Broadband & Network
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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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County leaders are in the early stages of a sales tax measure that would help pay for solar panels, affordable housing and broadband Internet. The one-cent tax is projected to rake in $500 million in its lifetime.
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As critics of next-generation technology urged supervisors to push back on the rollout of new telecommunications equipment, representatives from the industry criticized the new rules as overly restrictive.
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Two mass shootings highlighted deficiencies in Broward and Palm Beach counties’ radio communications, but efforts to rectify the situation with a 400-foot communications tower are getting opposition from the community.
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Vance County Commissioners this week unanimously approved a contract with Open Broadband, in support of economic development, to deploy wireless broadband across the county, a project almost three years in the making.
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NMSurf will install a new 40-foot-tall wireless facility that will provide 1 gigabit service to the pueblo’s administrative offices and 50 Mbps to all residences within sight of the utility pole.
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Originally designed to expand Internet service in rural parts of the state, the final bill would have charged subscribers about $4 a year, with most of the money going to help subsidize rural phone service.
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The ordinance, known as Article 52, passed in December 2016, preventing owners of both residential and commercial multi-unit buildings from blocking tenants from accessing the Internet service provider of their choice.
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A new cell tower is scheduled to go live at the Palladio mall in Folsom, Calif., this month – and a day-care center just yards away says families are leaving in droves because they fear possible health risks.
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Industry experts cite expensive hardware as the foremost hurdle for the company to overcome when it comes to delivering reliable, high-speed Internet service through a constellation of satellites.
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From squirrels eating fiber-optic cables to general cost overruns, the initiative to install a high-speed network throughout the state has seen its share of trouble. But now, officials say the first phase is complete.
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Starry Internet, a fixed wireless provider, purchased spectrum licenses from the Federal Communications Commission to sell service in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, though no official timeline has been released.
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The Ames City Council directed city staff to extend an invitation to an undisclosed private Home-To-The-Premises provider that plans to invest $30 million in Internet infrastructure into the Ames market.
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Gartner Consulting recently conducted a thorough audit detailing the contributing factors and timeline of events leading up to the Y2K-like outage of New York City's wireless network in April.
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The City Council first passed a resolution Monday establishing the city’s right to charge for fiber Internet service just as it charges for water, sewer, other utilities, and impact and development fees.
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Embracing hyper-fast 5G Internet connectivity will allow for the integration of more autonomous vehicles, as well as economic and health care opportunities for the city, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said.
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Initial estimates were the new fee would cost cellphone subscribers between $4 and $12 a year. At the lower rate now proposed, state forecasters estimate the fee would cost about $4 on average for each wireless line.
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The San Juan County Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Team, also known as the EmComm Team, practiced for the upcoming scenario over the weekend in Aztec, N.M., using voice and Morse code to communicate.
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Many government scientists say certain storm warnings may vanish if the Trump administration’s FCC pushes forward with plans to auction off radio frequency bands adjacent to one that weather forecasters use.
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