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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Comcast is partnering with the city of Modesto, Calif., to expand high-speed Internet infrastructure for businesses in the central and downtown areas, company executives announced Wednesday.
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A partnership between technology giant Microsoft and Internet service startup Starry will bring free Internet to roughly 9,000 residents living in Los Angeles public housing for the rest of the 2020-21 school year.
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Last week, the Oconee County government announced plans to spend $4.5 million to bring broadband coverage to the entire county through contracting with Smart City Capital in a 20-year agreement.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that $46.4 million will go toward assisting underserved, rural populations in Southern Illinois with connecting to better high-speed Internet.
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In a live virtual panel, NASCIO released its annual survey of state chief information officers today, supporting the notion that state IT leaders led the transition to remote work and a renewed push for digital services.
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Spectrum and Hawaiian Telcom will share space on relocated power lines through Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to complete the island’s broadband loop. The project will close a 22-mile gap from Volcano to Pahala.
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The Guernsey County Public Library system will begin checking out six Chromebooks for patrons in good standing as a way to help families navigating coronavirus-related homeschooling efforts.
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The digital divide in the working-class community of Long Beach stands in stark contrast to the experience of those living just over the Orange County border in the upper-class Los Alamitos suburb.
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Sixty-seven public and private projects funded by nearly $50 million in federal coronavirus relief grants could soon connect more than 70,000 households that have struggled with reliable Internet service for years.
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Dissatisfaction with the Internet options in Ames is an issue the City Council has confronted in recent years. With a new provider in town, some believe the new competition could be the solution.
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The digital divide grew during the pandemic after schools suddenly closed and households could not easily shift online. Experts say this widens achievement gaps between low-income schools and affluent counterparts.
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Wisconsin regulators have awarded $5.3 million in federal pandemic relief money to fund expansion of high-speed Internet service in a dozen counties — provided those projects are completed this year.
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A newly imposed fee requires the Department of Transportation to collect funds from companies that build broadband lines in state right-of-ways or under highways. Lawmakers say it threatens rural expansion efforts.
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New Mexico lags behind peer states with regard to its broadband access, in part because of its large swaths of rural and tribal areas, according to a report by the Department of Information Technology earlier this year.
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As more students return to school in person, some school districts are having to trim back programs that deployed buses as hot spots in neighborhoods for students with little or no internet access.
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Republican lawmakers representing counties in upstate New York expressed concern on Wednesday about a new fee that they say could threaten the expansion of broadband in underserved rural communities.
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The FCC's decision to open up spectrum for Wi-Fi 6 technology may significantly increase broadband access. However, utilities and public safety are afraid their communications may be compromised.
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The Trump Administration is providing $4 million to aid in broadband expansion in rural Indiana.
