Broadband & Network
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Plus, New York has reopened applications for grants through its ConnectALL program, New Mexico celebrated progress on connectivity expansion, fiber networks continue expanding to new locations, and more. -
All middle-mile construction is now either built or funded, an official said. The next step is last-mile work, bringing actual connections to homes, and meeting with stakeholders to gather infrastructure data.
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TDS Telecommunications LLC has announced that Mooresville High School, part of the Mooresville Graded School District in North Carolina, is the recipient of its $10,000 TDS STEM-Ed grant.
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Plus, Philadelphia’s Digital Literacy Alliance has announced its winter 2020 grant cycle recipients, NYC overhauls its online vaccine finder platform and NYC releases a new broadband-related RFP.
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If it becomes law, the bill aims to streamline and speed up the installation of broadband lines, especially in the state's rural mountains and hollers, and provide more consumer protections for broadband users.
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Citing a report that said despite investments of hundreds of millions of dollars, access to broadband services has remained spotty for many New Mexicans, lawmakers are advocating for an agency to focus on solving this.
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Mayors and others involved with local government from across the globe convened online this week for the preeminent local government conference, during which equity was perhaps the most omnipresent focus of attention.
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The opposition follows a trend among Dewey Beach, Del., residents who are frustrated the town has little control over wireless infrastructure installed in areas maintained by the Delaware Department of Transportation.
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The FCC has established a program to help low-income families pay for Internet service during the pandemic — a move lauded by Navajo Nation leaders because it will strengthen Internet access for tribal members.
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Much is made of the digital divide, but little has been done to eradicate it. Bias in AI, its algorithms and its training data are direct byproducts of the divide, and it would benefit everyone to address it.
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Officials with the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland County, Pa., say the region is on track for growth in the coming year, with the expansion of high-speed Internet access a top priority.
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The Curiosity Lab in Peachtree Corners, Ga., is looking at the future of connectivity through its new 5G incubator — a partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology, the city and telecommunications giant T-Mobile.
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LUS Fiber will extend broadband infrastructure to underserved areas in St. Martin and Iberia parishes and the city of Scott thanks to a $3.1 million federal grant, officials announced Thursday.
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ConnectMaine has opened applications for about half of the $15 million in bond money approved by voters last July to fund high-speed broadband infrastructure projects in unserved and underserved communities in the state.
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A U.S. District judge has ruled that California officials should be able to enforce the state's net neutrality law. But what will the law bring about? And is our definition of "net neutrality" as good as it needs to be?
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ConnectMaine Executive Director Peggy Schaffer discusses her role within Maine government, the challenges and opportunities offered by the pandemic, and getting broadband to the state’s rural areas.
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Plus, Philadelphia announces new pilot projects that will be supported by the city’s innovation fund, the Harvard Kennedy School releases a new step-by-step RFP guide for local governments and more!
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Net neutrality is the idea that all Internet content should be treated the same by internet service providers, meaning ISPs shouldn't be allowed to favor some content over others, typically for extra cash.
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Minnesota state lawmakers now appear ready to spend more state funding than ever to expand Minnesota's broadband Internet accessibility, but questions remain over how best to use that money.
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Verizon is outfitting every student and teacher at five Richmond County, Ga., schools with the use of Chromebooks and 30 GB 4G LTE data plans that are slated to last for as many as four years.
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A new measure that will give the Kentucky Department of Agriculture authority over rural broadband Internet expansion was approved Tuesday by a committee of the state’s lawmakers in Frankfort.
