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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The airport was identified as a lower-risk alternative to an earlier discussed pilot program in downtown and surrounding residential areas that was considered too risky by the city's finance director.
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Microsoft has released a round of grants to several companies and municipalities who are bringing Internet connections to the underserved.
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A hiccup has stalled progress of US Internet's fiber network buildout because a digging permit was denied. The Minneapolis Park Board claimed that the firm was not detailed enough about when and where in public parks they would lay cable.
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Canton's resolution expressed the desire for a municipal broadband infrastructure to be built in order to attract businesses to the area and better serve its residents.
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The Mountain View, Calif.-based company has launched service in Nashville and Atlanta on a limited basis, but users in Charlotte and Raleigh haven’t yet been able to sign up.
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Center officials are providing strategic planning sessions to aid communities in learning about the expansion in Eastern Kentucky.
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AT&T has become the first major Bay Area broadband provider to widely offer gigabit service targeted at consumers. Many suspect the looming threat of Google Fiber offering service to the area accelerated the move by AT&T.
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Los Angeles leaders say they hope to encourage other cities to do as they have and join the infrastructure connecting California's education and research worlds.
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At its May 5 meeting, the Rancho Santa Fe Association approved a letter of intent with Hotwire Communications to build out a one-gigabit to 10-gigabit speed fiber-optic network to every home in the Covenant.
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City officials are exploring other ways to improve telecommunications services for residents; the city manager wants to spend $4.1 million next year on building out its fiber network.
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Five cities have been named as the testing grounds for the Cool and Connected program, a community-based plan aimed at boosting connectivity and pulling in money for their local economies.
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Haverhill, Mass., hopes to be the next city for Verizon New England's fiber Internet service. Boston recently closed a deal with the New York City-based business to receive $300 million in fiber optics investments.
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Five of the city's seven commissioners said they would consider creating a publicly owned and operated Internet utility, depending on the results of an upcoming financial analysis and risk assessment.
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The partnership will also enable the state to become a service provider to local entities such as Sacramento County and California State University, Sacramento.
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MetroNet seeks to deploy a 100 percent fiber-optic network throughout the city, which would connect directly to customers' homes or businesses.
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The city of St. Louis, Downtown STL and the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership issued a request for information on bringing in ISPs to provide affordable Gigabit Internet similar to the Google service in neighboring Kansas City, Mo.
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Google made an announcement of adding the Pacific Northwest city to its Digital Inclusion Fellowship, which brings Internet to low-income residents. Many speculate that the company will bring its Fiber service next.
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Google was notoriously vague about its project to bring Fiber to the city five years ago, and needs to be open and clear about its newest wireless experiment.
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