The Council adopted a multi-year Open Access program to deliver county-wide high-speed connectivity.

Establishing Best Practices for U.S. State Broadband Program Accountability

Researchers cite what they say is nearly 90% duplication

New York’s internet policy illustrates state-driven affordability reform.

Fiber cuts and related acts can paralyze critical operations, creating cascading disruptions that may affect millions of citizens simultaneously.

To protect economic and public safety interests, regulators, legislators, law enforcement, municipalities, and communications providers must work together.

Through ConnectALL, New York is ramping up investment in fiber, mobile service, and equitable connectivity statewide.

New York also released tentative grant winners under the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment grant program, bringing total to 43 states

Plan to focus on updating internet infrastructure in Multiple Dwelling Units

Withdrawn applications free up enough to fund all others in full, New York's E-rate coordinator argued.

Joins five other states in covering the cost of phone calls from prison.

Eleven states called out.

So far, only New York has a law in effect.

Dryden Fiber working to serve rural areas deemed 'unprofitable' by telecom giants.

State lawmaker points finger at the Trump administration.

Move to end ‘double poles.’

The mayoral candidate has supported legislation regulating AI and providing internet access for the temporarily housed.

Company reverses course after earlier pushback against state affordability mandate

Elon Musk's X challenges the state's rules for hate speech and content moderation

ISP seeks to provide fiber internet to over 22,000 Sullivan County addresses.

Follow-up studies about the Affordable Connectivity Program have shown that costs were more than offset by the broad savings it generated American taxpayers.

There are a variety of technologies to consider for environments where fiber isn't a viable option

Solar is the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the U.S.

BEAD bids are rolling in across Utah, Rhode Island, New York, Nebraska, and Alabama.

State plans on three grants with awards between $1 million and $2 million each.

New York opened applications for nearly $50 million toward municipal networks.

The money comes from the state’s Completing Access to Broadband program, funded by $400 million from the American Rescue Plan Act.

New text lays out speed, eligibility, and reporting rules under the proposed California Affordable Home Internet Act.

More than 85,000 locations meant to be served by the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund remain without service.

After Supreme Court upholds New York’s $15 Internet law, Tasha Boerner said she ‘looks forward to sharing her legislation soon.'

A group of 22 states – including Massachusetts and California – supported New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office.

States are exploring new approaches to maintain broadband affordability for low-income households.

Need to upgrade driven by data center growth

The Institute for Local Self Reliance is hosting a forum – 'Consider Affordable Broadband State-By-State' – on Monday at 3:30 p.m. ET.

In a rare Supreme Court rehearing bid, ISPs argued the law was causing harm.

While New York’s existing programs are a welcome effort, they remain a far cry from the city’s original ambition.

Massachusetts is advancing legislation to provide $15 monthly broadband service to low-income residents.

Starlink claims it serves 'fewer than 20,000 households' in the state, qualifying for an exemption.

The company pulled its fixed wireless offering from New York state Wednesday over its Affordable Broadband Act.

Gov. Hochul unveiled plans for rollout of a 426-mile statewide public fiber backbone.

N.Y. to enforce law mandating $15 and $20 Internet plans for low-income residents.

States, cities, and private providers led the charge as federal broadband affordability efforts falter.

It's at least the sixteenth state to start taking grant proposals under the $42.5 billion program.

The state is set to begin enforcing the law in 30 days.

State broadband officials advocated for a flexible, tech-neutral approach to serving the hardest-to-reach locations.

'Construction has already begun for ErieNet with underground conduit installations, and utility work necessary' for pole attachments.

Projects are set to serve more than 60,000 homes and businesses.

Industry groups are asking the Supreme Court to strike down the law.

AI models generate election-related falsehoods in Spanish more frequently than they do in English.

After saying the GOP 'probably will' kill the CHIPS Act, his office issued a statement that he would like to 'streamline' the law.

An upstate New York facility is one of three national technology centers that will receive up to $825 million in funding.

The money is aimed at increasing broadband adoption in vulnerable populations.

Local approaches may resolve cost and delay challenges, experts say.

