Broadband & Network
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For the last year, general aviation pilots have paid about $50 a month for Starlink Internet on their airplanes, but the company recently announced a change that spiked costs to as high as $1,000 a month. -
Plus, Massachusetts is distributing nearly 27,000 devices, the Atlanta Regional Commission is launching a digital skills training initiative, Nashville is working to expand language access, and more.
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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.
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The city's fiber optic network picked up national attention in a New York Times article as one of the few locations nationwide where the highest Internet speeds are available.
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One Washington, D.C., neighborhood learned that launching a free public Wi-Fi network was not as easy as initially anticipated.
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Connected cars that make you smile will help university researchers discover real applications for the Internet of Things.
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Former telecom executive will build an IT organization for the First Responder Network Authority.
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City may link community broadband project with huge IT privatization plan.
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Making sure both CenturyLink, phone companies and the cable providers play by the same set of rules will provide immediate benefit — and then the city can start thinking about long-term solutions.
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The work has already generated more than 37,000 construction permits in Kansas City.
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Riders log significant amount of customer activity, Transit Authority looks to expand service to more routes and stations.
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Amazon Web Services announces the City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge for government customers.
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A small Oklahoma city claims it does -- and local officials did it themselves.
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Reform bill follows two legislative audits that targeted the state's use of $126.3 million in federal stimulus funds to expand high-speed Internet across the state.
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And Los Angeles and Baltimore are poised for new broadband projects.
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Faced with increasing costs for telecommunications services, Martin County, Fla., built its own fiber network.
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FCC is offering broadband expansion grants under the Connect America Fund, to new types of entities, including towns and cities.
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When Google comes calling, the tables turn and local governments must meet the company's demands.
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A $100 million upgrade of broadband Internet service in rural Minnesota was omitted from Gov. Mark Dayton's budget.
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The Economic Development Corp. is working its way through more than 150 applications, giving out fiber connections on a first come, first serve basis.
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With a number of announcements and a new website this week, the $7 billion First Responder Network Authority appears to be in first gear moving forward to accomplish its mission of creating a nationwide public safety broadband network.
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