Broadband & Network
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Plus, Maine is looking for partners for its middle-mile network, New Mexico has enacted a law establishing a broadband affordability program, fiber infrastructure expansion is continuing, and more. -
State lawmakers overrode a gubernatorial veto to bring the Kentucky Communications Network Authority, which runs the state’s high-speed fiber network, under the Commonwealth Office of Technology.
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While the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion is deploying broadband infrastructure, the State Library and its digital equity program manager are on the ground enabling access.
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Plus, Massachusetts and Texas have announced digital equity funding, the General Services Administration has made staff appointments, the FCC chairman rejects rulemaking proposal, and more.
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Nearly 13,000 addresses in Jackson County, Mich., will be eligible for faster Internet via a federal grant. The funding, from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program, is part of more than $1.5 billion the state received.
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Plus, a new executive order from President Donald Trump calls for a pause on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, NDIA has announced Digital Inclusion Trailblazers, Maine supports digital education and more.
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Plus, $117 million in NTIA grants go out, Indiana funds county broadband expansion, the E-BRIDGE Act is now the law of the land, new legislation aims to support rural broadband development, and more.
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Orlando officials are considering a free public network to create connectivity in a neighborhood where more than half the residents lack access to high-speed Internet.
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The outgoing administration may have notched a win with its elevation of broadband as a societal necessity, but observers were critical of other aspects of its plan to expand the technology nationwide.
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Plus, the BEAD Progress Dashboard gets updated this week, a comprehensive report examines website accessibility across government, and one Georgia county gets to work on digital inclusion.
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The funding, coming from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will be used for purchasing new library devices, improving public library computer infrastructure and digital literacy training.
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The federal government is funding smartphone broadband access in remote areas as part of a $42.35 billion program to connect every home and business with reliable, affordable and high-speed Internet.
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With an ongoing push towards expanding high-speed broadband Internet coverage, Dunn County officials expect that nearly all residents there will be able to access the service soon.
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When an Internet service provider was unable to comply with contract language, commissioners in Ashtabula County decided to rebid the project. This time, companies can bid on smaller portions of the initiative.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is sending more than $44 million in grant money to Minnesota to help people in rural communities access high-speed broadband.
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A federal appeals court on Thursday dealt a blow to President Biden's Federal Communications Commission, striking down the agency's hard-fought and long-debated open Internet rules.
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Plus, a Florida city is expanding public Wi-Fi in parks, Connecticut released its biannual broadband report, libraries around the country will offer digital literacy training, and more.
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In his final State of the City address this year, Mayor Richard Irvin said his city is “becoming a city of bytes, bandwidth and breakthroughs,” highlighting its work expanding broadband access and modernizing its online presence.
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Plus, North Carolina launched a new website to support digital inclusion, Massachusetts is investing in connecting public housing properties, CISA issued mobile communications guidance, and more.
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New Mexico's office for broadband deployment has received the green light to move forward on a project that will use $675 million in federal grants to help connect more than 31,000 locations across the state.
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The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program has seen significant advances in 2024, and its program director expects this path will continue in 2025 under a new presidential administration.
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