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 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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Bartow, Fla., has its sights set on plugging smart utility metering into its fiber-optic backbone, and officials say that could grow into a municipal Internet project.
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The city of San Jose announced agreements with AT&T, Verizon and Mobilitie that will bring better cell and Internet service, hundreds of miles of fiber and millions of dollars in private-sector investment.
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Gov. Inslee supported bipartisan proposals allowing port districts to assist in increasing Internet access and setting aside $10 million in state funds to help rural areas where access does not meet minimum speeds.
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Since the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to reverse Obama-era Internet protections, both sides of the issue have dug in and fortified their positions.
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Some $300,000 has been set aside to establish the feasibility of building a massive municipal broadband network.
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After announcing it would be pushing to expand rural Internet connection in a handful of states, the tech giant has said it will supply established providers with cash.
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Efforts to cut down on political ads from nefarious sources have caused the platform to pull legitimate news stories.
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In the Friday judgment, Judge Elaine Kaplan ruled in favor of the First Responder Network Authority, granting it the ability to move forward with the procurement process.
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Seattle's Technology Matching Fund has opened applications for community organizations to apply for grants to help solve connectivity and digital literacy issues.
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A slew of new legislation proves that technology is at the forefront of the collective legislative mind at the state level.
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In total statewide, Round II will drive $268 million in public-private investment and support 54 projects that will reach 89,514 homes and institutions in unserved and underserved communities.
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There is disagreement about how much Click’s wires aid the electric utility, and how much Tacoma Power should have to fund Click as a result.
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The issue originates in 2015, when the state Legislature approved a bill exempting internet service providers from an unusual Oregon property tax - provided those companies offer online connections of roughly 1 gigabit per second.
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