Broadband & Network
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County commissioners got a revised schedule for federally funded broadband work. Service provider contracts remain to be signed, and construction is slated to wrap by the end of 2029. -
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.
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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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Under the terms of the arrangement with New Jersey-based SiFi Networks, the city would lease right-of-way across the city and the company would pay for and install an underground, high-speed fiber network for use by several ISPs.
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The results of a survey on broadband Internet for businesses, community organizations and residents conducted in Bastrop County, Texas, last year has revealed significant deficiencies in access and quality of service.
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The latest grant brings the total value of broadband grants awarded in Cumberland County, Tenn., to more than $20 million in the past year, representing new service availability to more than 9,000 homes and businesses.
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SpaceX's satellite service is bringing warp-speed Internet to rural parts of Maine, but early users say its high price and dropped connections may limit its contribution to widely expanding lagging high-speed Internet.
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Polar Communications is planning to expand their broadband network to communities in areas of North Dakota with limited Internet access. The ISP plans to start the next phase of this project this coming spring.
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Now in its sixth year, the Minnesota Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program has awarded $54 million in grants to 39 projects as part of its goal to provide broadband access to all residents within the state.
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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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