Rural
Rural
Because Rural America is often the least-connected region in the country, ensuring coverage is central to BEAD.
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Funding
Funding
The pandemic has prompted a new era of funding for broadband infrastructure.
Open Access
Open Access
Open Access networks separate network operations from internet services. Ownership may also be separate from operations.
Community Broadband
Community Broadband
The last three years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of communities building publicly-owned, locally controlled infrastructure.
Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality
Whether broadband providers may prioritize delivery of bits by the entities they own is a divisive topic.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Broadband Mapping and Data
Accurate broadband mapping and data has been central to America's broadband buildout.
FCC
Profiles of Prospective Candidates to be FCC Chairman: Mignon Clyburn and Tom Wheeler
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2013 – This week BroadbandBreakfast.com will begin a series profiling many of the top prospective candidates that might be selected to serve as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Julius Genachowski, the 29th chairman, on Friday announced that he would step down
Broadband Mapping and Data
FCC Chairman Genachowski, at Gigabit Community Workshop, Makes First Public Comments Since His Stepping Down Announcement
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2013 – “If we build super-fast networks, the innovators will come,” said Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Wednesday, in his first public statements since his announcement last Friday that he would leave the agency in a matter of weeks. While spea
Broadband Live
Video of March 2013 Broadband Breakfast Club: ‘Smart Cars, the Consumer Experience and Broadband’
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2013 – Today’s cars are getting smarter because drivers are bringing smart phones into their cars and because autonomous-driving systems are getting closer and closer to market availability. Indeed, the accelerating use of the smart phone has dramatically brought the issue of a
EU
Broadband News from Around the World: 4G in Lusaka, Australia’s National Broadband Network and Scotland Fiber Link
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2013 – A recent wrap-up of global broadband news included the following items: Lusaka, Zambia Zamtel, a Zambian Telecommunications company, has announced plans to increase mobile broadband Internet service and availability in the nation, according to the Lusaka Times. Zamtel Ch
Broadband Live
Family Search International CEO Dennis Brimhall, in Interview, on Social Aspects to Family History Broadband Applications
SALT LAKE CITY, March 25, 2013 – Dennis Brimhall, CEO of Family Search International, discusses some of the recent changes and upgrades to the FamilySearch.org web site during the RootsTech conference here. FamilySearch.org is one of the most well-used genealogy web sites in the world. During the in
Broadband Mapping and Data
Call It Facebook for the Dead: Latter-day Saints’ FamilySearch.org Helps Build Online Tree of Family Connections
SALT LAKE CITY, March 22, 2013 – When I was younger, family history was for old folks. Now that I am older, family history is for kids adept at using computers and mobile devices. What accounts for this change? Personal computing and broadband. Nowhere is this remarkable change — from the province
FCC
President Barack Obama Statement on FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s Departure
President Barack Obama issued the following statement on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announcement that he is stepping down: I want to thank Chairman Genachowski for his dedicated service on behalf of the American people. Over the last four years, Julius has brought
FCC
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, at Public Meeting, Lauds Accomplishment in Broadband Arena
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2013 – In a hurriedly-scheduled Federal Communications Commission meeting on Friday, agency Chairman Julius Genachowski formally announced his resignation from the agency. Genachowski’s resignation, which was expected, puts forward the details of his timing: he will leave the a
FCC
Statement by Consumer Electronics Association on Julius Genachowski’s Departure
From Consumer Electronics Association President and CEO Gary Shapiro on the announced departure of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski: As I named him at the 2013 International CES®, Chairman Genachowski is the ‘Spectrum Chairman.” Consumers and industry alike will benefit
FCC
House Energy and Commerce Commission Ranking Member Waxman on Julius Genachowski’s Departure
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman issued the following statement on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski’s announcement that he will be leaving the Commission: Chairman Genachowski has been a brilliant chair of the Federal Communications Commission
