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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Just as tens of thousands of people descended on Minneapolis for the college men's basketball Final Four last week, the city became one of the first in the world to have a fifth-generation, or 5G, wireless network.
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The fear that telecommunications companies could run amok by placing antennas wherever they pleased forced city leaders to amend ordinances with detailed rules around fees, permitting and placement.
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While the state does not have the authority to overrule the Federal Communications Commission, it can cut the flow of taxpayer money to Internet service providers that fail to comply with state rules.
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Justices unanimously upheld a 2011 San Francisco ordinance requiring telecommunications companies to get permits before placing antennas on city infrastructure. The ordinance said special attention would be paid to permits in scenic and historic areas.
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The gaping divide between the digital haves and have-nots in Syracuse is one of the most critical and least discussed inequities plaguing a city beset with generational poverty. Solutions to the problem are complex and costly.
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The legislation, now on the governor’s desk, allows electric membership corporations to provide Internet service as well as power. Because EMCs already operate in rural parts of the state, they are well positioned to extend the services.
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With much at stake in the 2020 count, local and regional leaders are calling on stakeholders to rally communities and volunteers. The upcoming Census will rely heavily on the Internet, which could prove problematic in underserved parts of the state.
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The University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University are calling on state legislators to fund access to the Northern Tier Network, which connects the schools to other research universities.
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The attempt to restore the Obama-era Internet protections known as net neutrality passed the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, but partisan divisions will almost certainly catch up to the proposal.
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Plus, civic technologist details the best way to map the nation’s broadband speeds, Code for America is conducting its first Brigade Census, Digital Inclusion Week is now set for the first week of October, and more.
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Officials in the Indiana county and the U.S. Economic Development Administration have pointed to the job opportunities that would come from a 24-mile fiber-optic loop. But will the project actually mean an employment boom?
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A recently approved 10-year lease for Verizon Wireless antennas in the Colorado city highlighted a lack of understanding and preparation for impending 5G technology among city leaders.
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Expensive and unreliable access to the Internet is driving the port to apply for millions in grants to extend three fiber-optic routes into underserved parts of Whatcom County. If funding comes through, construction could begin in 2020.
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As recently as five years ago, many thought Google Fiber might be a path to citywide high-speed Internet connectivity, but as Google’s plans have changed, government must now look to other options.
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A county official is suggesting borrowing $20 million to build what would be one of the largest municipal fiber backbones in the country. Though details aren't set, Internet providers might pay to connect to the core.
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Internet providers have been reluctant to extend coverage to rural areas because it has not been cost-efficient, but now one company received federal and state funding to expand its services in Erie, Crawford and Mercer counties.
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Legislation in the works could help funnel more money to broadband efforts throughout the state, but some say it still leaves sizable gaps between Internet haves and have-nots.
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Hundreds of the antennas will be deployed in the city, including dozens throughout the historic French Quarter, but some residents are voicing concerns about safety and aesthetics.
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