Articles about States on BroadbandBreakfast.com

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 Roundup3 months 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 Roundup3 months 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 Impact4 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 Impact5 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 Data7 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 Democratization7 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...

Broadband TV7 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 Impact8 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...

FCC8 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...

Congress8 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 Opinion8 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...

Broadband TV8 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 Updates8 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 Updates8 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 Impact8 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...

Innovation8 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 Impact8 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 Mapping8 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 Data9 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 Updates9 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 Updates9 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 Impact9 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...

Fiber9 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 Updates9 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 Updates9 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 Impact9 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 Updates9 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 Updates9 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 Updates9 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...

Education9 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...

States9 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 Mapping9 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 Act9 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...

Fiber9 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...

Public Safety9 years ago

Rockefeller Attacks FCC, Calls for Change

WASHINGTON, August 4, 2010 –Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) attributed the aftermath of the Big Branch Explosion in West Virginia to “a troubling...

Expert Opinion9 years ago

WISPA Tackles Key Issues at Summer Meeting in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, July 30, 2010 - The Wireless Internet Service Providers’ Association took the opportunity to address key issues of concern to its members at its...

Broadband's Impact9 years ago

Vermont Debuts Trial of Rural Broadband System

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2010 – This Monday, the architects of Vermont’s experimental rural fiber network, the East Central Vermont Community Fiber Network, announced that financing for...

Health9 years ago

Maryland Takes Proactive Stance on Health IT

WASHINGTON, July 22, 2010 – Following a recent roundtable with health industry leaders, experts, and state officials, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley declared an intention to increase...

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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

Rockefeller Attacks FCC, Calls for Change

WISPA Tackles Key Issues at Summer Meeting in St. Louis

Vermont Debuts Trial of Rural Broadband System

Maryland Takes Proactive Stance on Health IT

Recent

Part IV: As Hate Speech Proliferates Online, Critics Want to See and Control Social Media’s Algorithms

Part III: The GOP Wants to Kill the Fairness Doctrine, Then Applies It to the Internet

Justice Department Collaborating with State Attorneys General’s Antitrust Investigation of Big Tech, Says Chief

Part II: Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz Want to Repeal Section 230 and Break the Internet

A Short History of Online Free Speech, Part I: The Communications Decency Act Is Born

Free Press Denounces Facebook Ads, New Content Moderation, Problems of Broadband Adoption

House Homeland Security Committee Issues Subpoena to the Owner of 8chan Internet Site

FCC Finalizes Approval of T-Mobile-Sprint Merger, As States Continue to Oppose

Trump Delays 10 Percent Tariff on Chinese Tech Goods, Buttigieg on Broadband, Facebook Eavesdropping

Cable Industry Touts Energy Efficiency, Next Century Highlights Open Access Fiber, Aspen Forum Set

Local Government Officials Don’t Like FCC Preemption of Wireless Facilities, See Hope in D.C. Circuit Decision

FCC Authorizes $121 Million in Rural Broadband Funding from Connect America Fund

Tech Groups Push Back on Trump Social Media Bias, Microsoft Calls Rural Broadband ‘Urgent National Crisis,” Huawei Operating System

FCC Rejects Changes to Existing Radiofrequency Exposure Limits

Public Knowledge Blasts Latest Privacy Meltdown, This One at Instagram Affiliate Hyp3r

Rep. Bob Latta and Ajit Pai on Robocalls, Rural Massachusetts Projects, John Horrigan Report on Digital Divide

Greater Commercial Use of Drones Will Force Revisions of Federal Aviation Administration Regulations, Say Experts

‘Dig Once’ Provides Future-Proofing Solution for Federal Highway Infrastructure, Says BroadbandNow

Protesting Twitter’s ‘Normalizing Racism,’ Activists Call on Social Network to Ban White Supremacists

White House on Friday to Host Social Media Officials to Discuss Violent Extremism

Faster Access in Metro and Suburban Areas, Amazon and Higher Prices, Trump and Social Media

Bipartisan Committee Leadership Calls to Remove Tech Immunity From U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Electric Coop Broadband Partnerships, Deepfake Enforcement, Problems with Hipster Antitrust

Poorly Executed Federal Privacy Law Could Cost U.S. Economy $122 Billion Annually, Says ITIF

Seeking to Quell ‘Evil Contagion’ of ‘White Supremacy,’ President Trump May Ignite New Battle Over Online Hate Speech

Cloudflare Disconnects 8chan Web Forum, Democrats Seek Antitrust Civil Penalties, Verizon Lockdown on Phones

Tackling Broadband Mapping Critics, FCC Orders ISPs to Provide Geospatial Data and Will Implement ‘Crowdsourcing’

USF Cap, New Pew Map, State Support for Electric Co-Ops, IP3 Awards

Sen. Josh Hawley Speaks to the Snapchat Generation, Babysitting Them With 30 Minutes a Day on Social Media

South Korean Wireless Carriers Deploying Gigabit Wireless 5G, Says IHS Markit

5G Innovation is Contingent on Collaboration Between the Public and Private Sectors, Experts Say at CSIS Event

Federal Communications Commission and Internet Providers Need to Improve Broadband Mapping, Say Experts

Sen. Markey’s CAMRA Act Gains Support, Senators Seek Delay on Rural Health Changes, Groups Oppose USF Cap

T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Settlement Fiercely Criticized by Activists, and Dish Network’s Charlie Ergen is ‘Insulted’

Drew Clark: Broadband Maps Are a Mess, So Now Let’s Focus on Actually Improving Them

In Congressional Oversight Hearing, Register of Copyrights Says Office Is Responding to Online Users

Panelists Highlight Importance of Accurate Broadband Maps in Closing Digital Divide