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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The survey will help county leaders assess what's currently available and kick-start the development of plans in cooperation with local providers.
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The report came after the agency sharply increased its definition of what constitutes high-speed Internet.
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The state Department of Employment and Economic Development is investing $19.4 million to help expand connectivity in Minnesota.
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City officials feel that high-speed Internet access has become as essential as basic utilities, and say a municipal network would offer the equity that profit-seeking corporations are reluctant to provide.
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The situation is even worse in rural West Virginia, where 74 percent of residents lack access to service meeting today’s speed requirement.
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Tom Wheeler opts for strict regulation of Internet service providers to maintain an open Internet.
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Private companies are paying the city $500 million to transform old pay phones into high-speed Internet hotspots. Is it a plan other cities can copy?
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Saying goodbye to buffering, collaborating in cool ways and keeping a lid on prices for fast local Internet and TV service are just a few plusses to having super-fast broadband.
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Nearly 40 percent of residents across the state lack access to modern broadband services that include high-quality voice, data and video offerings.
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The FCC is expected to vacate state laws regarding the creation and expansion of municipal broadband networks.
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s legislation that would give cities and counties the right to build municipal broadband networks makes a broad statement for the future of connectivity, according to experts.
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The new definition of broadband does not require Internet service providers to make any changes to the services they provide.
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New program leverages both public and private resources to expand high-speed connectivity in the state.
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As the company bombards local TV viewers with ads that promote the offering -- "What will you do with your gig?" -- the 1-gigabit-per-second service is not yet widely available
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The search giant's gigabit broadband service is making its biggest expansion yet.
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Once you know the law, taking action is the second step.
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CTO Mark Myers will work hard to fuel his department as the technology engine that drives economic development and education in the state.
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A group of U.S. legislators have introduced a measure to help cities build their own high-speed networks.
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