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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After building several prototype transceivers at the spaceport last summer, Google is testing them with multiple drones in an experiment with delivering 5G wireless Internet access.
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The survey aims to determine which areas have the greatest need for broadband services, how it is used in businesses, and how costly it would be to fix it.
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A report by the Office of Consumer Counsel found the state's businesses to be hampered by low speeds, poor quality and high prices.
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In its first two years, the program has benefited just a few thousand households served by 14 Wisconsin service providers.
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This new program offered through the Environmental Protection Agency will lend broadband expertise to small and rural communities.
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General Electric relocating its headquarters from Fairfield, Conn., to Boston earlier this year is described as being digitally driven and advantageous thanks to Boston's higher bandwidth capabilities.
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Relying on your smartphone as a sole source of connecting to the Internet is a reality for many low income earners and students.
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The study is the first step in figuring out how to deliver broadband to all residents.
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New York City is developing a "free" public Wi-Fi network to be deployed throughout the city, but the poorly appreciated price is our privacy.
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Lawmakers in states with a lot of area to cover are steadily moving toward remote testimony for legislative committees. Washington is moving ahead with its own system and plotting a course for statewide expansion.
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Gainesville Chamber of Commerce upgrades its antiquated phone system to improve their technology using IP Centrex.
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The $13.3 million fiber optic spine between Santa Cruz and broadband-deprived areas of the Salinas Valley is a huge step forward in bringing the unserved areas of Santa Cruz and Monterey counties into the 21st century.
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A look back at highlights and happenings in the world of civic tech.
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State legislation is intended to improve Internet service and drive down prices in rural parts of the state, but proponents say the cable companies want to block competition from smaller providers.
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Under existing state law, city utilities are only allowed to offer telecom services to customers within their power service territories, but Cleveland Utilities hopes the state will reconsider.
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The city has received several complaints of slow Internet speeds, so it's taking into consideration a proposal to offer it themselves.
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Though the metro area has one of the nation’s highest rates of broadband adoption, progress in the Emerald City has stalled.
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Public libraries in cities small and large are helping to close the digital divide by making portable Internet hot spots available to patrons.
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