Articles about States on Broadband Breakfast

California Wrestles With Efforts to Use Broadband for Distance Learning, Healthcare, and Digital Divide

October 16, 2020 — With or without federal action on broadband, California politicians have been active in taking steps to use broadband to drive distance learning...

Broadband Mapping & Data1 year ago

NTIA Broadband Webinar With Pew, Georgia and Tennessee Officials Discuss Solutions to Digital Divides

WASHINGTON, February 20, 2020— State broadband officials play a crucial role in addressing the digital divide, and officials from Georgia and Tennessee presented their best practices...

Antitrust1 year ago

Broadband Roundup: Two Separate State Antitrust investigations of Google and Facebook, and Broadband Mapping

Two separate bi-partisan groups of state attorneys general on Friday confirmed that they are launching antitrust investigations into tech giant companies Google and Facebook. New York...

Broadband Roundup2 years ago

Rural Facilities Still Not Using Telehealth, Court Decision on Amazon Liability, and Michigan Grant Program

Nearly a quarter of rural Americans have used some form of telehealth service within the past few years, according to a recent NPR report conducted with...

Broadband Roundup2 years ago

Francella Ochillo is New Chief at Next Century Cities, Vermont Broadband Bill, and States Ponder Telehealth

Next Century Cities on Tuesday announced that it had named Francella Ochillo as the non-profit organization’s new executive director. Ochillo, currently the Vice President of Policy and...

Broadband Roundup2 years ago

Virginia Tobacco Region Awards $8 Million in Grants, and Senate Passes Broadband Research Legislation

On Thursday, the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission awarded almost 8 million dollars to fourteen counties across rural Virginia for the development of broadband services, reported The...

Broadband Roundup2 years ago

Georgia State Plan, New Bills in Alabama, and Launch in Loveland, Colorado

Approximately 1.6 million residents of rural Georgia currently lack high-speed internet access, but this could change under a new state broadband plan (PDF) released this month, AJC...

Broadband's Impact6 years ago

Rural Telecommunications Congress Videos and Presentations Posted

AUSTIN, May 18, 2015 - The Rural Telecommunications Congress posted the entire video and presentations made at the recent Rural Telecommunications Congress held here last month...

Broadband's Impact7 years ago

New Coalition for Local Internet Choice Aims to Spur More High-Speed Municipal Builds

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2014 – While interest in high-bandwidth internet is growing every year, many communities remain unserved because state laws inhibit local networks, according to...

Broadband Data9 years ago

How to Tackle Broadband Adoption by the Nation’s Underserved Populations

WASHINGTON, Thursday, July 26, 2012 – Last week, the fourth year of the Broadband Breakfast Club Series came to an end with a timely panel on “Bringing...

Broadband and Democratization9 years ago

Broadband Lifeline and Connect2Compete Mark A New ‘Broadband Moment’ Around Adoption and Usage

July 12, 2012 – If 2008 marked the dawn of our national “broadband moment,” this summer and fall may well be the beginning of a new...

#broadbandlive9 years ago

Leveraging Funding from Government Programs, Incentives to Share Information and Faster Broadband Speeds are Key to Maximizing Health IT Broadband

WASHINGTON, Friday March 23, 2012 – On Tuesday March 20th federal regulatory administrators, state health and broadband officials and private health IT and technology experts met...

Broadband's Impact9 years ago

Spectrum Bill and Broadband Breakfast Pre Holiday Wrap Up

WASHINGTON December 14, 2011 – The FCC, the Hill and the Telecom industry has been busy over the last couple of weeks. Here is a wrap-up...

FCC9 years ago

States Take Aim at USF and ICC reform

WASHINGTON December 8, 2011 – Wednesday TheHill.com reported that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission filed suit against the Federal Communications Commission for it’s Order and Further Notice...

Congress9 years ago

Broadband Breakfast Serves a Thanksgiving Leftover Wrap-Up

WASHINGTON, November 25 2011 – As we all sit and digest post Thanksgiving, Broadband Breakfast can finally wrap up some stories that we have been interested...

Expert Opinion9 years ago

SmartGrid: Moving Toward Regulatory Uniformity

Expert Contributors: Stephanie A. Joyce, Esq. and Stephen Thompson, Esq. WASHINGTON, November 18, 2011 – The development of SmartGrid technology, which generally refers to devices that...

