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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Cities are speaking out against the recent FCC proposed rollback of regulatory power over Internet service providers. Boston, New York City, Seattle and San Francisco have all weighed in.
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The county Public Utility District started working on the fiber system in 2000, and by 2016 it had cost about $256 million.
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Consumer groups and some lawmakers warned that the deregulation steps taken by the FCC would trigger more media consolidation and higher prices.
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The bill could help bring high-speed Internet to 3 million people in 85 of North Carolina’s 100 counties.
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Providers often have regional monopolies that make access too expensive for people who live in more rural or poor areas -- but that must change.
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Bloomington's partnership with Axia for citywide fiber has dissolved after there was apparent disappointment on both sides of the deal.
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It’s not clear when construction will be done and the network lit up in different areas, but the project will definitely be completed.
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At a proposer conference, service providers, city officials and potential investors discussed details about the RFP for a countywide broadband network.
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By rejecting the public option, Boulder avoids a scenario in which it spends about $100 million or more on the build-out.
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Known also as AcceleratePA, the Monroe Gigabit Project aims to bring gigabit internet service to clients in the area for an annual cost of $1,000 or less.
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The plan would not be to provide direct internet service to homes in the town, but to create a “middle mile."
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Fiber can provide symmetrical upload and download speeds that allow tech startups to give as much as they demand; it responds to the growing trend of telecommuting employees; and ubiquitous broadband gives employees parallel service between work and home.
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A coalition that includes the youth-driven Generation WV and AARP West Virginia is urging Gov. Jim Justice to quickly approve legislation that will allow the same type of cooperatives that were used to build out the nation's electrical grid.
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Although universal wireless internet and information sent by lasers over thin air may sound appealing, experts say a fiber infrastructure is the immediate future of fast internet.
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The private company that currently runs the network filed for bankruptcy in March, and its parent company is suing the state in U.S. District Court, arguing it has no long-term obligation to keep the network running.
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AT&T, Comcast, Consolidated Communications and Spectrum (formerly Time Warner) only sped up their service after Google Fiber came to town. They all insist it was customer demand, not Google, that prodded them.
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Americans broke ranks with Washington on the subject of government-run broadband networks, with 70 percent overall believing “local governments should be able to build their own broadband networks if existing services in the area are either too expensive or not good enough.”
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Proponents argue that to have a blanketing “statewide framework” for approving small-cell projects would streamline the process of deploying the most cutting-edge technology for customers.
