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 bill signed by Gov. Scott Walker directs the Public Service Commission to certify eligible communities as “Broadband Forward!” as long as they adopt an ordinance to streamline the process between them and the service provider.
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Gov. Mark Dayton is requesting $100 million in bonding for Greater Minnesota broadband infrastructure this session.
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As a part of Comcast's Internet Essentials Program, more than 600,000 low-income families in Philadelphia, Miami, Nashville and Seattle will have access to Internet.
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Gov. Mark Dayon proposed $100 million to boost high-speed Internet access in rural Minnesota, touting the goal in recent weeks as an economic development tool for businesses and entrepreneurs.
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Supporters of rural broadband have tried for seven years to win approval of some form of legislation allowing local publicly owned electric utilities to expand their high-speed Internet services.
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Millinocket, Maine, is working with the ConnectME Authority, a state agency whose mission is to facilitate the universal availability of broadband access to all Mainers to attract businesses to the area.
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The service offered by Mediacom isn't limited to Jacksonville; it would provide 1 gigabit-per-second broadband services to virtually all of the 3 million homes and businesses within the 1,500 communities in the 22 states that it serves.
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The diversity in recent municipal broadband projects history indicate a trend of innovation. No longer content to wait for private industry, cities large and small are building the kinds of networks and partnerships that serve the persistent demand for connectivity.
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The project was designed to link rural communities with high-speed fiber. but the House stuck the bill in its Political Subdivisions Committee, where it has languished for weeks and is expected to stay while the session ends.
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The service's connectivity relies on a combination of T-Mobile and Sprint's networks, as well as available Wi-Fi for the strongest signal and fastest data.
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The city's chief financial officer, however, is less optimistic and believes margins of error between success and failure are too thin for him to recommend that the city spend the $220 million to $270 million necessary to complete the expansion.
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Google's Pittsburgh office said the grants to the city's Larimer and East Liberty neighborhoods fit with the company's core mission to promote universal Internet access.
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The Democrats' policy platforms address the fundamental issue of Internet haves and have-nots in the U.S. But research suggests just hooking people up to broadband won't solve the problem.
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A bill from a bipartisan group of senators would charge the Federal Communications Commission with the task of encouraging growth in the Internet of Things field.
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Mayor John Hamilton repeatedly has pushed for the creation of a citywide, community-controlled broadband network since his campaign.
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While Portland has been on the sidelines, Google Fiber has committed to serve eight other U.S. cities. For customers in Oregon awaiting Google, the 24-month delay has been exasperating and bewildering.
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Although no timetable has been set, Google is excited to expand its fiber network to San Francisco, increasing speeds for residents while reducing costs.
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The openness of the Internet gives an advantage to attackers – but what constitutes an act of war in the electronic world?
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