#broadbandlive9 years ago

Driving Energy Smart Grid Innovation through Broadband

WASHINGTON, Wednesday November 15, 2011 - November’s breakfast and panel discussion drew a packed crowd Tuesday morning as industry lawyers, lobbyists and experts filed into Clyde’s...

Broadband Updates9 years ago

Senate Hears ‘Consensus Framework’ Proposal and Concerns for Universal Service Reform

Thursday October 13th 2011 – As BroadbandBreakfast.com gears up for our panel on “Bringing Broadband Infrastructure to Rural Areas: Where is the Progress?” we have been...

Broadband Updates9 years ago

BroadbandBreakfast.com Hosts Broadband Breakfast Club Event “Bringing Broadband Infrastructure to Rural Areas: Where is the Progress?” Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, Thursday, October 13th, 2011 – The internet and intellectual property policy news and events service BroadbandBreakfast.com will hold its October 2011 Broadband Breakfast Club event:...

Broadband's Impact10 years ago

Expert Opinion: Broadband or Bust?: Pike Place Market Meets the Information Superhighway

The goal of connecting consumers with businesses has remained unchanged for thousands of years. But the manner in which that connection with customers is made evolves...

Innovation10 years ago

California State Assembly Passes Online Sales Tax Bill

WASHINGTON June 7, 2011- The California State Assembly passed a bill last week that would require online retailers such as Amazon to collect state sales taxes...

Broadband's Impact10 years ago

Rural Provider Groups Suggest Solutions on Universal Service Reform

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2011 - The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) and the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies (OPASTCO), in conjunction...

Broadband Mapping10 years ago

Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition Holds Broadband Summit

WASHINGTON March 30, 2011- The Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition assembled broadband stimulus award winners and government officials for their inaugural broadband summit on Tuesday...

Broadband Data10 years ago

NTIA Previews National Broadband Map

WASHINGTON February 17, 2011 - Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, Lawrence Strickling, presented a brief preview of the national broadband map and an update on...

Broadband Updates10 years ago

Connect America Fund Threatens Rural States’ Telephone Subsidies

WASHINGTON, November 29, 2010 - As the next phases of the National Broadband Plan draw near, states with significant rural area have expressed concern that they...

Broadband Updates10 years ago

Report: Small Businesses Lack Broadband Choice, Competition

WASHINGTON, November 16, 2010 – Small businesses want choice and competition in the broadband service market, according to a new government report, but unfortunately they aren’t...

Broadband's Impact10 years ago

NTIA Gives $6.1 Million in Grants to North Carolina, Washington

WASHINGTON, September 16, 2010 - The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration on Thursday announced two American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investments, totaling $6.1 million...

Fiber10 years ago

Vilsack Announces $518 Million in Broadband Grants

WASHINGTON, September 13, 2010 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced 43 new broadband grants across 27 states. Overall, these grants will receive $518 million in...

Broadband Updates10 years ago

Hawaii Wins $35.9 Million in BTOP Funds

WASHINGTON, September 13, 2010 - Hawaii has won broadband grants worth $35.9 million. The funds largely will be distributed to the University of Hawaii system.

Broadband Updates11 years ago

Verizon Seeks to Offer an LTE Network in Alaska

WASHINGTON, August 30, 2010 - A recent filing by Verizon to the Federal Communications Commission shows that the firm may set up a long-term evolution network...

Broadband's Impact11 years ago

FCC Heads to L.A. to Boost Broadband Awareness Among Asian Communities

WASHINGTON, August 24, 2010 - The Federal Communications Commission is headed out to Los Angeles next week to host a forum, a consumer awareness Fair and...

Broadband Updates11 years ago

California Rolls Out Telehealth Network

WASHINGTON, August 23, 2010 – The state of California last week officially launched its Telehealth Network, which is funded by $30 million in federal, state and...

Broadband Updates11 years ago

Copps Takes Broadcasting, Cable and More Out to the Woodshed

WASHINGTON, August 20, 2010 - Michael Copps, a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission, spoke in Minneapolis Thursday at a public hearing on the future of...

Broadband Updates11 years ago

Commerce, Agriculture Departments Announce $1.8 Billion in New Broadband Grants

WASHINGTON, August 18, 2010 - The departments of Agriculture and Commerce announced a new set of broadband grants totaling $1.8 billion across 37 states. The 94...

