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 technology uses low-cost plastic antennas and devices placed on power lines so that the existing infrastructure is a guide for broadband signals.
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From flood control in Texas, to wildlife protection in Florida to earthquake alerts in Los Angeles, the IoT is making connections in the public sector.
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At a recent board meeting, FirstNet officials laid out a 100-day plan that indicates a number of strategic milestones the authority plans to hit once an award is made.
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East Stroudsburg University, the Monroe 2030 Action Team and Pocono Mountain Economic Development Corp. have come together to bring high-speed Internet to the area.
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Looking to help close this digital divide, the University of California-Riverside plans to open a new Center for Broadband Policy and Digital Literacy.
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The two cities will explore the feasibility of partnering on a joint economic development grant application next year to demonstrate the potential of regional collaboration.
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Virginia's Isle of Wight County hopes to lure tech businesses to the area by offering radio tower access, including broadband host areas, at its new emergency dispatch radio towers, planned to go up next year.
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The Haverhill City Council president said the city needs faster and more reliable broadband service for everyone.
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The incentives would cost $5 million and are part of more than $60 million in utility customer funds that Gov. Scott Walker's administration wants to reallocate to expand broadband in rural areas of the state.
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Albuquerque is paying $1 million for the line, half of what it would have cost if the city didn't include the fiber installation in an ongoing private-sector project.
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The biggest sticking point is whether the legislation should apply to buildings where the property owner has a contract giving an Internet provider exclusive access to the property.
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The line has since been reconnected, but during the outage, Because the Internet was out, the building department couldn’t issue permits or schedule inspections.
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Persistent Telecom has decided to step out on its own to self-fund and build a secure, private LTE network for first responders.
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Two east Boulder County communities joined 24 other Colorado municipalities when they approved ballot measures allowing them to explore offering their own broadband internet service.
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Ohio will become the first large U.S. city to provide free Wi-Fi on all of its buses.
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The worldwide scourge of cybercrime afflicted 689 million people in the past year, or more than twice the population of the United States.
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Advocates must aggressively engage in politics at all levels if they hope to keep up with giant incumbents that expect the political winds to blow in their favor.
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Voters in several region municipalities opted out of a 2005 state law that restricted local governments from helping bring high-speed communications technology to more rural areas.
