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Article: Measuring the Effectiveness of the Broadband Stimulus Plan

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2009 - Because the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 charges government agencies not only with choosing grant recipients and setting performance...

NTIA12 years ago

NTIA Grant Schedule Published with June 30 Due Date; Cash Will Flow in December

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2009 - The White House quietly announced the schedule for the broadband grants issued by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the...

Broadband's Impact12 years ago

Fiber-Fed Libraries Can Serve as Agent of Digital Recovery

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2009 – Extending fiber-optic internet service to public libraries would help increase the demand for super-high-speed internet at home, broadband experts said Thursday.

Broadband's Impact12 years ago

FCC Moving 'Full Speed Ahead' on Broadband Plan, Says Copps

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2009 - Though confirmation proceedings for his successor remain postponed, Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Copps (D) isn't slowing down in the...

NTIA12 years ago

Senate Committee Likely to OK Strickling as NTIA Head, Chopra as CTO

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2009 - With little questioning or controversy, the Senate Commerce Committee appeared poised ready after a Tuesday hearing to submit to the full...

Broadband's Impact12 years ago

TPS Notebook: Lawmakers, Tech Pioneers Discuss Broadband's Economic Value

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 12, 2009 - 24 hours into the third annual Tech Policy Summit in San Mateo, two members of Calfornia's House delegation and...

Broadband Data12 years ago

House Chairman Rick Boucher: Private Companies Should Embrace Broadband Stimulus Funds

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2009 - The chairman of a House Communications Subcommittee on Tuesday warned against too narrowly defining eligibility limits for grants in dispensing $7.2...

NTIA12 years ago

Even Among Supporters, Broadband Plan Is In Eyes of Beholder

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 11, 2009 - With the FCC working on a national broadband strategy, many longtime boosters of the plan used a Monday panel...

NTIA12 years ago

Better Data, More Home Computers Could be "Best Practices" on Demand Side, Experts Say

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 11, 2009 - "Best Practices" for increasing broadband "take rates" should include better data collection and a focus on placing more computers...

NTIA12 years ago

A Growth Industry in Broadband-Focused Conferences

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 11, 2009 – The debate around the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act placed a strong focus on “shovel ready” projects, including the...

Broadband's Impact12 years ago

Seeking Best Practices for Broadband Stimulus Funding

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 – Over the course of about three months, the dialogue about high-speed internet connectivity went from the general to the specific. Now...

NTIA12 years ago

California's Lessons Could be Model for Broadband Stimulus, Experts Say

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 11, 2009 - States looking for answers to many questions on how to implement the broadband stimulus program should look to California,...

NTIA12 years ago

Lots of Questions, No Easy Answers on Stimulus Funds at Tech Policy "Town Hall"

SAN MATEO, CALIF, May 11, 2009 - Familiar faces gathered and familiar arguments on the best way to spend $7.2 billion rang out Monday at the...

Broadband's Impact12 years ago

The Internet: More Than Digital Voice or High-Definition Television

DALLAS, May 4, 2009 – Broadband is and must be more than better-quality voice signals, higher-definition television, and more digital products bundled together, internet visionary David...

NTIA12 years ago

Rural Utilities Service Outlines Its 'Community Connect' Rules

DALLAS, May 4, 2009 – Regulations have not yet been issued regarding the federal government’s program to invest $7.2 billion in broadband networks, but experts inside...

NTIA12 years ago

Rural Telco Co-op Puts Cash Into WiMax Plan

ASHBURN, Va., April 28, 2009 - Looks like rural WiMax provider DigitalBridge Communications has found some new friends in the rural telco business, judging by a...

NTIA12 years ago

Verizon, Other Fiber Builders Cautiously Optimistic About Broadband Recovery

DALLAS, April 27, 2009 – Fiber-optic technology is beginning to hit its stride in the marketplace, with nearly 13 percent of homes in North America now...

Broadband Data12 years ago

NTIA Details Contacts With Legislators, States, Mapping Companies and Others

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2009 – Officials at the agency responsible for crafting the federal government’s broadband stimulus policies held 36 meetings meeting over the past two...

