Broadband & Network
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Plus, new legislation would revive the FCC’s equity council if enacted, a report reveals connectivity gaps in tribal communities, some municipal broadband networks outperform their competitors, and more. -
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.
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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.
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Soon after COVID-19 closed schools and sent workers to home offices, Internet traffic skyrocketed in parts of Virginia, according to J.D. Myers II, senior vice president and regional manager for Cox Virginia.
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SponsoredWhy taking advantage of managed services can be the best option for ensuring network stability and actively identifying and defending against threats while accommodating the budget constraints of the public sector.
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Parts of Louisiana and the Navajo Nation face the biggest gaps.
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Pennsylvania families looking to escape city life for quieter living in the country cite the lack of broadband Internet service as a major sticking point. Internet service has long been a headache for the state’s rural residents.
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Santa Fe Internet service provider NMSurf has finished building redundancy into its wireless system to assure service between Albuquerque and Santa Fe and its fiber-optic feeds from major data centers in other cities.
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Solon Springs, Wis., town board chairperson Angela Botner has partnered with local provider Astrea to apply for an up to $650,000 broadband expansion grant from the Wisconsin Public Service Commission.
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Gov. Jared Polis ordered the creation of Colorado's Broadband Advisory Board last week. The board is intended to enhance interagency collaboration and collect information on digital inclusion and literacy.
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While many cities have embraced the benefits of the next-generation network, others have pulled away for one reason or another. Many customers seem unaware of the benefits of 5G despite its current hype.
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Residents of Garfield County, Idaho, should have access to high-speed Internet by the end of the year, with Zero DB Communications, a Spokane telecommunications company, slated to finish the installation work.
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Orangeburg County, S.C., is currently continuing to place broadband infrastructure on its main thoroughfares, but the problem remains that it simply does not reach all of the area’s residents.
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Nationwide, students in low-income households are less likely than their peers to have high-speed Internet connections at home, a problem education leaders and researchers call the 'homework gap.'
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K-12 Connect is a new program in South Dakota that will provide free Internet service to eligible families of K-12 students for the remainder of the school year, Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday.
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SpaceX, having already established a formidable reputation in rocket launches, is starting to roll out what it hopes will be an even more muscular arm of its business: broadband Internet service.
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Despite close proximity to high-tech companies, some within Oklahoma City limits are without the high-speed connections afforded to their neighbors. ISPs say connecting some of the communities would be too expensive.
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Over the summer, high school volunteers for the nonprofit organization HumanWho virtually taught 10 different subjects, including robotics, entrepreneurship, premed immersion, and other STEM subjects.
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The legislation, which would loosen restrictions for electric cooperatives to offer broadband service, was approved unanimously in both legislative chambers last Wednesday before being sent to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk.
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Remote learning will quietly hit an important milestone in the Buffalo Public Schools this week after the school district reaches its goal of distributing a laptop or tablet to every student.
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A bill is ready for Gov. Tom Wolf's signature that would boost broadband in the state's rural areas by loosening restrictions on electric cooperatives' ability to attach broadband units to existing utility poles.
