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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Businesses, political subdivisions, Indian tribes and Minnesota nonprofits all applied as unserved entities for more than $10 million in grant funds.
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A recent report released by the president's Broadband Opportunity Council made recommendations that would reduce the nation's digital divide.
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A number of organizations are banding together to address broadband network quality in rural and tribal libraries.
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New York legislators sure hope so, and a feasibility study will look at how to best deliver broadband to rural areas in an attempt to lure families.
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More than $26 million is dedicated to provide broadband to over 81,000 rural Tennesseans.
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Rural American communities are geographically distant, but a new project from the Intelligent Community Forum will try to bring them together.
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What began as a niche innovation is creating a wider transformation of government culture.
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Rides on Florida's Tri-Rail includes Wi-Fi in all trains, which offers increased productivity and connectivity for commuters.
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The Bluegrass State will receive more than $30 million over then next six years to close the digital divide.
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While entire constituencies could benefit from public-private partnerships, investor-led consortia want to cherry-pick assets.
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The FCC will provide rural North Dakotans with funding for broadband in an effort to close the digital divide.
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San Diego; Irvine, Calif.; and Louisville, Ky., are all in the running to be the next city for Google Fiber implementation.
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The requested rule change would create a variety of new categories of telecom service providers and nonregulated utilities that could provide broadband to increase Internet usage around the state.
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San Francisco, New York and Chattanooga? NoogaNet delivers some of the fastest publicly owned broadband Internet.
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There are some simple steps everyone can take to protect their online privacy.
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It will be years yet before FirstNet is found in public safety jurisdictions nationwide, but JerseyNet is one of the first looks at what form the first responder network will take.
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The small college of Catawba will be the first location in town to boost its internet speed tenfold.
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In an attempt to close the digital divide for many Mississippians, more than $800,000 in federal funding will be allocated for broadband expansion.
