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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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.
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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.
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Senate Bill 445 allows the Division of Highways to acquire right of ways and lease them out for utilities to use.
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Economists and educators in the state have been promoting broadband access as a means to grow communities, businesses and education.
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Residents in San Rafael have launched a pre-emptive effort to prevent telecoms from installing small cell antennas throughout the city.
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City CIO Matt Killen estimates that SiFi Networks, which has inked a 30-year deal with the city, will begin work in 2019.
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Research indicates that a lack of Internet access could be among the factors contributing to a significant percentage of California residents going under-reported.
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The proposal would drastically cut costs from earlier $10 million projections, while improving coverage and relieving the city of responsibility for maintenance.
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Some gaps in a new deal between Lake County and Lake Connections could cause the federal government and local taxpayers to lose up to $45 million.
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Ajit Pai once blamed the Obama administration for a DDoS attack. Now he's saying it never happened.
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Senate Bill 1451 was held in the state Senate after local officials voiced concern about the loss of community oversight on the wireless installations.
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Las Vegas is using a new machine learning platform to troubleshoot and predict IT system failures, getting the networks back online more quickly.
