Broadband & Network
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Plus, federal legislation supporting rural Internet access gets introduced, Utah’s legislature will consider a law establishing digital literacy education, Texas is investing millions in broadband expansion, and more. -
Hawaii has received federal approval to begin spending nearly $149 million to expand high-speed Internet statewide, marking one of the largest digital infrastructure investments in state history.
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The City Council approved giving OnLight Aurora, set up to manage the city’s fiber network, $80,000 via either a loan or grant. A key issue, an alderman said, is getting the organization back on track.
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A proposal has been introduced in Connecticut to outfit utility poles, that have traditionally been used for telephone lines and cable television, with high-speed Internet equipment.
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Following pleas from entrepreneurs and technology professionals, the parish's Metro Council unanimously approved a $150,000 contract to study the issue and develop a plan.
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The Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel wants to give ultra high-speed Internet providers fair and equitable access to develop robust networks around the state.
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Structural upheavals and a budget reality that threatened a major connectivity initiative aren’t stopping the work of these state and local government CIOs.
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According to a Consumer Reports survey, the EPB network owned by the city ranks higher in customer satisfaction than its private-sector competitors.
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US Ignite has created a network of 15 communities that will partner to provide gigabit-scale solutions to municipal problems.
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When government gets into the Internet business, things can get dicey. But Ohio has found a few ways to sidestep the ire of industry.
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A rural network that was supposed to bring broadband to the masses has dissolved after accepting $24 million in federal grants.
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The move is considered a milestone in Google Fiber's slow march toward bringing its hyperfast Internet service to the region.
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Only 55 percent of people living in rural areas have access to the speeds that currently qualify as broadband, while 94 percent of the urban population does.
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Missouri is driving the push to make state highway maps more accurate and easier to update.
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In working to become a truly "smart city," San José is tackling issues that confront communities everywhere.
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The Shaping Our Appalachian Region initiative is a statewide effort to implement innovative solutions to find high-tech ways to supplement the coal industry.
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The Rancho Santa Fe Association signed a $13.5 million letter of intent with Hotwire Communications to bring 10 gigabit high-speed internet service to the community.
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The state has launched a new initiative that includes a broadband access survey where residents can tell officials where they live and what access they have to the Internet.
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Microsoft and Facebook – partnering with Telefónica – have chosen Virginia Beach, Va., as the landing point for a new state-of-the-art subsea cable across the Atlantic from Europe called MAREA.
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The Texas Attorney General's nearly $500 million technology upgrade serves as a warning for future IT projects on allocating the appropriate resources necessary and being prepared for unexpected obstacles.
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Up to 7,800 people at a time will be able to use the high-speed internet.
