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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Commissioners are meeting with an emergency communication officer from Lewiston to determine which areas in the county are most in need of fiber.
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The Kentucky Wired Project, slated for a 2020 completion, is designed to build a high-speed fiber-optic network connecting all 120 Kentucky counties.
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Gov. John Kasich is expected to sign House Bill 478, which outlines new rules around the placement of wireless antennas.
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Residents have already agreed to provide as much as $10,000 to fund the design of the fiber-optic broadband system.
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Board members voted unanimously to waive fees and expedite the processing of permits for a local ISP to bring their services to the rural county.
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Raleigh is focusing its technology efforts on meeting the needs of a quickly growing city. For CIO Darnell Smith, making the big decisions is a team effort.
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During an hour-long organizational meeting, Centerville residents expressed concern about the health, wellness and other effects the antennas could have on the community.
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A $116,395 grant from the state will help equip 280 homes in north-central Walworth County with high-speed Internet by the end of the year.
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One of two pieces of legislation currently being considered in the state, the bill empowers the attorney general, rather than the utilities commission, to enforce net neutrality rules.
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New York City's more than 1,500 LinkNYC kiosks, which offer free public telephone calls and Wi-Fi, will get live, by-the-hour monitoring via the Internet of Things later this spring.
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Officials in Brown County, S.D., continue to address a year-long communications issue that causes delivery of emails from Gmail accounts to be delayed or not arrive at all.
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The federal agency is currently seeking grant applications for rural broadband infrastructure projects through mid-May.
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A regional broadband study has been underway in Vance, Granville and Franklin counties, and officials are beginning to see a clearer picture of where residents’ access to Internet is falling short.
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The New York Power Authority has kicked off the first phase of a sensor network that will allow the agency to monitor its power plants, substations and transmission lines across the state.
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Some researchers believe that the unused broadcasting space might be the perfect way to deliver Internet connectivity.
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The project to build a high-speed Internet network across the state could collapse if lawmakers don’t iron out where funding is coming from.
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Roughly 90 percent of state residents have access to some form of Internet connection, but less than 60 percent of them are taking advantage of it.
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GoNetSpeed, which is bringing portions of five neighborhoods ultra-fast broadband Internet, plans to build out its fiber-optic network to additional Connecticut communities if it reaches 10 percent interest from residents.
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