Broadband & Network
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TDS Telecommunications LLC has announced that Mooresville High School, part of the Mooresville Graded School District in North Carolina, is the recipient of its $10,000 TDS STEM-Ed grant. -
Plus, New Mexico has launched its three-year broadband plan, North Carolina has debuted a program to expand Internet access in rural communities, a report shows progress on broadband expansion, and more.
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The City Council is set to consider financial support for OnLight Aurora, a city-connected organization established to manage Aurora’s fiber network, amid ongoing budgetary issues at the organization.
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With a shift to remote learning and work, the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the significant gaps in broadband Internet access across the country, and Washington residents are no different.
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According to a report that examines the digital divide in St. Louis, between 250,000 and 300,000 households lack access to broadband. Low-income areas in the city face the most digital equity challenges.
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The Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center in Windber, Pa., is in the process of developing a new telehealth program that aims to provide a higher quality of care. The program will help keep needed hospital beds open.
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Following interviews with 27 people who work directly in the country’s courts systems, a study by Next Century Cities has found that digitizing the courts may exclude residents on the wrong side of the digital divide.
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced the state's planned transportation infrastructure improvements, including the addition of electric buses, 5G connectivity for state trains and a bridge replacement.
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Plus, one of the most successful public fiber networks in the country is now partnering to bring high-speed Internet to rural California, New York state is committing more than $1 billion to connect residents, and more.
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The bipartisan infrastructure bill appears to transform how the federal government subsidizes broadband infrastructure. But evidence suggests that big companies may not allow the status quo to change without a fight.
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Does the federal law allow you to sue social media if their algorithms spread disinformation? Are some would-be social media reforms targeting the First Amendment? Is a three-word phrase a dangerous loophole or useful catch-all?
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Speaking on behalf of his bill to upgrade cell service, N.H. Sen. Jay Kahn told a N.H. House Committee that he knows firsthand how difficult it can be to make a mobile call or keep one from disconnecting in the state.
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The funding is part of the Community Project Funding Program, which allows members of Congress to target federal funds for their districts, and it includes $1.3 million and $940,000 toward housing projects.
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A group of Mitchell, S.D., residents is calling for a ban on 5G technology. The residents claim that 5G signals show up in certain parts of Mitchell, but officials say no company has installed 5G towers in the city.
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As government and other groups that work directly with communities across the country increasingly prioritize digital equity, programs to train new experts in the field are steadily growing.
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Plus, a report details the digital divide in St. Louis, Mo.; a new initiative aims to invest $100 million to fix digital equity in Miami; and a survey finds that as many as 1 million Kansas residents lack Internet.
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As part of its continued push for economic growth and development in the city located north of Sacramento, the Marysville City Council on Tuesday approved the deployment of a citywide fiber-optic network.
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The Michigan Department of Corrections is expanding the learning management system it first evaluated last year to broaden education opportunities for offenders and better prepare them for their re-entry transition.
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Borrowing up to $18.2 million will give Traverse City Light and Power what it needs to expand its fiber-optic network throughout city limits after city commissioners unanimously agreed to authorize the borrowing.
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Jeff Bezos has selected Blue Origin’s New Glenn, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur and Arianespace’s Ariane 6 as launch providers for Amazon’s Internet satellites. Amazon will launch more than 3,000 satellites.
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Four proposals are under consideration in the California Senate and Assembly, ranging from a Digital Equity Bill of Rights to leveling the playing field in education and even in technology itself.
