Broadband & Network
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The state has made a new investment to secure better web access for rural and other underserved residents. The state earlier this year announced it had gained a big federal grant for such work. -
Plus, the National Digital Inclusion Alliance offers digital inclusion programming guidance amid mass enforcement actions, a report reveals consumer cost concerns, millions of seniors lack service, and more.
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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.
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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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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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