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Labor Extends Tower Safety Deal, White House AI Session, Digital Inclusion Initiative
The 5-year deal hopes to limit accidents on tower builds.
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The 5-year deal hopes to limit accidents on tower builds.
Funding
The Technology in the Parks Act would also put parks in line for used computers and equipment from federal agencies.
WISP
Hurdles WISPs face include defining reliable service, regulatory burdens, and financial requirements, experts say.
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The Starlink partnership is expected to cover the nation’s dead spots.
FCC
The infrastructure bill includes money to put toward building a technical workforce for the future of broadband.
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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
Education
February 25, 2021—As the demand for broadband continues to grow during the pandemic, so too must the workforce responsible for deploying it. One avenue for growing this workforce is apprenticeships facilitated by broadband providers, often in conjunction with universities or trade organizations, suc
5G Wireless
WASHINGTON, January 22, 2020 – Senators and witnesses from government agencies and technology firms agreed Wednesday at a hearing that the lack of a skilled workforce remains a major barrier to widespread 5G deployment. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss, said that in the race t