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 past three months of remote learning have exposed and widened disparities among New Hampshire’s students, especially for students without Internet access, those learning English and those with special needs.
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The goal of the program, Gov. Chris Sununu said, is to connect homes and businesses that still don't have access to reliable Internet. Schools, libraries and other places where Internet use is essential will be included.
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Neighborhood Allies has partnered with Comcast to provide 1,000 Pittsburgh schools families with home Internet access, ensuring that nearly all district households will have the connectivity required for online learning.
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Plus, a Georgetown University center is emphasizing the importance of state CDOs during dual crises, Arkansas’ governor has created a new technology advisory board to address COVID-19, and more.
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Isolation is known to cause negative psychological and social effects, and the COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated that large-scale isolation creates an entirely new tier of issues in the digital age.
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The upgrade will refresh and clarify language from a 2014 order that helped roll out 4G Internet across the nation. With the developments in 5G, some wireless builders have experienced delays with tower upgrades.
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Many rural areas of the state have struggled with broadband accessibility. Major Internet service providers have concentrated their efforts on the more metropolitan areas with a denser customer base.
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Orangeburg County will expand its broadband services thanks to a $10 million grant.
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A new map rolled out this week by the Michigan Public Service Commission and Connected Nation Michigan pinpoints locations of public Wi-Fi hot spots across the state for people without reliable Internet at home.
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As people are encouraged to shelter in place, it has placed a greater reliance on technology in the home, but working, learning and connecting with friends remotely requires households to meet a digital threshold.
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Federal funding for broadband intended to expand telehealth will go a long way toward getting more people the care they need, but communities must create strategies tailored to their needs to make the most of it.
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The federal government has done little to prevent telecommunications carriers owned by China from peeking at sensitive data they transmit from the United States, according to a new report from a U.S. Senate subcommittee.
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Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker sent a letter asking the Federal Communications Commission to speed up funding for rural broadband programs. A recently filed bill could require the agency to accelerate the program.
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As schools made a fast transition to remote learning amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, many students fell behind due to a lack of high-speed Internet connectivity within their homes.
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In 2018, Mississippi ranked near the bottom of the country in terms of broadband access. Today, evidence suggests a 2019 law could forever change the status quo of high-speed Internet in rural Mississippi.
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Plus, a technology SWAT team is supporting New York State’s COVID-19 response; NASCIO’s state IT recognition award submissions are now open; and New York City has now launched its text-to-911 capability.
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A survey is shedding light on the digital divide in Appalachian southeast Ohio. This region has a lack of accessibility to the Internet, only exasperating the challenges that come with services shifting online due to the stay at home order.
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Students in Western New York are being left behind in online learning due to lack of access to the Internet. The digital divide’s impact has increased since the coronavirus shifted many schools online.
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