FCC said it disbursed an additional $269 million in the first round.
To work toward equal access, more affordable options must be created, including community-based solutions.
EducationSuperHighway is signing up partners and will launch November 4.
The cloudification of communications services makes it easy to include voice, data, SMS, and video within any existing service.
Most Americans benefitting from federal spending on rural broadband are white non-Hispanic Americans, says NDIA.
Health providers testified before a Senate subcommittee that Congress should be open to all forms of telehealth.
Beth Ford spoke at the ACA Connects' Independent Show on Wednesday.
Panelists argued that lack of equitable digital access is deadly and driven by lack of competition.
Advisory panel includes leaders in broadband and a chief economist at the FCC.
The Broadband Connectivity Index uses multiple datasets to try to get a better understanding of well- and under-connected areas in the U.S.
A Mattey Consulting report finds broadband revenues can help sustain the fund used to connect rural and low-income Americans.
FCC Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel said EBB will benefit tremendously from local outreach efforts.
The $3.2 billion program provides broadband and device subsidies to eligible low-income households.
The program is designed to help schools, libraries and students.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser urges a version of the Golden Rule: ‘What would someone else say?’
Join Sunne Wright McPeak at 12 Noon ET on Wednesday for a discussion about the push for digital equity.
Mountain Connect looks to determine if the industry still has the stomach for in-person interactions as infections rise.
Sunne Wright McPeak, President and CEO of the California Emerging Technology Fund, spearheads a national Digital Equity Bill of Rights
For broadband success, argues esteemed broadband consultant Craig Settles, “tain't what you do, it’s the way that you do it”
A resurgent pandemic is giving a company that remotely connects entrepreneurs with each other increasing popularity.
The Anti-Digital Redlining Act hopes to ensure low-income areas get equal broadband access.
The $285-million program will help connect minority educational institutions.
The FBA doled out numerous awards during its first general session of the event.
Craig Settles describes the important role that community institutions have played in promoting connectivity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday's Gigabit Libraries Network conversation will feature Drew Clark of Broadband Breakfast and John Busby of BroadbandNow.
Governments and health providers have an opportunity to carry the momentum of 2020 for telehealth's future.
Experts say telework is here to stay, so long as broadband disparities are fixed.
Broadband access can bring more gender equity in the workplace, experts say.
Acting chairwoman said the need for the Emergency Broadband Benefit will outlive the pandemic.
The FCC is now accepting applications for the historic $7-billion Emergency Connectivity Fund to help get students connected.
Black churches are more than spiritual gathering places: They are power centers within the Black community.
As most of the business world scrambled to be productive in a remote existence, established work-from-home companies were left unscathed.
A House hearing debated the need for broadband and the higher speed thresholds currently before Congress.
Municipalities are raving about gigabit internet speeds as key to attracting businesses to their cities.
Sen. Murray re-introduces bi-partisan that would provide grants to states pushing for digital equity.
Experts sing the praises of gaming in education.
June 7, 2021- Librarians and broadband enthusiasts affiliated with the Gigabit Libraries Network discussed the benefits of connectivity from new […]
The report on new technologies and data lays out importance of data security and satellite communications.
The FCC’s May 10 order said schools and libraries could not use connectivity funds to build self-provisioned networks.
Experts say efforts to convince lawmakers of the importance of broadband are finally bearing fruit.
Libraries can do for telehealth what they did for broadband: Provide low-income folks with access to digital and healthcare literacy.
Industry reacts to the appointments of Rosenworcel as first permanent woman chair, Sohn as first openly gay commissioner.
Report says Acting Chair Jessica Rosenworcel will be permanent and Gigi Sohn will break the party tie on the FCC.
Broadband Breakfast interviews Pierre Trudeau, president and chief technology officer of Positron Access, about reaching multi-tenant units.
Cybersecurity experts are concerned about space hacking, USTelecom elects new board, USDA makes $1B for rural broadband.
To work toward equal access, more affordable options must be created, including community-based solutions.
The more detail, the better, NTIA officials said of program.
Panelists at TechFreedom event said judiciary will prevent the FTC from developing proposed antitrust policies.
Bipartisan Senate bill clears the House, FCC auction prices climb higher, tech groups oppose newly proposed fee
Satellites, at the very least, can act as backup connections, webinar heard.
The FCC is looking at how to promote broadband competition and access in buildings.
What options do owners of, operators in, and tenants within MDUs have for better-quality broadband?
Funds targeted towards internet providers in areas with poor digital access across 19 states.
Mediacom petitioned the FCC to stop a Google-West Des Moines deal, but Google said it's not exclusive.
Netflix hit's traffic struggle, Virginia expects $2B from P3, op-ed says FCC expects states to get good maps before FCC.
Company says that the next generation of its products depend on 5G progress.
Huawei’s CTO avoided questions about concerns over its network infrastructure security as countries ban its products.
Trade association doesn't like new antitrust bill, Charter makes changes at the top, T-Mobile leads wireless, Verizon on wireline.
Open RAN adoption is said to save telecoms money and boost security, as providers are forced to move off Huawei.
EducationSuperHighway is signing up partners and will launch November 4.
Indigenous connectivity advocates said Native Americans should have control over their mapping data.
Lower broadband access barriers, NY lawmakers want fiber fee end, Arizona's fiber on highways, Rosenworcel reportedly not enough for Biden.
Providers of all sort can line up for their share of $75 billion worth of broadband grant funding.
5G crusader Commissioner Brendan Carr voiced pride in the FCC’s focus on 5G over the past four years
The Justice Against Malicious Algorithms Act seeks to target large online platforms that push harmful content.
Democrats frustrated with Biden's delay on FCC, Comcast tests 10 Gbps speed, Louisiana wants 75% more broadband in six years.
Fiber builder says it has been denied permits that have harmed it and its customers, despite an existing city agreement.
Panelists at a WCA event last month said IoT will transform a trillion-plus dollar segment of the economy.
AT&T copper facilities suffered significant damage after Ida, FCC's second round of ECF, and Comcast's expanded plans for low-income Utahns.
The acting chairwoman said the country needs to move quickly to adopt 5G for future technologies.
A league of municipalities rep told Senator Amy Klobuchar that some small cities with lots of tourists need connectivity.
Many WISPs are no longer merely "wireless" internet service providers, but offer fiber-optics in a hybrid solution.
Facebook is nudging teens away from harmful content, Comcast's new spam call blocker, AT&T goes with Ericsson for standalone 5G.
At our October 13, 2021, event, we'll discuss trends toward hybrid technology and government grants by WISPs.
AT&T invests in rural broadband, Cox Communications is unable to partner with Verizon on wireless, and Apple appeals its federal...
The cloudification of communications services makes it easy to include voice, data, SMS, and video within any existing service.
The OECD finalized an earlier agreement that would impose a 15% tax on companies operating in 136 member nations.
Most Americans benefitting from federal spending on rural broadband are white non-Hispanic Americans, says NDIA.
Internet of Things devices are expected to increasingly flood the market as 5G networks light up.
Health providers testified before a Senate subcommittee that Congress should be open to all forms of telehealth.
The agency is reevaluating winning bids after asking providers to ensure census blocks aren't already served.
