All Content by and about S. Derek Turner

AT&T Promised a TV Revolution -- Instead, We Got a Giant Mess

March 3, 2021

The DIRECTV debacle came at a high human cost.

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Internet Access, Media Consolidation
Space-X Starlink Passes 10,000 Users and Fights Opposition to FCC Funding

February 4, 2021

Small ISPs are urging the FCC to investigate whether Space-X can deliver on its broadband promises.

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Internet Access
Musk's Broadband-from-Space Subsidy Irks Rivals Who Sought Cash

February 4, 2021

The FCC faces pressure from rural ISPs to deny a planned $886-million subsidy to Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

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Internet Access
Plan Fail: How Pai Imperiled a Rural Town's Fiber Network

January 26, 2021

Free Press COO Kimberly Longey organized a municipal project to bring fiber internet to her community. Now the FCC is endangering this network — and others.

Insights & Opinions

Internet Access
Ajit Pai's Broadband Legacy: Haste and Waste

January 19, 2021

Our look at a little corner of Western Massachusetts provides further proof that Pai’s attempt to close the digital divide is one of the most wasteful projects in agency history.

Insights & Opinions

Internet Access
Space-X Broadband: Coming to an Empty Traffic Island Near You

December 24, 2020

FCC Chairman Pai’s bungled effort to close the rural-broadband digital divide looks more and more like one of the most wasteful projects in FCC history.

Insights & Opinions

Internet Access
Senator Tries to Block Frontier's FCC Funding, Citing ISP's Various Failures

December 16, 2020

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has asked the FCC to block broadband funding earmarked for Frontier, saying the ISP isn't capable of delivering gigabit-speed service.

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Internet Access
FCC Awards 'Rural' Broadband Funding to ISPs in Rich, Urban Areas

December 14, 2020

FCC Chairman Pai's priority seems to be "closing the golf-course and parking-lot digital divide," wrote Free Press Research Director S. Derek Turner.

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Internet Access
Broadband Boondoggle: Ajit Pai's $886M Gift to Elon Musk

December 14, 2020

While the FCC continues to ignore the plight of the urban poor, it’s giving Elon Musk nearly a billion in subsidies.

Insights & Opinions

Internet Access
Consumer Groups Say the FCC Just Blew $9 Billion to Deliver Broadband to Already Served Rich People

December 14, 2020

After digging into the FCC maps of the winning bidders, consumer groups like Free Press say something ugly is afoot.

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Internet Access