Expert Opinion12 years ago

Southeast Experts on Broadband Gather for Benedict College Conference

COLUMBIA, S.C., April 21, 2009 - Representatives with broadband interests from southeastern states met at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina on April 15, 2009, to...

NTIA12 years ago

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2009 – Building on its prior lists of comments filed with the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration on April 13, 14...

NTIA12 years ago

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments Filed April 14 and April 15

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2009 – The following are substantive broadband comments posted on the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration posted on Tuesday and Wednesday,...

NTIA12 years ago

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments Filed April 13, Continued

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2009 – BroadbandCensus.com today supplemented its list of 117 substantive broadband-related comments filed on April 13 with 53 more substantive comments. These comments...

NTIA12 years ago

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments Filed April 13

WASHINGTON, April 14, 2009 – The Obama Administration’s broadband grants program attracted extraordinary attention on Monday, as at least 427 companies, individuals and organizations filed comments...

NTIA12 years ago

Diversity of Broadband Projects Should Trump Fixed Division of Grant Funds, Say Commenters

WASHINGTON, April 10, 2009 - The federal government’s disbursal of funds for broadband grants should be fluid and flexible enough to fund the best projects, irrespective...

NTIA12 years ago

Broadband Stimulus Grants Commenters Urge Focus on Rural Areas

WASHINGTON, April 9, 2008 – Commenters to the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s broadband grants web page on Wednesday, April 8, continued to urge...

NTIA12 years ago

NTIA Commenters Stress Previous Experience and Multiple Goals

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2009 - Comments posted to NTIA’s Broadband Technology Opportunity Program website on Tuesday, April 7, continued to show the diversity of commenters and...

NTIA12 years ago

NTIA Commenters Weigh in on Availability and Adoption of Broadband

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2009 - Comments filed on Monday, April 6, emphasized the rural/urban divide and how the gap in adoption can be overcome. Education, not...

NTIA12 years ago

From Dark Fiber to Satellite, NTIA Commenters Push Wide Variety of Technologies

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2009 - Among the commenters weighing in on the Commerce Department’s broadband technologies grants on Thursday, April 2, and Friday, April 3, several...

NTIA12 years ago

Legislators See 'Underserved' Definition as First Step for Broadband Stimulus

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2009 - Proper oversight of the $7.2 billion Broadband Technology Opportunities Program can only take place if key terms are defined properly, a...

NTIA12 years ago

NTIA Commenters Say Broadband Projects Should Meet Multiple Needs

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2009 – Among the commentators weighing in on the Commerce Department’s broadband technologies grants on April 1, several suggested that programs should be...

NTIA12 years ago

NARUC Ratchets Up Call for State Involvement in Disbursement of Broadband Stimulus Funds

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2009 – The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners on Thursday ratcheted up their call for greater state involvement in disbursement and use...

NTIA12 years ago

Broadband and Economic Development: How Deep is the Alliance?

WASHINGTON, March 25, 2009 – The final session of the NTIA/RUS public forums on implementing broadband stimulus legislation focused on the role that broadband deployment can...

NTIA12 years ago

Perspectives on Selection Criteria Reflect Views on Stimulus Program's Purpose

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2009 - NTIA and RUS broadband stimulus grant recipients should be selected in a way that honors the intent of the stimulus bill...

NTIA12 years ago

FCC Seeks to Get Into Broadband Stimulus Game with Public Notice

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2009 – The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday outlined the procedures by which parties wishing to provide written or oral comments on the...

NTIA12 years ago

Advocates Seek Accountability in Expenditure of Broadband Stimulus Funds

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2009 – At the final day of a six-day public forum about the federal government’s $7.2 billion broadband stimulus funding on Tuesday morning,...

NTIA12 years ago

States Want NTIA and RUS to 'Outsource' Broadband Stimulus Grant-Vetting

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2009 - The complexities of relationships between federal, state, and local governments, the private sector and sovereign Indian tribes emerged during a Monday...

NTIA12 years ago

Definitions and Broadband Measures Must Evolve, Account for On-the-Ground Realities

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2009 – Debate about the broadband divide in America resurfaced at a Thursday afternoon public roundtable about how the federal government should spend...

