Satellites are a "critical component of the wireless ecosystem," said the Satellite Industry Association in comments filed Thursday before the Federal Communications Commission. The commission has...
Federal employees will be prohibited from operating mobile devices while driving government vehicles or personal vehicles on government business under an Executive Order signed on Thursday...
NEW ORLEANS, October 1, 2009 – Top officials from Connected Nation, BroadbandCensus.com and One Economy will discuss key issues in broadband data and mapping – including...
WASHINGTON – September 29, 2009 – From the beginning, BroadbandCensus.com has aimed at providing academics, consumers, government officials and industry with the high-quality data needed about...
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2009 - Current broadband mapping data is not specific enough in detail to help the Federal Communications Commission produce a national broadband plan,...
The National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA) and Rural Utilities Service (RUS) have embarked upon a 30-day period of accepting responses from existing service providers in...
The Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for General Consulting Services (No. 2010-MBI-01). The goal is to pre-qualify firms to provide...
ARLINGTON, Va., September 28, 2009 – Top telecom officials from the Obama administration said that better broadband data, and greater transparency about the operations of government,...
WASHINGTON, September 28, 2009 - State utility commissioners want the Federal Communications Commission to put broadband carriers on notice that the agency’s own broadband data collection...
ARLINGTON, Va., September 28, 2009 – “Beer and Broadband Mapping” was the informal name appended to a spirited and lively discussion that capped the first day...
Faculty members from the state of Pennsylvania participated in a three-day workshop to discuss the challenges that face the United States, in a conference titled "Beyond...
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a notice seeking comment on whether more radio spectrum is needed for wireless broadband services. The notice is part of...
Google has been accused by AT&T of violating the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules for blocking Google Voice calls to some rural areas. In...
WASHINGTON, September 28, 2009 – The U.S. Broadband Coalition, an assemblage of more than 160 organizations pressing for a comprehensive national broadband strategy, on Thursday released...
ARLINGTON, Va., September 26, 2009 - Fiber to the home has been touted by many as the next great leap in broadband connectivity, and in Japan...
ARLINGTON, Va., September 26, 2009 - Whether internet service providers will accelerate early efforts to prioritize bandwidth, and what impact such measure might have upon the...
ARLINGTON, Va., September 26, 2009 - Location-based software has become one of the hottest new web applications, fueled by the expansion of smart phone users, these...
ARLINGTON, Va., September 25, 2009 - In a panel about the socio-economic impacts of broadband, panelists all agreed that the overwhelming limiting factor in proving the...
ARLINGTON, Va., September 25, 2009 - Mobile broadband is the fastest growing segment of the broadband market. According to Jonathan Banks, who directs policy development for...
WASHINGTON, September 25, 2009 - The annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, a must-attend event for academics focused on broadband-related topics, begins at Friday at 2 p.m....
WASHINGTON, September 24, 2009 - A national broadband strategy must take steps to stimulate adoption and use of technology at a variety of levels, said a...
WASHINGTON, September 22, 2009 – Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn said Monday that a large percentage of African Americans still have not made the use of...
WASHINGTON, September 11, 2009 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration late Wednesday released the names of all 2,200 applicants for broadband stimulus grants through an...
WASHINGTON, August 31, 2009 – The broadband policy center of gravity is beginning to shift from northwest to the southwest – or at least from NW...
WASHINGTON, August 24, 2009 - Apple, Inc. and AT&T on Friday filed responses with the Federal Communications Commission in which both companies strenuously denied that Apple's...
WASHINGTON, August 20, 2009 - One of the largest challenges in developing a national broadband plan will be to find out who has it, who doesn't...
WASHINGTON, August 3, 2009 – Less than two weeks remain before the first round of applications are due in the federal government’s broadband stimulus grants. The...
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2009 – The states of Nevada and Texas have selected Connected Nation for their broadband mapping needs.
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2009 – Broadband advisors to Washington state’s governor have issued a request for proposals on the state’s broadband mapping project.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 28, 2009 — Virginia Deputy Secretary of Technology Karen Jackson said here Monday that the second version of Virginia’s innovative, multi-platform broadband map...
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2009 – The National Telecommunication and Information Administration views the $240 million that it is awarding in broadband data and mapping grants as...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 27, 2009 –National Telecommunications and Information Administration Administrator Larry Strickling said Monday that that now is “a new era” for broadband data, including...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 27, 2009 — The Obama administration’s broadband stimulus program “has not been marketed well,” Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said at the kick-off to...
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2009 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration held a workshop, via webinar, on Friday, July 24, from 1 p.m. ET to 2:45...
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2009 - Broadband investment, deployment and adoption in the United States will bring significant benefits to the economy, and facilitate business growth and...
