issue. When you logged into the app on an Apple iOS device — an iPhone or iPad — it automatically uploaded your entire address book to its servers without asking first. Apparently this was done so you could locate your friends who were also using the service. But if you’re never prompted (which is what most apps do) this functionality has the makings for one big privacy dispute. An excerpt from a New York Times article below highlights the concerns many have over this revelation: The address book in smartphones — where some of the user’s...
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02/14/12
Happy Valentine's Day! Tell Us: Is Love Easier to Find in an Online World?
Ever found yourself looking for love through your computer? Match.com claims that at least 1 in 5 relationships begin online. Since 1997 a substantial number of singles have met partners through online dating sites according to a new study led by Northwestern University Associate Professor of Psychology Eli Finkel. Below is an excerpt of an article by Digital Trends that examines the science of online matchmaking: Ever tried to find love through your computer? Online dating has grown into a large, billion dollar industry over the past 15 years, and has become a mainstream way to meet your future mate. However, a new study, led by...
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02/13/12
PR Broadband Task Force Scheduled to Meet to Discuss Universal Service Fund and Lifeline Programs
The Puerto Rico Broadband Task Force is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, to discuss new opportunities for partnering with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and addressing the critically low broadband adoption rate in Puerto Rico. The FCC voted last week to reform the Universal Service Fund Low Income program, which currently provides subsidies to families to defray the cost of voice services. This reform is intended to foster a process for extending subsidized services to overcome barriers to broadband adoption. A first step is the funding of pilot programs across the USA and territories that will help test new...
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