Broadband & Network
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The City Council approved giving OnLight Aurora, set up to manage the city’s fiber network, $80,000 via either a loan or grant. A key issue, an alderman said, is getting the organization back on track. -
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.
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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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The program – one of the many funding announcements in the final round of USDA’s Re-Connect Pilot Program investments – will benefit Iberville and St. Landry parishes. It is the program’s first venture in Louisiana.
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Americans depend more than ever on high-speed internet to connect to jobs, get health care and socialize. What policies really work to close the rural-urban digital divide?
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A $27 million broadband bill that relies on federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act money has been at the center of recent debate, with Republicans and Democrats divide over its progress.
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A proposal to provide more broadband funding for communities and agencies across Minnesota faces an uncertain future this year as state officials consider how to spend federal virus-related aid.
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Armed with new funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, officials are discussing how to best extend public Internet service in the northwestern part of the city.
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The outage Sunday morning caused a service disruption for dozens of websites and apps, including Hulu, Discord, Medium and Patreon. The cause of the outage was traced to Internet service provider CenturyLink.
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Unlike rural parts of the state, which simply don’t have access to high-speed Internet service, urban areas have many options. Providers have laid the infrastructure, but the average monthly cost is too steep for some.
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One in every five students at New Mexico public schools lives in a household without an Internet subscription of any kind, and roughly 8 percent of students do not have a working computer in their home.
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Before the coronavirus sparked shutdowns throughout North Texas, Dallas city officials greenlit a pilot program in which library patrons could borrow a mobile Wi-Fi device for up to a month.
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As the U.S. rushes to lead in 5G deployment, the nation's top federal risk adviser has released its strategic vision for securing the new infrastructure. That vision focuses heavily on shareholder collaboration.
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While the town of McCandless can create rules to govern the location and style of antennas, they cannot be so restrictive that the systems are unable to function properly, a planning official told the council this week.
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Gov. Chris Sununu announced during a news conference Tuesday that $14 million will be awarded to vendors who have proposed broadband infrastructure projects in underserved rural areas of the state.
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Child-care options and broadband Internet access for communities were among the main topics of discussion Wednesday during a meeting of the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council.
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Tri-County Electric Cooperative is planning to connect customers to its broadband services in a few months, noting the importance of home Internet access due to remote learning.
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The residential pilot in Elkhart County is aimed at being a new step toward providing better access to high-speed Internet to local rural residents, home businesses and small businesses.
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Within Santa Fe, access to broadband Internet remains a challenge for people who can't afford it, prompting the city government to roll out the second phase of a plan to install more free public Wi-Fi hot spots.
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Windham, Conn., staff members and elected officials are currently reviewing the possibility of public access wireless Internet, something that might be more of a necessity during the pandemic.
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The state of Delaware will build more broadband infrastructure, conduct a speed test survey across its communities and help prepare students and teachers for distance learning with millions of CARES Act funds.
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