Bringing internet capability to communities throughout the San Joaquin Valley is the focus of a new effort.
A new county-level data and maps will help researchers and leaders understand impacts of the EBB program.
Bringing broadband to those who need it the most requires more than just government funding for network expansion.
We cannot ignore broadband as a key factor in maintaining environmental, social and economic progress.
To work toward equal access, more affordable options must be created, including community-based solutions.
The cloudification of communications services makes it easy to include voice, data, SMS, and video within any existing service.
The biggest risk is likely to come through enforcement actions by state attorneys general and civil litigation, says Marashlian.
Chattanooga’s municipal broadband network has delivered $2.7 billion in social and economic benefits during its first decade.
Christopher Ali discusses his solutions to bridge the rural-urban digital divide in his most recent book, "Farm Fresh Broadband."
The FCC should hit the pause button on a current plan to zero out support for voice-only services.
Senate-passed legislation for broadband investment inspired by Colorado's experience, says senator.
By creating open infrastructure systems, states can reduce the barriers to entry and foster increased broadband competition.
Both emerging and established internet service providers will stand to gain from SiFi Networks' shared broadband model.
For broadband success, argues esteemed broadband consultant Craig Settles, “tain't what you do, it’s the way that you do it”
Verizon sees an opportunity to acquire and neutralize an important competitor, but the FCC should stop that.
The past year has demonstrated that even the most basic activities can be conducted virtually.
Allowing 5G use of the 12 GHz band will lead to better broadband.
Craig Settles describes the important role that community institutions have played in promoting connectivity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The high cost of pole attachments can deter broadband providers from providing service to the anchor institutions and residential consumers.
As most of the business world scrambled to be productive in a remote existence, established work-from-home companies were left unscathed.
A decade after the advent of LTE, the next-generation 5G will be, and already is, a critical resource for Americans.
Libraries can do for telehealth what they did for broadband: Provide low-income folks with access to digital and healthcare literacy.
With the growing requirements of low-latency, high-speed networks, the transition to 5G has become paramount, particularly for internet of things.
In the lawsuit over the massively popular game Fortnite, it’s easy for people to take sides based on our attachment to it.
The American Jobs Plan, President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan, includes $100 billion to ensure broadband availability to every single American at affordable rates. This means building...
Limited competition is provided by the existing trio of vendors. This worsens the supply chain problem for operators.
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” – Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride SpaceX Starlink is the latest...
Over the past year, COVID-19 has upended lives and livelihoods and revealed the troubling breadth and scope of the digital divide. Despite the positive turn the...
The disaster in Texas resulting from an electric grid that was deliberately left exposed and likely to fail in rare cold weather events has received a...
Dozens of bills regulating internet content moderation have been proposed in at least 30 state legislatures, and one in Utah currently sits on the governor’s desk...
“Everybody ought to have access to a computer; everybody ought to have access to the internet; everybody ought to know how to use it.” President Bill...
The COVD-19 pandemic has been an extremely difficult time for everyone and has led to the implementation of major changes in our daily behaviors. In order...
The Federal Communications Commission’s over-the-air reception devices (known as OTARD) rules limit local governments’, homeowner associations’ and condominium boards’ oversight authority over certain antennas and satellite...
WASHINGTON, December 30, 2020 – Here are my reflections on the top 10 broadband stories of the past year, presented from number 10 to number one....
When it comes to a decision that will affect the lives of everyone in your community for years to come, the only place to start is...
As a basis for rolling out 5G and beyond, most carriers have been focused on network utilization and optimization to better monetize services, but have been...
Remote work and learning during the pandemic compelled some lawmakers to get creative in expanding broadband availability. In Delaware and Alabama, state officials earmarked parts of...
When America built our railroads and highways, paper maps were updated continuously with feedback from the edge of the networks that provided regular status updates. When...
The telecoms security bills raised for consideration in the UK parliament recently are really interesting, but not just for the reason that has been the focus...
LUXEMBOURG, EUROPEAN UNION – On October 16, Post Luxembourg launched its commercial 5G wireless network, when the first cell sites were activated in the city of...