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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A team of officials are exploring wireless options for the county, noting broadband access is both an economic development and quality-of-life issue.
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The suit, filed Tuesday, alleges that AT&T deceived its wireless customers and seeks millions of dollars in refunds for a practice that still continues.
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If too many people at this town's school used computers simultaneously, the previous Internet system timed out and reverted to the speed of a dial-up connection -- but that is no longer the case.
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A multi-year effort to build a statewide network has resulted in a service that has not only lowered internet costs, but has increased bandwidth, improving the ability for schools to share educational courses across the state.
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Despite the rapid onset of mobile devices, GPS and high-speed Internet, the nation’s emergency response system is largely a relic frozen in time. But perhaps one East Bay company can finally drag 911 into the 21st century.
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Through Next Century Cities, leaders will gain opportunities to work with partner cities, share knowledge and assist in development of next-generation broadband networks.
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Participating police agencies are given special software, and agree to automatically upload collected phone data to a master database that is accessible to others within the network.
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The FCC’s impending open Internet rules could be based on a variety of sources. Government Technology explains the options and, more importantly, what they mean.
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Supervisor David Chiu’s “Dig Once” proposal would require private and public agencies digging up streets for other work to allow the placement of city-owned conduits that can be used for fiber-optic cables.
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About 91.5 percent of the county can now access speeds of 100 megabits per second and up, well above the national average of 60 percent.
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The Austin market Google Fiber will enter has changed since the Internet giant last year announced plans to bring its ultrafast 1-gigabit Internet to town.
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When it comes to high-speed broadband, meeting demand isn’t always in the incumbent's business model -- so Connecticut is taking matters into its own hands.
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Government officials in Columbia, Mo., want to light and expand the city’s dark fiber infrastructure. But incumbent Internet service providers may raise unfair competition claims if the plan goes forward.
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AT&T said Tuesday it will bring lightning-fast connection to Atlanta, giving the city its first broad commitment for speeds up to 100 times faster than average the American home.
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The city's new fiber optic broadband will provide faster connection speeds and greater bandwidth than the current DSL and cable connections.
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After Google announced last year that Austin would be the second city to get its Google Fiber service, Time Warner Cable and AT&T said they were ready to make additional investments in their networks.
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The people who would actually use the first nationwide public safety wireless communications network have largely been left out of its creation, possibly hurting its effectiveness.
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States increasingly are dropping their caution and embracing cloud computing. What’s driving the move to the cloud?