Company says it can take years to access poles in the Bay State.

Despite industry claims of affordable broadband, consumers report financial strain and show support for mandated price caps.

Says high court should allow N.Y. to enforce the Affordable Broadband Act, which requires 25 Mbps for $15/month or 200 Mbps for $20/month

Public Knowledge says Second Circuit 'got it right.'

Two federal efforts aimed at protecting children online have stalled as Congress went on a six-week recess without a vote.

The public service commission said Charter violated a merger approval order

New York was allocated $664 million from BEAD.

Prequalification phase will evaluate financial, technical, operational and managerial capacity.

Despite initial federal support, funding programs are not supportive of municipal broadband.

The process will determine ISP capability to complete the proposed projects.

The state had the highest average number of complaints to the FCC about internet per 100,000 broadband serviceable locations.

The bill requires social media platforms to cease using algorithms for children's online accounts.

The prequalification application process will open on June 21.

The Second Circuit’s decision is well-written but exhibits a narrow understanding of conflict preemption.

As federal ACP support wanes, state broadband subsidy solutions in New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia offer innovative solutions to maintain connectivity.

Advocates said proposed language from the state assembly would have hindered public broadband deployment.

Idaho awarded $500,000 in grants to bolster community involvement in the state's BEAD implementation.

A FTTH company announces a new service and their broadband 'nutrition' label.

Four other states are accepting challenges and three more are planning to begin the process soon.

The state also announced a call for applications for the funds.

The FCC is partnering with state attorneys general to crack down on cybersecurity measures.

Public interest groups praise White House push for more ACP money.

New SiFi FiberCity live with two more to be announced soon.

Getting access to and cooperating with the right government agencies can be a big delay with infrastructure projects.

New York filed 31,000 location challenges against the FCC’s mapping data.

The New York City event on April 18 aims to foster conversations through a salon-like atmosphere.

The NTIA approved eight more planning grants Monday.

Letter claims antitrust bills would cost the economy $319 billion.

Revising its pole replacement rules may give providers quicker access to poles in communities for deploying high-speed broadband.

Pacific Networks Corp. and its subsidy ComNet LLC were terminated in an FCC vote Wednesday.

Chattanooga’s municipal broadband network has delivered $2.7 billion in social and economic benefits during its first decade.

New York drops $15 internet after interim court decision, Lumen gets army contract for broadband, Illinois allows telehealth for all.

May 20, 2020 — In a web forum Wednesday, Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr said that while the U.S.’s broadband response to the coronavirus pandemic has been satisfactory, the country still has room to improve with applications such as telemedicine. The US Telecom forum featured a con

April 19, 2020— The Federal Trade Commission will take into account “good faith” when exercising prosecutorial discretion for investigating Zoom, said agency commissioner Noah Phillips in an event hosted by Politico on Tuesday. Although Phillips said, “I can’t speak to whether there’s an investigati

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WASHINGTON, July 24, 2019 — As concern about smart home technology grows, three progressive representatives are planning to introduce a bill this week to ban facial recognition technologies from public housing. “Surveillance technology is often used to track and control vulnerable communities, parti

Next Century Cities this week highlights broadband programs in five states, in advance of the “West Central Mountains High Speed Internet Conference” on May 17 in McCall, Idaho. The Friday event is being co-sponsored by the West Central Mountains Economic Development Council and Next Century Cities.

Broadband Breakfast Insight: New York State continues its innovative efforts to provide broadband funding to underserved areas of the state. In addition to funding for traditional and non-traditional telecom companies, the program has received funding from the Federal Communications Commission’s Lif

WASHINGTON, January 26, 2017 – In his first substantive action since being named to his position on Tuesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced approval of the petition by New York State’s broadband program to access the Connect America Fund. The agency’s full press releas

CHICAGO, Illinois, October 6, 2015 – State government need to use “Smart Cities” information technology to leapfrog to leadership among competing states, said Hardik Bhatt, chief information officer for the state of Illinois, speaking on Wednesday at the City Club here. Bhatt, the former CIO for th

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