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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Myriad factors and unknowns cloud the question for now.
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The 1947 state law on utilities states the city has to get permission from the Kansas Corporation Commission to sell bonds and fund its fiber-to-home project in the rural community.
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While most U.S. schools are working to expand their Web-based course offerings, Texas universities are widening bandwidth on campus for students and faculty, who increasingly use the Internet for just about everything.
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If cable and phone companies don't provide faster web service, more municipalities say they want to do it themselves as municipal electric utilities have done in Chattanooga, Tullahoma, Tenn., and Dalton, Ga.
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Low-income families, minorities, people with disabilities and seniors are overwhelmingly represented in the broad swath of the city’s population who are unable to gain access to crucial information and resources.
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A survey on Internet security and trust polled people in 24 countries on their views about online privacy, governance and concerns about security.
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Cleveland is partnering with a host of public- and private-sector organizations to build a downtown high-speed broadband hub.
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The ambitious plan highlights the progress scientists have made in building out the system, which can give as much as a minute of warning before a major earthquake is felt in metropolitan areas.
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Officials with participating institutions said the new network backbone will help the state bring additional capacity needed to expand the network to public libraries and other organizations.
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Check out our infographic to get a quick glance at the 2014 Digital Cities Survey's top cities and biggest trends.
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The basic idea is that the Internet is no longer a plaything or special portal for the privileged, but a communication and commerce network essential to modern life.
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Representatives from state and local government, along with private-sector leaders, rallied on Tuesday in support of a petition to the FCC to vacate state laws that prevent expansion of gigabit Internet connections.
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City officials ready to deliver free Wi-Fi services to millions of residents and visitors across New York's five boroughs.
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How much over budget is the campus's unfinished wireless network expansion -- already $2 million over -- expected to go?
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For the first time, an annual Census survey measures local Internet adoption. See which cities have the highest rates.
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The $60 million contract for a statewide school broadband network has been scrapped, affecting the 5-year-old broadband and video-conferencing system and tens of millions of dollars already spent on the project.
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While President Barack Obama and FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler appear to be on the same page publicly regarding open Internet rules, separate statements may show confusion between the White House and the commission.
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The telecom giants look at the San Joaquin Valley and see low population density. But ag tech users are plants.
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