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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The Bay Springs Telephone Company Inc. will use a $4.6 million grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to connect 5,139 people, 69 businesses and 77 farms to high-speed broadband Internet in Mississippi.
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Project OVERCOME, led by US Ignite and funded by the National Science Foundation, will select five proof-of-concept projects to grow access to broadband connectivity in underserved or unserved areas.
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Stepping off of the ferry onto Monhegan Island in the state of Maine is like stepping back in time. No paved roads. No cellphone service. A one-room schoolhouse sits in the island’s center.
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A publicly financed fiber network spanning Multnomah County, Ore., would cost $1 billion, according to a new study, a price tag that could make it prohibitively expensive even if it’s technically possible.
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The Briggs Lawrence County Public Library will soon be receiving 40 hot spots for expanded Internet service. The move aims to help bridge the digital divide problem in Appalachian Ohio communities.
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COVID funding is being used to get Internet services to all of Schuylkill County, Pa., via collaborations with local school districts and other work in underserved areas, one of Schuylkill’s commissioners said.
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In a parking lot at the Interstate 79 Technology Park, candidates running for everything from the U.S. Senate to Fairmont, W.V., City Council met to discuss elements of a “Broadband for All” proposal.
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Since COVID-19 first shut down in-person learning, Seattle schools have distributed devices and Internet for thousands of students, but district officials haven’t been able to share related data with certainty.
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In addition to improper business expense claims, the FCC alleged that Sandwich Isles Communications and its parent company used taxpayer money to pay inflated rent and management fees as well as unjustified bonuses.
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As students and their families wait for better Internet at home, West Virginia has deployed hundreds of new Wi-Fi access points in facilities across all of its counties that any student can use.
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As the need for reliable and affordable high-speed Internet continues to grow in these unprecedented times, local government officials in Laurel County, Ky., say constituents are frustrated with the situation.
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As a weird fall of distance learning unfolds, new data shows a majority of schoolchildren in Southern California’s metro areas are using computers issued by school districts — not devices belonging to their families.
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Under the legislation, electric co-ops and Santee Cooper, the state-owned electric utility that provides power to co-ops that serve mostly rural communities, can lease out space to ISPs on existing infrastructure.
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Roughly $75,000 from the city’s $2.2 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act money will be used to extend Internet access for 800 low-income families throughout the city.
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Officials with Kenergy Corp. and Big Rivers Electric Corp. told lawmakers Thursday Kenergy intends to move ahead on plans to create a regional broadband Internet service in Kentucky through a subsidiary.
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While the gradual adoption of 5G technology comes with connectivity issues for smartphones and other communications devices, many overlooked the potential impacts it would have on vehicle emergency-assistance features.
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The city of Dayton has issued a notice of funding opportunities saying it has $1.4 million in federal CARES Act dollars available to expand broadband access to multiple neighborhoods throughout the city.
