Funding
Members of Congress, Industry and Non-Profit Stakeholders React to NTIA Funding Rules
Though most groups issued their support, others voiced reservations.
Funding
Though most groups issued their support, others voiced reservations.
FCC
Observers from the event say the chairwoman’s remarks were her most substantive yet on the matter.
Cybersecurity
Calls are growing louder for mandatory breach reporting for cybersecurity incidents.
Cybersecurity
Brad Smith said information sharing is critical for preventative measures against cyberattacks.
Expert Opinion
Senate-passed legislation for broadband investment inspired by Colorado’s experience, says senator.
Funding
Many in Washington aren’t holding their breath for the broadband infrastructure deal to collapse.
Funding
Now is the time in Congress for all good (and bad) broadband bills to be introduced.
Funding
Three Senators have reintroduced the BRIDGE Act with a proposed $40 billion to expand broadband access across the nation.
Digital Inclusion
Sen. Murray re-introduces bi-partisan that would provide grants to states pushing for digital equity.
broadband roundup
April 6, 2021 – Senate Democrats and independents are pushing the Federal Communications Commission to include state, regional and tribal governments in its development of more accurate broadband maps, according to a letter dated April 1. “We strongly urge you to incorporate the voices of state, loc
broadband roundup
March 4, 2021 – In a bipartisan letter Thursday, Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Angus King, I-Maine, Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Joe Manchin, D-W.V., urged the Biden administration to update federal standards for high-speed broadband to reflect modern uses and align those standards across the governmen
broadband roundup
March 2, 2021 – Lit Communities on Monday announced the finalization of an investment with Stephens Capital Partners LLC and The Pritzker Organization that it said will help expand its fiber network across the country. “We spent a long time trying to find investment partners who believe in what we w
broadband roundup
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration recently proposed streamlining broadband deployment in rights-of-way during federal highway construction projects. The proposal would require greater collaboration with states departments of transportation and broadband infrastru
Cybersecurity
July 20, 2020 — There are no shortage of news headlines warning of the dire results of the lack of a strong U.S. cybersecurity initiative. A Twitter breach on Wednesday compromised the accounts of many U.S. public figures . Reports of Russian hackers targeting U.S. healthcare organizations conductin
Cybersecurity
June 15, 2020 — “Our election system is way more vulnerable than we think,” said Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, warning about the consequences of domestic and foreign malicious actors paired with the shortage of federal cybersecurity specialists in the United States. Cybersecurity experts discussed curre
Congress
May 26, 2020 — On Friday, Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, John Boozman, R-Arkansas, Gary Peters, D-Michigan, Angus King, I-Maine, Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Ed Markey, D-Mass. introduced “Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act,” the Senate