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 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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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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