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 FCC, which regulates telephone companies and Internet service providers, has sent letters to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon asking for each company’s emergency response plan.
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Georgia has tapped Oglethorpe County to be the state’s first “broadband ready community,” a certification from the state for certain areas that makes it easier to build high-speed Internet lines.
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Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX wants federal approval to change its small satellite launch strategy to help it bring broadband Internet from space to Southern states like Alabama late next year.
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Lakeland residents are being asked by officials to provide their opinions on whether they would be interested in the Central Florida city launching its own municipal-owned high-speed Internet service.
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Millheim Borough, Pa., residents could have reliable and accessible high-speed Internet access within the next year, but only if six areas sign a nonexclusive franchise agreement by November.
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A company representative said transmitters with 5G capabilities would need to be placed about every 500 feet in high data-traffic areas such as downtown, with fewer or 4G-only transmitters on the outskirts.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced the new task force, which will develop potential solutions and policies to address the lack of cell service in rural and remote parts of upstate New York.
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As the telecom industry advances capacity and speed of its networks, the move to the fifth generation of network technology, simply called 5G, is caught up in geopolitical and health debates beyond its control.
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SafeLink and CC Communications have recently been selected to be the first and second options to provide Internet to the Spring Creek Association, each proposing fiber-optic services to the area.
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Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr made a visit to South Dakota recently as part of his ongoing work to help bridge the divide between high-speed Internet access and rural America.
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Commissioners have asked the public works department and the county attorney to study whether they can implement design and permitting standards that supersede state utility regulations.
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In the wake of two recent announcements about Maryland's efforts to connect rural citizens to online services, state leaders dissect the challenge of closing the urban-rural technological divide.
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There are more than 1,800 small cell antennas in Philadelphia, with thousands more expected, even as homeowners in the region fear lower property values and local gov officials say they will lose some zoning control.
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The company is partnering with the city’s Oregon District Business Association to donate upfront charges related to the installation of free public Wi-Fi. The project also involves installing fiber optics in the area.
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The antenna, which will be mounted atop the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center, will allow some 700 nearby residents access to Internet service that is expected to cost about $20 per month.
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In a recent meeting of Pulaski County Fiscal Court, Judge-Executive Steve Kelley asked magistrates to approve up to $2,000 toward a broadband feasibility study to be conducted by Ridgenet Network Group.
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Due to surging reliance on wireless tech, state legislators have begun addressing the need to modernize and improve wireless infrastructure. More than half of the states in the U.S. have already passed legislation.
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Supporters of high-speed Internet in Maine hope that the failure to secure a bond for service upgrades this year is a temporary setback that will be corrected when lawmakers reconvene next year.
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