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Broadband Breakfast on May 15, 2024 – Smart Cities and Transportation
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Smart technologies optimize traffic flow and keep commuters updated in real time
Broadband Live
Policies like bulk billing complicate broadband provision in MDUs.
Cloud
Data centers are expected to grow to 6% of American energy consumption by 2026
Broadband Updates
The state increased its low-cost option from the draft circulated in September.
Funding
The state awarded $204 million for expanding broadband infrastructure.
Public Safety
The TikTok ban was incorporated in the comprehensive foreign aid package that was approved on Saturday.
Verizon
The company added 354,000 fixed wireless subscribers in the most recent quarter, leaving the company with 3.4 million such customers overall
Idaho awarded $500,000 in grants to bolster community involvement in the state's BEAD implementation.
A local watchdog organization has accused the Mississippi broadband office of failing to comply with BEAD program guidelines.
Some advocate for directing unused RDOF funds to state broadband offices instead.
Advocates propose merging digital discrimination reporting requirements with existing Broadband Data Collection.
Better Broadband, Better Lives
The third-largest cable ISP in the country told the FCC Friday it intends to surrender awards in Kentucky, Arkansas and West Virginia.
Top controversies include 5G network slicing, paid prioritizing and exempting broadband providers from Universal Service Fund contributions.
The awards will be made from August 25 to August 28, 2024.
Heritage Foundation assers no correlation between the provision of Wi-Fi hotspots and improved educational outcomes.
Participants consider broadband internet an integral part of expanding telehealth accessibility.
The funding proposals are for a program with $980 million in funds available.
Advocates said proposed language from the state assembly would have hindered public broadband deployment.
The agency is set to vote on the measure next week.
The event will feature key officials from industry, government and civil society.
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Penn., said it may be the only viable way to fund the ACP Extension Act.
INCOMPAS and CCIA side with Affordable Broadband Campaign, and against Rosenworcel, on simmering battle over USF.
The state alleged the company lied to customers about their internet speeds.