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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The county wants to know where it should be putting its money when it comes to high-speed Internet.
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NextLight, a community-owned fiber-optic network ISP in Longmont, Colo., kicked Google Fiber from its top-seeded post and vows to retain its No. 1 rank as neighboring Fort Collins prepares to launch a similar broadband service.
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The awards included funds for improving local government's ability to process Inspection of Public Records Act requests, providing free public Wi-Fi in public libraries and more.
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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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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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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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Which state will be the next to issue an RFP?
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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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Advances in internet technology and resulting demands for greater bandwidth outpace the benchmarks called for 13 years ago.
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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.