Education11 years ago

New Mexico to Receive $74.4 Million in Broadband Grants

WASHINGTON, August 16, 2010- New Mexico entities received a $10.6 million broadband stimulus grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and support for a $63.8...

States11 years ago

Opelika Votes to Create Municipal Network

WASHINGTON August 11, 2010- The Alabama town of Opelika has decided to set up its own cable television and internet network.

Broadband Mapping11 years ago

GAO: Broadband Oversight Agencies Face Risks Due to Lack of Resources

WASHINGTON, August 9, 2010 - The National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Rural Utilities Service are doing a pretty good job awarding broadband stimulus funding, although...

Recovery Act11 years ago

TDS Wins 39 of 46 DSL Projects

WASHINGTON August 5, 2010- Wednesday’s announcement by the Department of Agriculture included 44 DSL projects, of which 39 were given to a subsidiary of Telephone and...

Fiber11 years ago

Vilsack Announces Funding of 126 Broadband Projects

WASHINGTON August 4, 2010 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the funding of 126 new broadband projects with a funding total of $1.2 billion. The...

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Stamping out Election Falsehoods Like Playing Whack-a-Mole, Says Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger

California Wrestles With Efforts to Use Broadband for Distance Learning, Healthcare, and Digital Divide

NTIA Broadband Webinar With Pew, Georgia and Tennessee Officials Discuss Solutions to Digital Divides

Broadband Roundup: Two Separate State Antitrust investigations of Google and Facebook, and Broadband Mapping

Rural Facilities Still Not Using Telehealth, Court Decision on Amazon Liability, and Michigan Grant Program

Francella Ochillo is New Chief at Next Century Cities, Vermont Broadband Bill, and States Ponder Telehealth

Virginia Tobacco Region Awards $8 Million in Grants, and Senate Passes Broadband Research Legislation

Georgia State Plan, New Bills in Alabama, and Launch in Loveland, Colorado

Rural Telecommunications Congress Videos and Presentations Posted

New Coalition for Local Internet Choice Aims to Spur More High-Speed Municipal Builds

How to Tackle Broadband Adoption by the Nation’s Underserved Populations

Broadband Lifeline and Connect2Compete Mark A New ‘Broadband Moment’ Around Adoption and Usage

Leveraging Funding from Government Programs, Incentives to Share Information and Faster Broadband Speeds are Key to Maximizing Health IT Broadband

Spectrum Bill and Broadband Breakfast Pre Holiday Wrap Up

States Take Aim at USF and ICC reform

Broadband Breakfast Serves a Thanksgiving Leftover Wrap-Up

SmartGrid: Moving Toward Regulatory Uniformity

Driving Energy Smart Grid Innovation through Broadband

Senate Hears ‘Consensus Framework’ Proposal and Concerns for Universal Service Reform

BroadbandBreakfast.com Hosts Broadband Breakfast Club Event “Bringing Broadband Infrastructure to Rural Areas: Where is the Progress?” Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 in Washington, DC

Expert Opinion: Broadband or Bust?: Pike Place Market Meets the Information Superhighway

California State Assembly Passes Online Sales Tax Bill

Rural Provider Groups Suggest Solutions on Universal Service Reform

Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition Holds Broadband Summit

NTIA Previews National Broadband Map

Connect America Fund Threatens Rural States’ Telephone Subsidies

Report: Small Businesses Lack Broadband Choice, Competition

NTIA Gives $6.1 Million in Grants to North Carolina, Washington

Vilsack Announces $518 Million in Broadband Grants

Hawaii Wins $35.9 Million in BTOP Funds

Verizon Seeks to Offer an LTE Network in Alaska

FCC Heads to L.A. to Boost Broadband Awareness Among Asian Communities

California Rolls Out Telehealth Network

Copps Takes Broadcasting, Cable and More Out to the Woodshed

Commerce, Agriculture Departments Announce $1.8 Billion in New Broadband Grants

New Mexico to Receive $74.4 Million in Broadband Grants

Opelika Votes to Create Municipal Network

GAO: Broadband Oversight Agencies Face Risks Due to Lack of Resources

TDS Wins 39 of 46 DSL Projects

Vilsack Announces Funding of 126 Broadband Projects

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