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 grant comes through the FCC's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, which began in 2019, and will provide a total of $91.3 million over the next decade to regional cooperatives in the northeastern part of the state.
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The federal Affordable Connectivity Program helps people get high-speed Internet at home for $30 a month, but enrollment is at less than 40 percent among eligible households across the country.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that the city was awarded $1.8 million in American Rescue Plan funds for the expansion of its municipal network. Voters recently approved $20 million in bonds for the work.
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Plus, the NTIA has updated its guide for federal broadband funding; New York City is offering free municipal broadband to housing authority residents; a new paper explores telehealth’s impact on maternal health; and more.
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As broadband expansion efforts increase nationwide, digital equity advocates are working to ensure that urban communities are included. New federal funding opportunities are adding fuel to these efforts.
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It's a relative newcomer in the world of enterprise IT, but it's been making waves — especially in the public sector, and especially since the beginning of the pandemic. So what is HCI, and why is it growing?
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For Chicago Ridge Public Library, funding from the Emergency Connectivity Fund has gone toward purchasing new laptops and Wi-Fi hot spots to help residents connect to the Internet.
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After being put on hold in May 2022, the Internet Master Plan has been in a state of limbo as officials map the next steps. Another newly announced undertaking, however, promises to put a dent in the digital divide in the meantime.
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There is interest in providing broadband access in Joplin as those hired to conduct a search for the service gather information about potential contractors or providers, the City Council was told Monday night.
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A City Council committee has recommended two contracts to run a fiber-optic network and extend Wi-Fi service in the RiverEdge Park. Officials are hoping the service will be ready for a major holiday event later this year.
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Edmonds, who was one of the first digital inclusion directors for a municipal government anywhere in the United States, is taking a position as CEO of DigitalC, a Cleveland-based nonprofit that works on digital equity.
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More than a thousand homes and businesses in one of South Texas’ largest cities will soon be able to connect to the Internet at the lightning-fast speeds that are afforded by fiber-optic cables.
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City staff are drafting an ordinance that seeks to regulate where 5G and other types of wireless telecommunications facilities can be installed, including restrictions near neighborhoods and schools where possible.
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Plus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for a program that will invest $1 billion in rural high-speed Internet, Tennessee has announced $447 million in broadband investments, and more.
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Three fiber-optic network providers that will offer high-speed Internet in Colorado Springs have launched construction or are poised to begin as they race to capture customers in various parts of the region.
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Greenup is the third county in the area to announce Internet expansion plans recently. Internet provider Kinetic will connect approximately 7,400 homes and businesses with high-speed fiber Internet by the end of the year.
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Federal and state representatives were invited to a panel by Rep. Henry Cuellar regarding the nationwide expansion of broadband connectivity and accessibility, emphasizing new guidelines for what high-speed means.
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GovTech checked in with Boston; Mesa, Ariz.; and Oakland, Calif., to get a sense of what some of the newest things happening in digital equity are across the country, as cities continue to prioritize the digital divide.
