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Free Sign up Nebraska BroadbandNebraska Announces Capital Projects Fund Round Two
The awards will bring internet access to over 3,000 underserved and unserved addresses in the state.
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BEAD Roundup: South Carolina and Washington State Open Challenge Portals
Idaho awarded $500,000 in grants to bolster community involvement in the state's BEAD implementation.
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Vermont to Start BEAD Challenge Process
Four other states are accepting challenges and three more are planning to begin the process soon.
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Pennsylvania, Nevada, Nebraska and Puerto Rico Clear NTIA Volume 1 Approval
Proposed modifications to the NTIA's model challenge process include classifying DSL and licensed fixed wireless to be underserved.
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Lifeline Awareness Week, $386 Million Kentucky Investment, Fiber Workforce Development
Lifeline Awareness Week has been broadened to include National Digital Connectivity
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Federal Communications Commission Dispenses $544 Million in Rural Broadband Funds
Funds targeted towards internet providers in areas with poor digital access across 19 states.
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Varying Technologies Needed to Make Widespread Public Library Wi-Fi a Reality
From direct fiber connections to low-earth orbit satellites, libraries can provide public Wi-Fi through varying means.
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Advocates for Rural Broadband Providers Commiserate on Flaws in Federal Approach to Funding
September 23, 2020 – Individuals representing different facets of rural broadband – traditional telecom companies, rural electric utilities, wireless providers and state regulators – on Thursday voiced concerns about aspects of the federal government’s rural broadband programs. Many of these players
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Ninth Circuit Upholds FCC’s Small Cell Deployment Order Designed to Promote 5G
August 12, 2020 — The United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld major portions of the Federal Communications Commission’s attempts to speed up 5G deployments on existing infrastructure. The City of Portland v. Federal Communications Commission filing questioned the FCC’s One-Touch Ma
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A Mix of Resources and Technologies Are Needed to Close the Homework Gap
June 26, 2020 — Maintaining learning initiatives as the COVID-19 pandemic forced a hasty transition to virtual education was a challenging adjustment for schools, teachers, and students across the country. Even schools that were considered relatively well-connected, with a device to student ratio of
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Todd Foje: Can High-Speed Broadband Finally Bridge the Gap Between Rural and Urban Communities?
What makes one community flourish while another one struggles? Lack of jobs and essential amenities are often cited as reasons why people move on from rural and midsized communities. In our connected world today, access to technology is a difference-maker. In 2020 and beyond, high-speed broadband-dr
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Broadband Roundup: FCC Authorizes More Connect America Funding, NextLink Expands Coverage, Connected Nation in Ohio
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday authorized more than $61.8 million in funding over the next decade to expand broadband to nearly 22,000 unserved rural homes and businesses in 14 states. This funding marks the sixth wave of support from last year’s Connect America Fund Phase II auc
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Rep. Terry: Universal Broadband Offers Potential for Businesses and Residents
Representing a congressional district that includes Omaha, Nebraska, Republican Rep. Lee Terry knows first hand the benefits of advanced telecommunications. Omaha is home to four Fortune 500 companies and as highlighted in Stephen Colbert’s “Better Know a District,” Omaha is the teleservices capital
Commerce Department Awards 10 More Broadband Mapping Grants; Total Funding is $97 Million
WASHINGTON, January 13, 2010 – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration on Tuesday announced that it has awarded grants to fund broadband mapping and planning activities in Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahom
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Universal Service Fund Should Focus on the Low-Income, Agree Broadband Experts
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 and away from exclusively focusing on rural high-cost areas, where funds are not being spent efficiently.