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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Smartphones are everywhere, but reception isn't.
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The Harford Metro Area Network is the county's high-speed, fiber-optic system, designed to give every school, library, law enforcement and local government agency equal access to high-speed Internet.
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The company is rethinking its fiber optic-based Internet business after Google Fiber cities and high-speed service proved more expensive than originally forecast.
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Because of a 2005 state law, cities must ask voters whether they can provide telecommunications services — essentially entering the marketplace with other companies such as Comcast.
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The tech giant is reconsidering how to provide the service after initial rollouts proved more expensive and time-consuming than anticipated.
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More than a dozen telecom companies could receive a total of $1.5 million under the government subsidies, which should add service for approximately 8,500 households.
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Google's experimentation with wireless Internet delivery is intended both as a means for the company to more cheaply reach users with its own high-speed service, as well as an incentive to its competitors to extend ultra-high-speed internet.
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Building a hybrid fiber/wireless infrastructure can go a long way to quickly get community broadband benefits to urban and rural areas.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals told the Federal Communications Commission it was overstepping its powers in allowing municipalities to ignore state laws prohibiting public broadband rollouts.
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The economics of wireless and the ability to deliver a gig makes the case for wireless/wired hybrid infrastructure.
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The company was set to begin digging in San Jose last month, but nearly 100 employees hired to install Google Fiber were pulled into an office and told the project was being delayed, according to workers.
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At least $1.1 million in unused fiber was either built to closing schools or county education buildings that receive their internet service through a different connection. Some of that fiber was used for less than a year; much of it has never been used at all.
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The county has no immediate plans to provide such broadband services, but voters' approval would permit the county to do so in the future.
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The nearly 900-mile, $68.5 million fiber optic pipeline through nine northwest Illinois counties brought the promise of high speed connections to rural towns, but so far main users are 500 schools, governments, police and fire departments, and other community anchor institutions.
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The Rochester City Council and Rochester Public Utility Board have each heard conceptual presentations from private companies about the possibility of adding broadband service as a utility.
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The surprise delay represents a big disappointment to Portland's internet surfers, who had nurtured hopes for more than two years that Google would bring its superfast service to the region.
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According to a new study, most citizens pass over quicker, pricier broadband for slower, cheaper Internet connections.
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Comcast, with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will begin to offer its Internet Essentials package, a low cost broadband Internet service, to over 2 million American households.
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