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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A significant outpouring of public comment after the release of a draft ordinance has town officials delaying the adoption of the new wireless antenna infrastructure regulations.
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The new legislation stemmed from an outcry last year over Verizon's cutback in Internet service to firefighters battling one of the state's largest wildfires. The company apologized, but opposes the bill.
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These cities, along with others yet to be announced, join Chicago and Minneapolis, which are the first in the world where customers have access to the company’s 5G Ultra Wideband mobility service.
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With Comcast no longer lobbying to preserve the tax break, though, it appears consigned to a lonely death in the Legislature. The repeal bill now moves to the Senate, where it could get a vote as early as next week.
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A $25,000 grant from the Blandin Foundation was accepted Tuesday, clearing the way for a feasibility study to identify where broadband access is lacking and recommend potential solutions.
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In the hopes of providing Internet service providers with proof that there are customers going unserved, Caldwell County is partnering with the state’s Broadband Infrastructure Office to gather the data.
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The undertaking by the Southern Alleghenies 911 Cooperative — made up of Cambria, Somerset, Bedford, Blair, Centre, Fulton and Huntingdon counties — will allow each 911 center to connect to the other regional centers.
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As Boulder plans a citywide high-speed Internet backbone, the City Council will vote on whether to spend $2.5 million more to build several additional connections that would extend the broadband to specific locations.
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When it comes to showing images, maps and other digital evidence in Riverhead Justice Court, there are technological limitations. A new state law expanding the admissibility of all digital evidence in courts is adding pressure.
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Over half of respondents to a recent survey felt residents, government and private industry of the state need to act quickly to implement high-speed Internet infrastructure in rural areas.
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Companies are increasingly looking to place small cell antennas throughout cities large and small, but each locality varies when it comes to their level of enthusiasm about the technology.
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According to Mohawk Networks, the project cost has “nearly doubled” because of the increasing costs of steel, the cost and time challenges of acquiring tower sites and site “topography.”
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Vladimir Putin's complaints about Western power over telecommunications echo – if not co-opt – concerns raised by less powerful nations for decades.
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The issue of pre-emption is behind the opposition of two state proposals that would limit cities’ ability to ban plastic shopping bags and control over where 5G antennas could be placed in public spaces.
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Technology experts have long worried about a 'digital divide' between those who could use computers and those who could not. Artificial intelligence algorithms are widening the gulf.
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The three counties are in the process of selecting a wireless provider to help deliver high-speed Internet to rural areas that currently lag far behind the access of more densely-populated areas.
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Rather than deciding the extent to which local government could control 5G infrastructure installations, lawmakers sent stakeholders to an informal study session with no defined form.
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The money will go toward restoring certain roads and public rights-of-way affected by the private company's recent decision to discontinue efforts to establish the high-speed Internet service in the city.
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