Broadband & Network
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The state has received final federal approval on how it plans to spend nearly $149 million to expand Internet access statewide. The funds come from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. -
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.
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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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Allowing municipally owned utilities to offer high-speed Internet outside their service areas would help Farm Bureau members in underserved areas send and receive massive documents necessary to conduct business.
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A Yorktown-based telecommunications company is seeking officials' approval to run a fiber-optic cable on the floor of the Chesapeake Bay and bypass vulnerable infrastructure points.
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The commission's ruling overrides "restrictive state laws," allowing local broadband providers to expand their service to surrounding areas and make decisions regarding their own broadband future.
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Another signature achievement of the Obama Administration – the First Responder Network Authority – appears headed down a path similar to the original Healthcare.gov. Can officials fix it?
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A coalition called Next Century Cities is bringing leaders together to demonstrate the value of Internet infrastructure investments, celebrate member cities’ successful projects, and help other cities do the same.
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The plan to launch a cellphone network appears similar to what Google has done with cellphones and broadband Internet service, spurring innovation among industry heavyweights.
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Supporters said deregulation would encourage phone carriers to spend more money expanding high-speed broadband networks rather than maintaining outdated land lines.
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Gov. C.L. Otter signed legislation on Friday sending the Department of Education $3.64 million to reimburse school districts for their own broadband costs.
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The adoption of the net neutrality plan remained secret in the run-up to the final vote and afterward left as many questions as answers.
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Officials are looking into the possibility of expanding the fiber optic line through its properties with a goal of improving Internet connectivity for tenants at the port and Chehalis Industrial Park.
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While tech firms large and small urged regulators to take action, telecoms said reclassifying broadband as a utility could stunt innovation.
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The measure allows school districts to negotiate their own broadband contracts for the rest of this school year to replace the Idaho Education Network system.
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The Federal Communications Commission reclassified Internet connectivity as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act on Feb. 26, preserving an open Internet. The commission also vacated state laws in North Carolina and Tennessee that restrict expansion of local broadband networks.
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Municipal utilities in Chattanooga want to widen their broadband footprint by extending their fiber-optic service outside of their current service territories, where local governments request the service.
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If our 1968-vintage emergency-number system were enabled for the newer ways we communicate, it could work a lot better — and cost a lot less.
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The test asks simple questions and gauges the speed of the connection, as well as information on what others in the same area are reporting about broadband service.
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Officials said the hope is that existing telecommunications providers will increase bandwidth, improving speeds and reliability while new businesses enter the market.
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The highly charged debate springs surprisingly from nearly universal agreement that the Internet is fine just the way it is. The long-simmering hang-up has been how to keep it that way.
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