Broadband & Network
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The federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program makes some $21 billion available for non-deployment purposes. States are exploring how this funding can be used, and questions remain. -
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.
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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 U.S. Census accounted for population size, geographical and income limitations when they surveyed Kentucky's access to broadband and found that those were contributing factors to the state's broadband issues.
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Maine Gov.-elect Janet Mills has nominated ConnectME Authority executive Heather Johnson, who is currently in charge of expanding broadband in the state, to lead the Department of Economic and Community Development.
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As part of Comcast's Internet Essentials program the company is offering 12,000 low-income residents of the Colorado town high-speed internet starting at $9.95 and Internet-ready computers for $150.
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Phase III of New York's broadband plan was supposed to help rural communities connect to the Internet, but the state's board of supervisors is less than impressed, and in Hampton, 260 units have no accessibility.
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After requesting proposals, Traverse City Light & Power have narrowed down the results and are spending the next weeks visiting the companies, with a goal to submit a recommendation to the board January 22nd.
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New Mexico ranks No. 48, just ahead of Arkansas and Mississippi and one notch below West Virginia, having just 73.7 percent of households connected to broadband, compared to the national average: 81.4 percent.
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Beaumont, Texas, paused its proposal for small cell installations as officials worked out details to help keep the city's aesthetic intact, and now AT&T says the new regulations breaks state law.
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The Orangeburg, S.C., City Council approved an ordinance on Dec 18th developed by the Municipal Association, a collaboration of small governments and the utility industry to make 5G more accessible.
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More powerful computers could break today’s most advanced encryption.
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State task forces told Gov. Kim Reynolds Tuesday that rural areas of the state need more attention when it comes to housing shortages and access to high-speed connectivity.
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Next-generation 5G network technology recently became available in areas of 12 different U.S. cities, but for now, users need to buy a mobile hot spot from AT&T to get connected.
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Complaints from residents and concern over unbridled expansion of the 5G wireless infrastructure prompted city officials to implement new rules limiting where the devices could be placed.
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As cities work to install connected devices and sensors throughout their communities, 5G wireless infrastructure will be essential to making it all go. What may stand in the way is government itself.
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Gov. Ralph Northam announced a proposed $50 million installment to expand the state’s Virginia Telecommunications Initiative in fiscal year 2020. In total, Northam hopes to infuse as much as $250 million into the program.
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Studying digital and biological connections can shed light on both fields.
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The settlement is the result of a 2017 lawsuit that alleged the company and its predecessor Time Warner Cable had been delivering slower than promised Internet speeds to customers since 2012.
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After the netroots community’s clamorous opposition to changes to the FCC’s net neutrality regulations, it is surprising to see activists’ relative indifference about changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
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A cut fiber-optic cable in the Bitterroot Valley last week brought down the Internet, cellphone and landline communications — including 911 — and made the case for redundancy in the large and sparsely populated state.
