Broadband & Network
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After launching a fiber-optic broadband network, Chattanooga, Tenn., has seen robust economic development and better Internet service for residents. Chico, Calif., recently broke ground on its own fiber project. -
Plus, New York is investing in digital literacy, an area which is evolving as practitioners integrate AI skills; research suggests a “Dig Once” policy can save on broadband deployment costs; and more.
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Backed by private enterprise, the program offers free classes to teach public housing residents about basic computer skills, artificial intelligence and other topics. It comes as a new mayor prepares to take over.
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $31 million in funding to bring broadband infrastructure to Sheridan, Newcastle, Loomis, North and South Auburn, Meadow Vista and a neighborhood in Granite Bay.
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Plus, philanthropists have launched a new effort to support women in the digital economy, New York City has announced a new Gigabit Center on Staten Island, and more.
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Eden Town Supervisor Melissa Hartman, who ran against Republican-endorsed incumbent Michael Kearns for the county clerk's seat last year and lost, has been hired as executive director of Erie County's ErieNet Corp.
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With a historic amount of funding coming from the federal government, state governments are increasingly starting to hire full-time staff to focus on digital equity work.
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A phone and fax line outage at the Raleigh County Courthouse caused delays for some individuals in custody. At least one man stayed in the county three days after his bail had been paid.
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Plus, more states announce new broadband deployment funding, the White House launches a $1.5 billion innovation fund related to the telecommunications supply chain, and more.
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County commissioners have approved a $2.5 million grant application to the Appalachian Regional Commission to help incentivize the buildout of broadband infrastructure in the region.
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Some who spent considerable time and resources to enter the $1 million contest launched by state education officials say it was a sham, drumming up attention but demanding a miracle and turning down practical ideas.
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According to The Center for Digital Equity at Queens University of Charlotte, more than 14 percent of homes in Mecklenburg County, almost 56,000 households, do not have Internet access.
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Plus, the New York Public Library has won an innovation award for tackling the digital divide, Nevada is the latest state to launch a high-speed Internet outreach tour, and more.
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Over the past few months, the city of Birmingham has helped enroll hundreds of residents in the Affordable Connectivity Program, while increasing digital skills expertise and expanding tech device accessibility through its CONNECT99 campaign.
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Northumberland and Union counties through SEDA-Council of Governments are seeking $1 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) funds toward the expansion of broadband.
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The construction phase of a multiyear project to provide high-speed fiber-optic Internet to more than 16,000 rural residents in Lowndes County has begun. The project will connect around 96 percent of the unserved county census blocks.
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Following a period of little to no expansion, Google says it’s been extending its local network at a considerable pace, doing so most recently to new communities in North Carolina’s Triangle area.
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In Upstate New York, leaders from both parties have taken up the work of getting people connected to high-speed Internet, doing so with the help of allocated funds from the federal and state government.
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Plus, the White House announces $25.7 million in new Internet grants for tribal communities in two states, Delaware names an executive director for its newly created broadband office and more.
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A new report has found that only 12 percent of eligible residents have signed up for the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program, which helps pay for high-speed Internet.
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The investment is derived from $10 billion in the American Rescue Plan, a program created to address challenges amplified by the pandemic, specifically in rural America, tribal communities and low-income communities.
