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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Ballooning project costs and delays were called into question by state Auditor Mike Harmon in a critical report issued Sept. 27.
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Senate Bill 327 and Assembly Bill 1906, signed Sept. 28 by Gov. Jerry Brown, would require makers of Internet-connected devices to improve their security.
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Plus, Results for America releases new case studies about local government successes; Cook County, Ill., approves contract for new election equipment; federal lawmakers pass act to modernize grant reporting with open data; and New York state wins national procurement award.
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Given the promise of speeds 100 times faster than today’s, 5G providers have the ear of policymakers. But is it realistic in states like Nebraska?
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The Wednesday ruling was heavily supported by industry and includes provisions that limit the tools cities have to push back against telecommunications companies.
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If the idea takes root, the service could be piggybacked on 5G deployments in the region.
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Garrett Dunwoody, IT systems and technology manager for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District in the San Francisco Bay Area, on his agency's unique connectivity challenges.
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County officials voted unanimously to join the public safety communications network.
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As portable electronics become increasingly common, antennas must, too.
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Chairman Ajit Pai argued that the controversy surrounding net neutrality is detracting from the issue of universal Internet access.
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Leaders in Marin, Calif., are being asked to prevent the deployment of the antennas throughout the unincorporated areas of the county.
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Cities across the country are staring down the barrel of technological progress. In some cases, the loss of local authority has left them with few options as to how things happen in their jurisdictions.
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Ajit Pai, who led the effort to erase Obama-era Internet protections, is taking potshots at the state’s efforts to replace them.
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If the 2019 Port of Chehalis’ budget is approved, a significant investment could go toward bolstering the fiber-optic network that stretches between Portland and Seattle.
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While attention has focused on the potential to penetrate voting machines, a ProPublica survey found that more than one-third of counties overseeing toss-up congressional elections have email systems that could be vulnerable to hacking.
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In communities cut off from reliable Internet access, a plan to build out fiber-optic infrastructure is long overdue.
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The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision confirmed that states cannot regulate Internet-based phone services and set a legal precedent for the Federal Trade Commission to regulate them instead.
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Over 45,000 Xfinity hotspots are available across the Commonwealth from now until Monday, Sept. 17.
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