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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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As the coronavirus pandemic shows little signs of slowing down, calls are growing for the Los Angeles Unified School District to improve upon a hastily launched system of online learning for the coming academic year.
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With Arizona’s rate of infection still rising and no vaccine in sight, many wonder how long insurance providers will keep covering the video visits and telephone calls commonly referred to as telemedicine.
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Hundreds in Daviess County, Ky., have been working from home since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March, and that’s meant big business for Owensboro Municipal Utilities’ residential fibernet service.
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A group of citizens filed a lawsuit against Vallejo for breaking state law by authorizing the purchase of a cell site simulator. The device appears as a cell tower and diverts cell signals to the simulator.
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For students and teachers, the sudden switch to distance learning was a massive experiment, and now several local students said they thought it worked well, while parents of younger students had more trouble.
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In 2015, the Federal Communications Commission changed the definition of broadband in response to growing Internet demands. Experts differ on whether the COVID-19 crisis calls for another definition change in 2020.
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A potential tax revamp in St. Louis, Mo., aimed at attracting more private companies to start offering high-speed Internet service in the city may be headed to the Nov. 3 city election ballot.
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After sitting in the Pennsylvania Senate Communication and Technology Committee for nearly a year, Senate Bill 835 was amended and moved on for consideration this week, aiming to incentivize rural Internet expansion.
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Federal broadband programs tend to assist rural areas because rural areas often lack a broadband option. A new report indicates this policy approach has unfortunate implications for non-white citizens without Internet.
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Reaching those on the other side of the digital divide and teaching the tech skills needed to participate in digitized society has long involved in-person interactions. Now, COVID-19 is changing the approach.
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Ohio education leaders are asking for $4 million in discretionary funding to boost Internet access from CARES Act money designated for education after the coronavirus pandemic showcased the state’s digital divide.
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The bill, signed by the governor earlier this month, allows up to $5 million in annual spending from Florida's Turnpike Enterprise to help develop broadband infrastructure within or adjacent to multi-use corridors.
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Massachusetts expanded access to telehealth through executive orders meant to help hospitals and health-care providers respond to a surge in COVID-19 cases while continuing to care for patients' other medical needs.
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A $1.5 trillion infrastructure construction bill introduced Thursday in Washington by House Democrats could bring faster Internet to rural central and western Massachusetts as well as east-west rail.
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Complying with state rules on open meetings, New Mexico lawmakers paused the debate for close to 30 minutes as the tech team scrambled to get the Internet video feed back online before resuming.
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In a bid to help close the digital divide, Qualcomm donated 900 custom-built, cellular-connected laptops to the San Diego Unified School District on Thursday to support continuing distance learning programs.
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Plus, Pew Charitable Trusts pens letter to Congress emphasizing the importance of broadband expansion after the crisis and Bloomberg Philanthropies launches COVID-19 Management Metrics to support local response.
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South Carolina legislators return next week to decide how to spend $1.9 billion in federal aid for the state’s response to the coronavirus, which has infected at least 20,000 people there and killed more than 600.
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