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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Another potential wrinkle in providing broadband is that while the state has approved the Time Warner/Charter Communications merger, it still must pass muster with federal regulators.
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The superfast gigabit service offered to public housing occupants, courtesy of Google Fiber, offers residents a chance for the Internet benefits that many Americans take for granted.
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An estimated 422,000 households in the state don't have access to Internet speeds that meet the FCC minimum for high-speed broadband, and another 1.6 million only have access to one provider.
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The original plan was to allocate $6 million to expanding broadband Internet, but because state legislators couldn't agree on where it would come from, they settled for appropriating just $1 million.
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The town is guaranteeing that at least 35 percent of homes and businesses will use the state sponsored service; if that doesn't happen, it will have to pay a penalty to its private contractor partner.
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The bill's sponsors said the legislation is intended to reduce fiscal and bureaucratic barriers companies face in providing service to rural areas.
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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.
