Broadband & Network
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The City Council approved giving OnLight Aurora, set up to manage the city’s fiber network, $80,000 via either a loan or grant. A key issue, an alderman said, is getting the organization back on track. -
Plus, New York has reopened applications for grants through its ConnectALL program, New Mexico celebrated progress on connectivity expansion, fiber networks continue expanding to new locations, and more.
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All middle-mile construction is now either built or funded, an official said. The next step is last-mile work, bringing actual connections to homes, and meeting with stakeholders to gather infrastructure data.
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The Immigrants' Assistance Center will use a $15,000 grant to buy Chromebooks, art supplies, school supplies and gift cards to grocery stores for New Bedford, Mass., elementary school students who are in need.
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Callers can talk with the Public Service Commission’s consumer affairs division, which will help explain what Internet and phone service is available and help assess eligibility for communication services discounts.
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Residents are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop the rollout of 5G antennas at schools and in residential neighborhoods until the health risks associated with the technology can be thoroughly evaluated.
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Cities across the country are trying to get more of their citizens access to the Internet during the COVID-19 crisis, with essential services such as medicine and education moving online as residents stay home.
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Throughout the Toledo area, many new metal poles slightly taller than typical telephone poles and with the bulk of common stoplight supports have been erected during the past two years or so.
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A widening of the digital divide in San Antonio has been an area of concern since schools began online classes. About a quarter of Bexar County households do not have computers and about 21 percent do not have broadband.
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While many upstate New York residents cope with work and study from home orders amid the COVID-19 crisis, those with slow or non-existent home Internet service are experiencing some frustrations.
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Some of metro Atlanta’s largest Internet providers — Comcast, AT&T and EarthLink — say online data usage has surged by double digits since the area began sheltering in place around mid-March.
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If the shutdown of society during the coronavirus crisis is responsible for limiting the spread of the infectious respiratory disease that has killed thousands, then the Internet is why it hasn’t spread more.
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Most city councils in the Minneapolis area are meeting remotely during the pandemic, via video or phone conferencing. But meetings aren't mandatory — and some cities are opting out altogether.
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Economist Roslyn Layton recently stated that the coronavirus crisis demonstrates that the 2015 net neutrality rules were misguided, but other experts spot limitations in Layton's argument.
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Local governments across the country have had to scramble to get work-from-home setups put in place during the COVID-19 crisis, and some say it may lead to permanent changes in staff policies.
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As students from more populous, wealthier districts pivoted to online learning after the state ordered school closures to facilitate social distancing, poorer districts, especially those in rural areas, were scrambling.
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The tool was developed by the Public Service Commission’s State Broadband Office and the Department of Public Instruction, which said many students lack access at a time of increased need.
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Kansas' Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library is offering Internet access by repurposing bookmobiles as Wi-Fi hotspots. The vehicles are placed in public areas that lack access to the Internet.
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With in-person gatherings curtailed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional spring hearings held in each of Wisconsin’s 72 counties have been replaced entirely with an online survey.
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The city of Springfield, Ill., on Monday gave 1,000 newly purchased Verizon Jetpacks — which are mobile Internet hot spots — to District 186 for students who need Internet access at home amid the pandemic.
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The federal government’s definition of what constitutes adequate broadband service has been redefined, a needed upgrade that comes thanks to legislation recently signed into law by President Donald Trump.
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