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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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
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According to the FCC, more than 30 million Americans lack access to high-speed broadband internet, including a disproportionate number of West Virginia communities.
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The cities on opposite sides of the country are not sitting on the sidelines when it comes to Internet privacy — both are taking concrete steps to protect digital privacy rights.
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The grant will fund the extension of fiber-optic cables to what is described as “key countywide industrial areas.”
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Critics say the bill would make it all but impossible for Maine towns and cities to build their own high-speed networks when cable and telephone companies decline to provide upgraded service.
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Broadband is making its way back onto CIO priority lists, and the reason why lies in the cloud.
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The city-owned electric utility has surpassed rival Comcast as the No. 1 provider of telecommunications in its Chattanooga area footprint.
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In the midst of the controversy surrounding the FCC's recent legislative changes, the case is finally making its way to the Supreme Court for a final decision.
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Many municipalities are forming public-private partnerships to bring high-speed Internet to long-neglected places. Their approaches, however, vary widely.
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FirstNet also is on track to achieve a number of key milestones, such as the delivery of draft state plans in June — three months ahead of the original target.
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There is a strong case for local government partnering with co-ops to deliver broadband to under-connected areas, especially if the cities or counties own their public utilities.
