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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Plus, a new online dashboard displays Tennessee's redistricting changes; New York City launches bill payment kiosks; MetroLab announces categories to the Civic Innovation Challenge; and more.
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Over 3 million households across Texas lack broadband, with the situation being particularly concerning in the western and southern segments of the state and among Latino households.
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Zero trust contrasts with a “castle and moat” approach to cybersecurity thinking, and recognizes that use of remote workforces and cloud services means there’s no longer a clear perimeter to defend.
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Lawmakers in Indiana are hopeful that even more money can be funneled to rural broadband projects once an estimated $350 million from the federal American Rescue Plan is officially earmarked.
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Goals for the task force include developing new rules to prevent broadband discrimination, the creation of model policies for state and local governments, and revision of the public consumer complaint process.
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Washington County, Penn., commissioners are using American Rescue Plan Act funds there to expand broadband access with fiber-optic cable in collaboration with private Internet service providers.
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"P4X," a hacker based in the United States, claims he was able to cause multiple Internet outages in North Korea because of the country's lack of up-to-date cybersecurity infrastructure.
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Somerset County, Pa., officials know that there are some pockets across their jurisdiction where reliable cellular and Internet service are lacking, and they’re asking residents to help find them.
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As mayor of the self-proclaimed Gig City for years, Andy Berke frequently touted the virtues of Chattanooga’s publicly funded high-speed broadband network in enhancing everything from schools to medicine to remote work.
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Yesterday, members of Congress expressed frustration with how the Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission were on different pages leading up to the deployment of 5G tech around airports.
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In this week's episode of "ICYMI," we take a look at an outline for how to regulate the metaverse, another injection of federal rural broadband funding and public safety data shared across states.
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Washington Sen. Patty Murray highlighted progress made in expanding broadband access for Washington communities, libraries and school districts during a virtual roundtable on Thursday.
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The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted to allocate $500K in grant funding toward broadband access and to consolidate two county departments. The initiatives aim to better serve the county's residents.
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Plus, the U.S. Department of Commerce will invest $1.5 million in tribal connectivity programs; Georgia awards $408 million to broadband grants; North Carolina announces $350 million of grant funding for broadband; and more.
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A giant investment in rural Internet will wire over 132,000 homes and businesses across Georgia that currently lack access, connecting more than a quarter of the state’s locations that aren’t yet online.
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Somerset County has agreed to pay the county’s $50,000 share of the study’s cost, aiming to determine what it would take to build an expansive fiber-optic “ring” from Cambria to Fulton County.
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Middletown, Conn., has created a website for individuals, namely business and property owners, to apply for a slice of the city's $20 million in American Rescue Plan Act money. The city will also offer ARPA workshops.
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Plus, a new bill proposal in the U.S. House would extend the lifespan of the Chief Data Officers Council; the Urban Libraries Council recognizes the top innovators of 2021 in digital equity; and more.
