Broadband & Network
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Plus, new legislation would revive the FCC’s equity council if enacted, a report reveals connectivity gaps in tribal communities, some municipal broadband networks outperform their competitors, and more. -
County commissioners got a revised schedule for federally funded broadband work. Service provider contracts remain to be signed, and construction is slated to wrap by the end of 2029.
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The Trump administration has asserted for months that its “bargain” version of the federal $42.5 billion grant program to expand access to broadband Internet would save taxpayers money.
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Federal money to bring fast Internet to a rural community has arrived in a $4.4 million grant, the first time the government has picked a Georgia project to receive a share of $600 million worth of funding.
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As Pew Charitable Trusts prepares to release a report this month about state broadband support efforts, many in the space say a new momentum is building, giving rise to more productive work.
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Conversations about the need to improve rural broadband in the United States have been happening for many years, and as they do, towns in Kansas continue to struggle with speeds that make business and life difficult.
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At a public hearing last week, residents of Keene, N.H., and surrounding communities aired their concerns to the City Council about the potential health implications of installing new wireless technology.
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As the Federal Communications Commission prepares $20.4 billion aimed at fixing broadband access challenges, stakeholders have voiced both optimism and concern about how the funds are being distributed.
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Two bills in the New Mexico Legislature seek to provide funding to Diné College to start a college and career readiness program in Shiprock and provide high-speed Internet services at its John Pinto Library.
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Plus, a tracker follows the progress being made with affordable housing in Atlanta, a New York City plan takes aim at the digital divide, Missouri lawmakers consider a bill that would add a CDO, and more.
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Bay City, Mich., has outlined procedures and requirements for installation of a small cell facility, fees, access to city right-of-way, use of city-owned poles, installation of new poles, location of facilities and more.
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The Federal Communications Commission this week began allowing federally recognized Native American tribes to apply for mid-band spectrum licenses. The licenses were once reserved for educational institutions.
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Due to new technology’s inherent likelihood to leave segments of the population behind, experts and stakeholders say government must work to ensure small-cell network rollouts benefit the whole of communities.
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The Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Grant Program was funded as a $10 million state pilot program in 2019, with the North Carolina Broadband Office handling applications.
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The money comes as part of a broadband grant from the California Advanced Series Fund, a grant program started in 2008 to bridge the digital divide in unserved and underserved areas in that state.
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Plus, Philadelphia has launched an open data survey; Missouri has built a new website to centralize state government job postings; Pew creates an interactive state debt comparison tool; and more.
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Two bills under consideration would make it easier for electric co-ops to build fiber networks. The legislation would also enable telecom companies to use co-op infrastructure to extend high-speed Internet.
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NextLight, the municipal broadband service for Longmont, Colo., offers a community-driven program that puts low-income families with school-age children on a path to high-speed Internet for no charge.
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The project will roll out more than 200 miles of fiber-optic cable to help 2,609 homes, 12 businesses, and 16 farms in Iberville, St. Landry and Pointe Coupee parishes reach faster speeds.
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The bill comes on the heels of a new broadband plan developed by the ConnectME Authority earlier this month. Under the proposal, the money would come from the state’s general fund.
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With an unexpected $818 million of extra tax revenue headed their way, Wisconsin legislators are contemplating what to do with this new windfall, and one of the ideas under discussion is broadband expansion.
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