Broadband & Network
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Plus, North Carolina is investing millions in broadband, legislation has advanced in U.S. Congress to assess satellite broadband in the Appalachian region, AI is impacting wireless network demand, and more. -
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.
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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.
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Leveraging the county’s fiber-optic infrastructure is one key piece of the broadband puzzle, but officials in Whitman County said there is still a need for investment.
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Cincinnati is installing more than 20,000 feet of fiber communications in its central business district.
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A county official says providing Internet access to rural areas is not a matter of ability so much as finding the cash to make it happen.
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Attorney General Douglas Chin has joined a coalition of 22 other state attorney generals in a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission's recent rollback of Obama-era Internet protections.
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More than a dozen states have started legislative responses to the FCC's ruling to roll back net neutrality, but the bills are likely to face legal challenges.
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The 2015 New NY Broadband program is bringing connectivity to an area plagued by slow Internet speeds.
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A recently signed executive order would expedite requests for local broadband facilities, a move legislators believe could extend Internet access to the less populated areas of the state.
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Changes to a subsidized broadband program could affect millions across the country and thousands in the state of Ohio.
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Broadband is the most important infrastructure investment a community can make, especially as a new generation of connection is upon us: ultra-broadband.
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City councilors are holding up the ideal of an open Internet facilitating a free exchange of thought.
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In order to achieve its goal of statewide broadband by 2022, a panel has recommended an investment of $35.7 million per year.
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Hurricane Harvey and other disasters have the Federal Communications Commission considering changes to how alerts are delivered.
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For the 25-and-under demographic in the state, the Federal Communications Commission’s recent reversal of Obama-era protections is top of mind.
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Gaston County, N.C., is considering the second cell tower permit for Verizon in a month.
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After "overbuilding" its own fiber-optic network in the 1980s, Chanute is expanding services to the community.
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As connection to broadband becomes an increasingly important part of daily life, those living in rural areas are finding that connecting is not always a simple process.
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Efforts to send Wi-Fi signals over unused broadcast channels have the attention of a business and technology group.
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After the FCC's December decision to revoke nationwide net neutrality regulations, State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, introduced a bill to require telecommunications companies doing business in the state to guarantee equal Internet access.
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