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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Smart City Holdings blocked Wi-Fi connections in multiple convention centers nationwide, forcing exhibitors and visitors to pay up to $80 a day to access its Wi-Fi services.
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Neither SF Muni, BART nor Caltrain provide the perk of free Wi-Fi, citing cost, but the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority does.
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Upper management of the beleaguered FirstNet gets a revamp: two new positions and one new hire.
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The project is supported by some high-profile political leaders at the state and local levels, but for some, building such a network “is something that should be done by the private sector.”
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Local ISP Fire2Wire’s good deed comes as the city’s effort to bring free Wi-Fi downtown appears to have stalled.
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The project is the first in the nation to be obligated, which allows Mescalero Apache Telephone Inc. officials to take advantage of low interest dollars. With the loan, it can upgrade specific portions of its copper cable facilities with fiber.
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Under Alphabet, the company aims to better organize those businesses by operating as a collection of separate entities.
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City council members are making known their wish list of what they hope Comcast can deliver, including whether the company can offer free Internet in city recreation centers, prisons and parks.
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When you use ping, you’re measuring the latency of the connection between the Internet device and a Web address.
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A few experts have pieced together enough evidence to conclude that AT&T's wired network was the culprit.
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These awards will help provide yet another resource to help cities and counties navigate the murky waters they find themselves in when it comes to broadband.
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The goal is to produce faster streaming and downloads for consumers, more high-quality spectrum for wireless companies, cash for broadcasters and billions of dollars in licensing fees for the federal government to help reduce the budget deficit.
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The two counties will now work to help secure funding for the initiative through the "New NY Broadband Program," a $500 million grant program included in the 2015-16 state budget.
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The company's discounted Internet service for low-income families is being doubled -- to 10 megabits per second.
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The USDA is establishing two funding cycles to review and prioritize applications for the Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee program.
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Facebook's Connectivity Lab has completed work on an unmanned aircraft it calls Aquila, which can send Internet signals from the sky to users below.
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In 10 years, Google Fiber may be as prevalent as AT&T, Comcast and Charter in a handful of big cities — but the biggest metropolitan centers remain conspicuously absent from the company’s Fiber roster.
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The structures will serve as the backbone for Google’s high-speed network.
