Dashboard 08-20-21

Twitter Hits

Today August 16 we celebrate our 45th anniversary of founders Frank Drendel and Jearld Leonhardt’s purchasing of a small coaxial cable line (Comm/Scope) from Superior Continental. We’re not getting older, we’re getting better!#Celebration #Anniversary #WeAreCommScope pic.twitter.com/PzAqRTPOOW

— CommScope (@CommScope) August 16, 2021

The ⁦@SECNetwork⁩ graphic from 8/14/14. It’s been seven years & many scores for what was described as “the most successful network launch in the history of cable TV.” Thank you to everyone who has contributed to that continuing success! We look forward to our future! pic.twitter.com/IqwZlrWOU1

— Greg Sankey (@GregSankey) August 14, 2021

Research

(Source: Pew Research Center)

➢ Roughly half of U.S. adults (48%) now say the government should take steps to restrict false information, even if it means losing some freedom to access and published content

➢ The share of adults who say freedom of information should be protected, even if it means some misinformation is published online, has dropped from 58% in 2018 to 50%.

➢ 59% of adults continue to say tech companies should take steps to restrict misinformation online.

Up Ahead

Sept 15-16: Mid-America Cable Show, Omaha

Sept 19-22: NTCA 2021 Fall Conference and Expo, Nashville

Sept 28: T. Howard Diversity Awards Dinner, NYC

Oct 11-14: SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, Atlanta

Oct 25-27: The 2021 INCOMPAS Show, Las Vegas

Quotable

“The Senate made great strides last week in passing the largest infrastructure spending bill in U.S. history… The House should waste no time in passing this badly needed measure while expanding its scope to include support for all viable broadband technologies demanded today by comsumers… Fiber is an effective broadband solution in many areas of the country, But an often-overlooked technology that more and more consumers are demanding is fixed wireless—an efficient, competitive and popular high-speed alternative… A comprehensive fiber network connecting every home can take years to deploy. In these situations, fixed wireless technology fortunately can provide a high-quality, lower-cost solution that can be deployed more rapidly than fiber… Our experience as regulators has shown us that a one-size-fits-all policy is rarely the solution, especially for macro-level challenges such as promoting connectivity to all… We must pursue an all-of-the-above approach that will get everyone connected, no matter where they live.”

– Former FCC commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Robert McDowell in an op-ed for Roll Call