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2009 – A panel of broadband experts agreed Monday that the Universal Service Fund should direct more of its funding to low-income areas...
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2009 – The coordinator of the national broadband plan at the Federal Communications Commission, Blair Levin said Monday he is less optimistic about...
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2009 - Carl Malamud's talking on O'Reilly's Radar about the need for a national broadband census. One of the things that BroadbandCensus.com has...
WASHINGTON, July 17, 2009 – The House Subcommittee on Communications will hold a hearing “in the near future” on making broadband maps a necessary component of...
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2009 - The Phoenix Center on Wednesday released a report today that aims to further debunk the frequently-cited Organization for Economic Cooperation Development’s...
The Chinese telecom giant is finding greater financial success on home turf, keeping it away from the U.S.
Broadband Breakfast panelists wrestle with the challenge of financing broadband infrastructure projects.
Senators introduce rural broadband legislation, FCC tackles robocalling, advocates ask Facebook to stop developing Instagram for kids.
Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist said telecoms should be right there alongside new road builds and improvements.
Openreach aims to get 20 million fiber-to-the-premise connections by later this decade.
The agency is expected to vote on policies for the new connectivity fund by mid-May, chairwoman says.
AP releases infrastructure report cards, Washington passes bill removing muni networks limits, AEI says fair use case win for programmers.
Launched last week, virt.com hopes to take advantage of the rise in virtual events by crowdsourcing them in one place.
Utah Republican Rep. John Curtis speaks about broadband rollout, education and bills more than a year into the pandemic.
Delgado's speed and mapping bills, 500M LinkedIn accounts for sale, and 16,000 Facebook groups axed for fake reviews.
The agency hopes its new speed test will inform an initiative for more accurate broadband maps.
Congress may need another big tech breach to move earnestly on regulation, says consultant.
April 12, 2021 – Senator Josh Hawley, R-MO, shared with Axios a new proposal that would bar corporate giants from...
Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the April 28,...
Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place every Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. You can watch the April 21,...
April 8, 2021 – President Joe Biden’s new broadband plan, which emphasizes the importance of municipal-owned networks, is likely to...
April 8, 2021 — There needs to be a digital regulatory commission created to ensure big tech cannot run wild...
April 8, 2021 – Experts in Wednesday’s Broadband Breakfast Live Online event debated what “future-proofing” broadband could look like and...
April 8, 2021 – President Joe Biden wants America to think more broadly about what infrastructure means, countering Republican criticism...
April 7, 2021 – Libraries should monitor their broadband speeds and ensure they are getting quality connections, according to library...
April 7, 2021 – Despite criticism levied against President Joe Biden’s new infrastructure plan, some broadband industry experts are excited...
April 7, 2021 – The German Marshall Fund is calling for broadband to be considered part of the civic infrastructure...
April 6, 2021 – In a webinar last week hosted by the Schools, Health, and Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB), panelists...
April 6, 2021 – Senate Democrats and independents are pushing the Federal Communications Commission to include state, regional and tribal...
April 5, 2021—Despite accepting a petition that avoids the Supreme Court deliberating on whether a president can block social media...
April 5, 2021 – Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said Friday spectrum used by federal agencies is not being utilized efficiently,...
April 5, 2021 – A new survey released late last month suggests Californians are adopting more devices as smartphone-only connections...
April 5, 2021 – Loopholes that allow U.S. companies to use private funds to purchase equipment from Chinese-based companies like...
April 5, 2021—The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Google on Monday morning in a copyright dispute that has spanned...
A bill dedicating $150 million of anticipated federal funding to create a new state broadband office to coordinate and accelerate...
April 2, 2021 – State broadband authorities working close to the ground say that the key to tackling the digital...
April 1, 2021 – Experts are concerns about the long-term implications of the $3.2-billion Emergency Broadband Benefit program (EBB) running...
April 1, 2021 – In response to President Joe Biden’s new infrastructure “American Jobs Plan,” including $100 billion for broadband...
April 1, 2021 — A Congresswoman from Washington State, who introduced federal legislation that would be the first national consumer...
March 31, 2021 – President Joe Biden unveiled his administration’s next major spending plan Wednesday, which includes $100 billion toward...
March 31, 2021—The United States can be a world leader in 5G networks by leveraging emerging technologies such as open...
March 31, 2021 – With $100 billion set for some recently-introduced broadband infrastructure bills, Congress’s plan to increase the speed...
March 31, 2021 – Republican South Carolina Senators Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Monday reintroduced the State Fix Act,...
March 30, 2021 – Despite expanded funding for the E-Rate internet subsidy program for schools and libraries, the Michigan State...
March 30, 2021 – With a change in administration comes a change in the party leadership structure for federal agencies,...
