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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Encinitas will amend its controversial 5G wireless policy, adding new restrictions on antenna placement near schools, daycares and residences in response to opponents’ well-organized lobbying efforts.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed the rural broadband mini-budget into law last month, funding the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology broadband grant program at $15 million annually for 10 years.
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Though the county high-speed broadband initiative remains on track, public Wi-Fi hot spots for citizens to connect to for free while out and about town aren’t likely to happen on the same timetable.
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Tom Burt, Microsoft’s vice president of customer security and trust, said the methods used in the most recent attack are similar to previous attacks against various governments, militaries, think tanks and financial companies.
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In its first 25 years, the Internet grew dramatically and organically with the users seeming to follow the same positive principles the scientists did. In the decades that followed, however, other aspects began to show through.
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A newly enacted state law threatens to take revenue out of city coffers by cutting the fees paid by telecommunications companies using city-owned land for their infrastructure. The move has been called corporate welfare.
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Most of the outages were in Southern California, with a dozen cell sites down in Orange County and two dozen in San Diego. None were reported out in Los Angeles County, where the Tick Fire is burning.
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The first internet communication was underwhelming, thanks to a computer crash. But a lot has happened since then – including key decisions that helped build the internet of today.
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As government agencies and nonprofit groups help prepare communities for the nation’s first high-tech Census, digital inclusion advocates see a chance to bridge digital divides that span well past next year’s count.
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Marshall Stewart, who is the University of Missouri’s vice chancellor for extension and engagement as well as the UM system’s chief engagement officer, sees a necessity for his institution to lead in this area.
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Residents in Hinsdale, Western Springs and Oak Brook have raised concerns as 5G wireless antennas begin making their way into their villages, and in Hinsdale officials are giving some backing to those concerns.
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With roughly 5,600 customers in two New Mexico counties, Internet Essentials is the nation’s largest, most comprehensive and most successful low-income broadband adoption initiative, officials say.
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With society rapidly digitizing and high-speed Internet access fast-becoming a vital utility, government must work to balance the needs of underserved populations with financial realities.
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The lack of physicians in rural areas could be offset by using telehealth delivered by community-based digital networks. That, in turn, can make non-urban areas more livable and sustainable for seniors.
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Boulder is requesting bids to build about 55 miles of the city’s fiber-optic cable backbone network, and 10 miles of fiber lateral extensions. The city is seeking to build world-class telecommunications infrastructure.
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The new and better Internet access will give students improved services for their homework; farmers better WiFi for their equipment; and people within the community the ability to work from home.
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While the FCC has issued maps showing nearly all of Iowa has access to at least one high-speed broadband provider, experts say the reality is many pockets of rural Iowa lack connections for vital work.
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As part of the internationally recognized Digital Inclusion Week, we talked with Delaware CIO James Collins about how broadband-related ideas like return on investment and digital equity may collide or coexist.
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