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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State lawmakers propose addressing digital equity divide issues through a new bill that increases accessibility to different services, training and devices. The legislation awaits the governor’s signature.
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Whiteside County, Ill., is taking the first step in providing the entire county with reliable and affordable fiber broadband Internet access, joining a regional planning program with a number of its neighbors.
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The county’s public library and information technology department partnered to assemble a task force that is developing a long-term plan to increase access to affordable and reliable broadband Internet.
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Various organizations have come together to create Tech Equity Miami, an initiative that aims to provide $100 million over five years to improve equity in the Miami-Dade tech sector.
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According to Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, states, local areas and other broadband stakeholders won’t have to wait until 2023 to see new broadband maps from the federal agency.
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When it comes to accessibility and inclusion, there are steps local and state agencies can take — and others that should be avoided — to provide an equitable government service experience across populations.
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Plus, the FCC authorizes $313 million more through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Maine creates a web page to track broadband work in the state, government agencies look to hire digital inclusion staff, and more.
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Zoom Video Communications is looking into new features that will enhance the increasingly popular hybrid work model. One leader with the company indicates the platform might eventually offer a virtual world.
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A report released last week by the American Library Association underscores the role of public libraries in expanding digital equity during the COVID-19 pandemic through partnerships with government entities and other efforts.
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Many Alaska Native tribes and organizations are imagining what they can do for the people they serve as they eye a slice of the $3 billion in federal funding set aside for high-speed Internet expansion.
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According to an announcement from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Santiago Garces will become Boston's chief information officer in May. Garces will replace Alex Lawrence, who has served as interim CIO since November.
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Digital redlining shares many things in common with traditional redlining, the deliberate withholding of loans and other key resources from residents of certain neighborhoods, largely along racial divides.
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Beaver County Commissioners have released a two-year plan to bring Internet to about one-third of the county where logging on is slow or impossible, greatly boosting connectivity in the area.
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Tucson Connected, a public-private partnership, hopes to combine the digital inclusion efforts at play across the region to connect a range of stakeholders to the subsidies and all residents to more equitable Internet.
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Delaware, a state with a population of just less than a million people, wants to become the first state to connect every home and business. As part of this effort, the state is giving $56 million to three companies.
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Plus, a rural broadband association has launched a new digital inclusion series; New York is hiring its first-ever digital equity director at the state level; ConnectMaine has won a $28 million grant; and much more.
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About $250 million from the state will focus on expanding broadband access after the Legislature and the governor reached an infrastructure spending agreement following weeks of negotiations.
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While seniors have long been a population on the wrong side of the digital divide, the evolution of tech like video chatting and telehealth makes digital inclusion for older adults more important than ever.
