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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As cybercriminals step up their attacks on state governments, officials are hiring friendly hackers to help them uncover hidden security flaws in their computer systems.
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Data on the economic impact of broadband is a valuable tool for policymakers and business leaders.
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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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The lower chamber of Congress and the White House aren't friendly to the idea of net neutrality.
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After a $1.5 million grant from the California Public Utilities Commission, Nicasio residents are beginning to see signs of broadband — and the Bolinas community isn't far behind.
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Four local agencies in Ottawa County are permanently pooling their fiber resources, allowing for faster Internet speeds and more reliable backups.
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Alaskan Sen. Lisa Murkowski said her affirmative vote on the effort to reinstate Obama-era Internet protections was about bringing attention to her state’s overall lack of access.
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Plus, Long Beach, Calif., receives grant for lab to create innovation tools for first responders; Tulsa, Okla., wins Cities of Service’s inaugural Engaged Cities Award; and Portland, Ore., welcomes new Code for America brigade.
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After putting a pin in the effort to offer Internet service, council approval for the multi-million-dollar project is expected to come later this month.
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Allowing the nonprofit electric co-ops to have cable-like television offerings is a way of doing that in rural Tennessee where 34 percent of residents don't have broadband access.
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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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