NTIA12 years ago

Definition of Broadband Could Pit Rural Versus Urban, Market Forces Against Public Interest

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2009 – Experts and citizens split words at the NTIA/RUS Thursday morning public roundtable seeking to define broadband – an essential element to...

NTIA12 years ago

Arizona Broadband Forum Probes 20 Percent Match to Obtain Federal Funds

March 20, 2009 – At the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Rural Utilities Services' Wednesday joint public meeting in Flagstaff, Ariz., tension surfaced over how...

NTIA12 years ago

Rural Carriers Want First Crack at Rural Customers

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2009 - The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association is fine with stimulus dollars targeting rural areas first. But the bigger question to them is:...

Broadband Breakfast

Article: Measuring the Effectiveness of the Broadband Stimulus Plan

NTIA Grant Schedule Published with June 30 Due Date; Cash Will Flow in December

Fiber-Fed Libraries Can Serve as Agent of Digital Recovery

FCC Moving 'Full Speed Ahead' on Broadband Plan, Says Copps

Senate Committee Likely to OK Strickling as NTIA Head, Chopra as CTO

TPS Notebook: Lawmakers, Tech Pioneers Discuss Broadband's Economic Value

House Chairman Rick Boucher: Private Companies Should Embrace Broadband Stimulus Funds

Even Among Supporters, Broadband Plan Is In Eyes of Beholder

Better Data, More Home Computers Could be "Best Practices" on Demand Side, Experts Say

A Growth Industry in Broadband-Focused Conferences

Seeking Best Practices for Broadband Stimulus Funding

California's Lessons Could be Model for Broadband Stimulus, Experts Say

Lots of Questions, No Easy Answers on Stimulus Funds at Tech Policy "Town Hall"

The Internet: More Than Digital Voice or High-Definition Television

Rural Utilities Service Outlines Its 'Community Connect' Rules

Rural Telco Co-op Puts Cash Into WiMax Plan

Verizon, Other Fiber Builders Cautiously Optimistic About Broadband Recovery

NTIA Details Contacts With Legislators, States, Mapping Companies and Others

Southeast Experts on Broadband Gather for Benedict College Conference

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments Filed April 14 and April 15

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments Filed April 13, Continued

The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments Filed April 13

Diversity of Broadband Projects Should Trump Fixed Division of Grant Funds, Say Commenters

Broadband Stimulus Grants Commenters Urge Focus on Rural Areas

NTIA Commenters Stress Previous Experience and Multiple Goals

NTIA Commenters Weigh in on Availability and Adoption of Broadband

From Dark Fiber to Satellite, NTIA Commenters Push Wide Variety of Technologies

Legislators See 'Underserved' Definition as First Step for Broadband Stimulus

NTIA Commenters Say Broadband Projects Should Meet Multiple Needs

NARUC Ratchets Up Call for State Involvement in Disbursement of Broadband Stimulus Funds

Broadband and Economic Development: How Deep is the Alliance?

Perspectives on Selection Criteria Reflect Views on Stimulus Program's Purpose

FCC Seeks to Get Into Broadband Stimulus Game with Public Notice

Advocates Seek Accountability in Expenditure of Broadband Stimulus Funds

States Want NTIA and RUS to 'Outsource' Broadband Stimulus Grant-Vetting

Definitions and Broadband Measures Must Evolve, Account for On-the-Ground Realities

Definition of Broadband Could Pit Rural Versus Urban, Market Forces Against Public Interest

Arizona Broadband Forum Probes 20 Percent Match to Obtain Federal Funds

Rural Carriers Want First Crack at Rural Customers

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A New Broadband Policy Agenda for Schools, Health and Library ‘Anchor Institutions’

Slaughter Named FTC Chair, Combatting Disinformation with Community Media, Kimmelman Departs Public Knowledge

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Transition Between White House Social Media Accounts More Complicated Than in 2016

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Biden’s Inauguration Raises Questions of New Leadership at Communications and Trade Commissions

‘My Whole Soul is in This,’ Joe Biden Says During Inauguration as 46th President of the United States

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Digital Health Companies Adapted With Agility to Meet Outstanding Demands During the Pandemic

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America Leads in Information Technology, But U.S. Big Tech Still Has to Heal Itself

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How Educational Institutions and Tech Businesses Are Developing Workforces of the Future

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