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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Plans calls for Muni Metro to tie into the BART system about 12 to 18 months after a deal can be negotiated with the carriers.
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By July 2017 the project will connect the state’s 274 school districts and 600,000 students to the all-fiber Arkansas Public School Computer Network.
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High-speed internet could be coming to some unconnected areas of Yuba-Sutter through a federally-backed program.
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The privacy regulations approved by the Federal Communications Commission on a partisan 3-2 vote will be phased in over the next two years.
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Google's Access has announced the discontinuation of efforts to bring its fiber network to new cities. The redirect comes with job losses and the resignation of the division's CEO.
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The very rationales for the merger point to the opposite outcome.
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The Columbus, Neb., City Council is expected to consider the agreement to share development of the network at a meeting in November.
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The state's Broadband Enhancement Council has no definitive plans on how it will spend the $1.47 million, but a proposed “strategic plan” unveiled Oct. 20 gives some clues.
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Lack of cooperation was one example of problems cited to state lawmakers who serve on the Science, Technology and Telecommunications Committee and are faced with the challenge of extending broadband internet service in the state.
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Brilliant men and women showcased how they're looking at developing and applying different types of technology in fundamentally new ways at the Emtech conference at MIT's Media Lab.
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A legislative committee is scheduled to hear testimony from a variety of experts on how high-speed internet can gain a more robust footprint in New Mexico’s rural communities.
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Some critics of the move are skeptical of the linkage between expanding broadband service and improved efforts to help utility customers save on their energy bills.
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The legislation, if passed, would stop landlords from refusing to allow competitors access to their buildings to install fiber and antennas.
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The network would replace the turnpike’s microwave-radio system, whose capacity to carry data from toll plazas, camera systems and road sensors to centralized computers will eventually reach its limit.
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With an award on the $7 billion First Responder Network Authority program potentially just weeks away, those on the front lines say that despite years of planning, they still have more questions than answers — but the need for such a network remains.
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The partners will build a fiber optic “backbone” south of Hastings -- the final step in a yearslong effort to provide broadband countywide.
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After its controversial "free Internet" program was shut down in India, the social giant hopes to leverage its position in the tech community to offer rural U.S. residents some form of connection.
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The bill would require that retail broadband service provide customers with “at least” 10 Mbps for downloads and 1 Mbps for uploads, nearly seven times higher than the current requirements.
