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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Chairman Tom Wheeler's plan would impose federal oversight of online traffic to ensure that Internet providers don’t give preference to video and other content from some websites over others.
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In the age of the data breach, here are questions internal auditors and compliance managers must ask regarding third-party access.
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Instead of providing wireless Internet to residential customers, Owensboro Municipal Utilities will deliver high-speed Internet to homes by expanding its existing fiber-optic telecommunications network.
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Hundreds of millions of Americans have moved rapidly from traditional land lines to relying on various forms of wireless phone services, making the 911 emergency system ever more complex, experts say.
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School and library officials had feared that the FCC, acting in response to a federal court ruling, might change its policies in ways that would restrict access to online resources.
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IoT systems around the world have resulted in pockets of connected communities operating successfully, but in isolation. The challenge is how to connect them.
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Two lawmakers have introduced a resolution that enables Congress members to vote and participate in committee hearings via the Internet.
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The Electric Utility Board voted unanimously to find out estimated costs, and instruct staff to look into whether there are any state laws that place limits on municipal broadband networks.
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Sen. Chris Walters has introduced a bill that would create a fiber-optic highway, and form a private-public partnership with a local company that provides high-speed Internet, Web hosting and digital backup.
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The news marks a clear challenge to Google Fiber, which is still wiring the market with its own super-fast Internet service.
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State officials are encouraging school districts to develop an emergency plan in case broadband is shut off for the rest of the current school year, and apply for e-rate money for 2015-2016.
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The city has led the charge on the CTGig Project with multiple goals, including establishing a "world-leading gigabit network" and offering disadvantaged residents internet for free or at heavy discounts
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The move is a reversal of a 2009 decision to keep the open-ended communication channel public.
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The southwestern Illinois town is forming a committee to look at ways to expand broadband in the region.
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With the loss of one key radio transmission site, each emergency agency would have access to a single radio frequency for communications.
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Commissioners with the Idaho port approved both an agreement naming the Port of Whitman County as a partner in the project.
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Wireless-connected devices offer financial benefits for local governments, but they come at a price.
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The law, enacted in 1990, doesn’t sufficiently address cellphones and other wireless devices.
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