Broadband & Network
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The Trump administration has asserted for months that its “bargain” version of the federal $42.5 billion grant program to expand access to broadband Internet would save taxpayers money. -
Plus, Maine is looking for partners for its middle-mile network, New Mexico has enacted a law establishing a broadband affordability program, fiber infrastructure expansion is continuing, and more.
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State lawmakers overrode a gubernatorial veto to bring the Kentucky Communications Network Authority, which runs the state’s high-speed fiber network, under the Commonwealth Office of Technology.
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Yesterday, a fire that started near an overpass in Los Angeles damaged fiber-optic lines used by Spectrum. The company said outages were concentrated in South L.A., but other customers were affected.
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The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission is teaming with Carnegie Mellon University, Allies for Children and others to take a regional approach to improving broadband service in a 10-county area.
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The Town Link program will support 10 organizations in Oakland, Calif., to offer digital skills programs to support their community as one piece of the city’s efforts to bridge the digital divide.
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A Federal Trade Commission report says the largest Internet service providers don't clearly inform customers about the many ways their data is used and often have "problematic interfaces" for customer data options.
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If a bipartisan infrastructure plan in Congress and a state budget get passed in the coming week, North Carolina could be on the receiving end of more than a billion dollars to expand broadband Internet access.
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Plus, Kansas City, Mo., launches new phase in digital equity work; Wisconsin unveils new broadband grants; Philadelphia debuts an online tax center; and a data map tackles chain restaurants.
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According to officials, New Mexico's infrastructure has been chronically underfunded and insufficient. The state could receive as much as $3.7 billion from the federal infrastructure package.
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Alaska has major plans to upgrade its highways and bridges, ferry system, high-speed Internet infrastructure and more using funding from the recently approved federal infrastructure package.
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According to an estimate from the White House in August, Maine will receive roughly $2.4 billion from the recently passed infrastructure bill. Though the funds will help, the state will still have gaps to address.
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After a long wait, the federal infrastructure bill is headed toward President Joe Biden's desk. How can states and local areas take advantage of the $65 billion set aside for broadband? Here are some details.
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Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by Congress will send billions in new public funding to projects that expand broadband and encourage the adoption of zero-emission vehicles, among other initiatives.
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The city has taken the next step toward creating a municipal broadband utility to compete with private Internet companies, like neighboring Cedar Falls Utilities has done successfully for years.
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On Dec. 5, AT&T and Verizon had planned to roll out new 5G networks using the C-band spectrum. But after hearing concerns raised by the Federal Aviation Administration, the two companies have pushed the date back.
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Within the next year, telecommunications companies are planning to ramp up the effectiveness of their 5G networks, but millions of older phones will become useless when 3G networks are shut down during this time.
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The mayors of Detroit, Lansing and Ypsilanti in Michigan are on the same page when it comes to the federal infrastructure bill. They have urged Congress to pass the bill before it's too late.
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Plus, applications for the U.S. Digital Corps will open soon, the Knight Foundation makes a significant commitment to Detroit’s digital equity work, and Denice Ross is the new U.S. chief data scientist.
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CIO Fred Brittain discusses why despite an influx of funds from the federal government, Maine’s topography and demographics make getting high-speed Internet to everyone easier said than done.
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Over half of the computers in the Dauphin County Library System couldn't be used by the public because of COVID-19 precautions. This week saw the return of all computers for public use.
