Press Release: Alaska to Receive Federal Funds for Rural Wireless Improvement Efforts
Press Releases
March 6th, 2014
TweetIn light of new developments in the Universal Service Fund, this press release about the Tribal Mobility Fund caught our eye…. March 5, 2014 – The Federal Communications Commission announced that Alaska’s largest telecommunication provider, General Communication, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNCMA), is eligible to receive $41.4 million for rural 3G/4G wireless projects as part of its Tribal [...]
Internet Innovation Association Announces Return of Founding Co-Chair Larry Irving
Broadband's Impact, FCC, IP Transition, NTIA
January 23rd, 2014
TweetJanuary 23, 2014 – This press release come over the wire from the Internet Innovation Alliance: Ten years after he founded the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) alongside still-Co-Chair Bruce Mehlman, Larry Irving this month returns to the coalition, the IIA today announced. In 2009, Irving stepped down from his role with IIA to join Hewlett [...]
Drew Clark to Lead Discussion at Broadband Communities Conference in Chicago on Role of Fiber Networks in Economic Growth
Broadband Data, Broadband Stimulus, Broadband's Impact, Events, Fiber, The Innovation Economy
October 28th, 2013
TweetMonday, October 28, 2013 – Drew Clark, Chairman and Publisher of BroadbandBreakfast.com, will lead a panel discussion at the Broadband Communities Conference next week on the role of fiber developments in fostering economic growth. The Economic Development Conference Series will be held in Tinley Park, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) from Tuesday, November 5, through [...]
DC versus SF: A Clash of Vision for Tech Policy Event on Monday, October 28, at 3 p.m. ET
Broadband Calendar, Events
October 28th, 2013
TweetFrom our friends at TechFreedom: How do DC and SF think about the future? Are their visions of how to promote, and adapt to, technological change compatible? Or are America’s policymakers fundamentally in conflict with its innovators? Can technology ultimately trump politics? In the near-term, are traditional left/right divides breaking down? What are the real [...]
NTIA Announces Special FirstNet Board Meeting at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 23
NTIA, Public Safety
September 17th, 2013
TweetWASHINGTON, September 17, 2013 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced that a special meeting of the FirstNet Board would be held on Monday, September 23, at 10:30 a.m. ET. The Special Meeting will be held on September 23, 2013, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The times and dates are [...]