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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Attempts to pipe high-speed Internet into classrooms around the country have stalled at the hands of the FCC over the last two years.
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Despite being a modern necessity for homes and businesses, access to high-speed Internet evades some communities.
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The project strives to connect every classroom in the state to high-speed Internet service.
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An 11-person board of directors has been created to oversee the 12-block district in the city’s downtown area.
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The $2.57 million bond allows Lismore Cooperative Telephone Company the cash-flow it needs to begin work.
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The undersea cable brings high-speed Internet to the northern part of the state.
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Some worry the glowing screens damage the city’s historic brand.
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The move to smaller, local providers would be a departure from the standard model, where one large company covers an entire area.
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Despite stops and starts, a cooperative is trying to bring broadband service to five counties in North Carolina and one in Tennessee.
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NYCx, a reorganizing of New York City's technology programs, is designed to bring technologists and residents together to solve tech problems with answers that could be adaptable worldwide.
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Marion County commissioners have joined four other counties for a competitive federal planning grant.
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The agency has been considering a downgrade of rural Internet speed standards.
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Residents of Haywood County have struggled to connect to the Internet for years, but the problem is also forcing businesses and jobs to go elsewhere.
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The proposed $1.5 billion network would offer all residents access to fast 1-gigabit service.
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The Gallia County expansion will rely on a wireless antenna network, rather than tradition cables.
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One Lakeland commissioner thinks so. But worry over buildout costs may prevail.
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A challenge by a service provider stopped a larger plan to bring broadband Internet to most of Nobles County, and now the provider must prove its connection meets state requirements.
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The smart city tech will not only save an estimated $1 million in annual lighting costs, but will also provide no-cost Internet access throughout the city.
