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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Revisiting wireless Broadband to California farms; Chattanooga’s gigabit Internet service; Google Apps in Wyoming; Minnesota and St. Paul adopt Microsoft Office 365.
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The deployment of Danville’s microwave emergency responder network satisfied the FCC’s narrowbanding mandate.
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Revisiting Wilmington, N.C.'s white space network products, Los Angeles Gmail contract, Bergen County, N.J., fingerprint identity program.
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We check in with initiatives we’ve covered over the past few years and ask, ‘Where are they now?’
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The county also plans to expand free Wi-Fi access to the 11 parks with technology centers and three additional parks adjacent to public libraries.
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Mable Woolsey Elementary and Knox County Government Beat the Odds to Bring Technology to Local Citizens and Students
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The 31 chosen parks and plazas span the city, and are focused on public spaces that get the most use such as Chinatown and the Tenderloin.
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A new “Grid Modernization Index” ranked 41 states and the District of Columbia based on what they’re doing to improve their grids.
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Fiber to the Home Council Americas asks the FCC for matching grant program to help communities develop gigabit networks.
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The Idaho State Department of Education's pilot aims to ensure that technology isn't being used simply for technology’s sake.
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A small Minnesota town wonders if being a "connected city" is really necessary anymore.
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The Port of Pittsburgh Commission is developing an infrastructure backbone and suite of apps and devices that could refresh river transport technology across the country.
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Indiana University successfully deployed application virtualization on its network; here are some tips for how you can do the same.
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Government Technology’s Top 25 honors innovators in the public sector.
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The $1.5 billion master-planned community will be one of the country's first to be built from the ground up with infrastructure for 5G.
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The Pennsylvania state government awarded funding to Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Project program.
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Bonds in the amount of $2.7 million, if approved by voters, would pay for a needed upgrade of the police communications system.
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Faced with a potential budget-busting bill of $120,000 to provide Wi-Fi at its aquatic facility, Naperville Park District’s IT director scored a deal to receive free broadband equipment, Wi-Fi installation and service at eight facilities. Now the company is looking to take the idea nationwide.
