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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State lawmakers have long shied away from treating Internet access as another essential utility.
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The bill would allow cellular companies to place new network nodes in public rights of way but could cost cities millions of dollars.
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Visualization shows poverty rates along with available Internet speeds.
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Maine joins at least a dozen other states that are considering similar legislation.
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Customers can plug in their TV, router, laptop, game console or other device directly into Webpass and have connectivity.
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Local governments are taking an increasingly active role in providing equitable tech opportunities to all citizens.
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A new study from Ohio State University found 31 percent of the state's rural population lacked access to fixed broadband service.
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Library patrons, and even those without a library card, can stop by to use one of its 15 Chromebooks and a wireless printer, as well as other library services.
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TVA currently has about 3,500 miles of fiber optic lines along more than 16,000 miles of transmission lines.
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Before net neutrality, the FTC had jurisdiction over the internet ecosystem of internet providers like AT&T and content creators like Netflix, and used that authority to enforce transparency rules.
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The proposed city-Cruzio partnership has fallen to the wayside, but there is still the possibility of companies moving forward with fiber plans independently.
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Attendees will be asked to fill out a one-page survey about their internet use at home, the level of service, and costs
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The idea is to provide incentive to broadband internet service providers who have wanted to come into Cheyenne, but have been put off by the existing fees.
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It’s been a long, strange trip — and it’s not over.
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The project, financed with $90 million in federal and state grants, serves many local police and government buildings, but has been beset by legal difficulties for years.
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In rural areas, the system could potentially provide even faster speeds because fewer transceivers would be needed, allowing the laser chips to shoot beams at optimum speed over long distances.
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This bill is countering another bill introduced earlier in the year that limited the amount public utility providers can charge.
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The grant program currently allocates $1.5 million a year to expand rural broadband access, and this bill would add $15 million to the grant program
