Digital Inclusion
Affordable Connectivity Program Tools Show One in Four Applicants Newbies
Data reveal the program’s benefit is reaching the lowest income households
Quinn Nghiem
Marketing Associate Quinn Nghiem studied communications at Villanova University. She also covered economic and political issues for Vietnam Television, the national television broadcaster of Vietnam.
New Broadband Data Tool, Alabama’s $8M Broadband Funding, Sparklight Project, GCI’s $4.9M Investment
Tool assesses the resilience of broadband infrastructures in case of natural hazards.
FCC
ACP Serving More Than 20M, Ohio’s $162.5M CPF Funding, Lumos Gets $1.1 Billion in Financing
The program has added two million Americans since June.
Funding
Future-Focused Network Design Key to Boost Approval Chance for BEAD Grants: Experts
Infrastructure should be built to accommodate future scalability and not merely current demands.
Executive Order to Limit Tech Investment, AI Competition, More ECF Funding
Limited foreign investment includes on technologies such as semiconductors and AI.
Infrastructure
Conference Hears Need for Apprenticeship Program to Address Telecom Workforce Shortage
Both the federal and state governments need to step up their support for apprenticeship programs.
Funding
BEAD Requirements Complicate State Planning, Could Result in Different Buildout Timelines: Experts
Concerns include minimum cost per location thresholds and Build America requirements.
FCC
Tribal Spectrum Licensing, Call for More ACP Funding, $32 Million for West Virginia Broadband
FCC seeking comments to facilitate better broadband connectivity in tribal communities.
Funding
RDOF Winners Seek Supplemental Funding for Covid-related Costs
The group attributes surging costs to unforeseen post-COVID challenges
Digital Inclusion
FCC Adopts Order to Extend $75 Monthly ACP Subsidy to Households in High-Cost Areas
The benefit would go beyond tribes to other high cost locations.
Funding
Lack of Rip and Replace Funding Could Spell Trouble for BEAD Progress, Event Hears
Legislation to help close the rip and replace funding gap still awaits votes in Congress.
Farm Connectivity Bill, FCC’s $20M Fine Proposal, UTOPIA Fiber’s New Government Affairs Director
A new bill would create another grant program under the USDA for connecting farm devices.
Social Media
Senate Commerce Committee Passes Two Bills To Protect Children Online
The bills failed to make headway in a previous Congress.
Autonomous Vehicles
Lawmakers and Industry Groups Urge Congress Action on Autonomous Vehicles
The legislation encourages the testing and deployment of the technology.
Digital Inclusion
Complex Application Prompts Two-thirds of ACP Applicants to Quit: Experts
Eligible Americans are not getting through the entire ACP application process, event hears.
FCC
Bountiful City’s Broadband Network, Lifeline Budget, Amazon Readies Kuiper Satellites
Bountiful City, Utah will continue work on a municipal broadband network after opposition.
