News about S. Derek Turner

The FCC doesn’t have the data it needs to ensure that the broadband-infrastructure money is spent where it’s most needed. But there’s a clear place to start: in communities of color.

The average person living in a rural area in the United States simply cannot afford the cost of Starlink.

The Hoh Tribe consists of 28 homes along a strip of road on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. Getting online here has been a constant struggle.

T-Mobile's widely publicized data breach is raising new concerns about companies' data-retention practices.

Last year Free Press released a report showing how some ISPs had been gaming the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund subsidy program to get money they didn't deserve.

The FCC can't readily identify where high-speed internet is missing in rural areas because there are no accurate maps of address-by-address coverage.

“Ajit Pai ignored early criticism and rapidly awarded money to the likes of Elon Musk for building broadband bridges to nobody,” said Free Press’ S. Derek Turner.

Starlink and other ISPs may have to give up money that Pai shouldn't have awarded.

The FCC announcement is a response to complaints that the program was "poised to fund broadband to parking lots and well-served urban areas."