ReConnect Program funding will flow to ten states.

Effort to restore cable TV service will not continue.

Affected customers to receive free Internet, streaming service for a month

Fourteen states and the largest prison telecom provider have escalated their legal fight against the FCC.

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

The FCC found the transfer in the public interest, provided South Central Connect submitted the necessary financial and legal documents.

The investment comes from a $3.5 million federal grant administered by the broadband office with ARPA funds.

It included recommendations to federal agencies, online platforms and parents.

I saw the logic of the way Arkansas organized its broadband event into a series on panels on ‘infrastructure’ and ‘non-deployment’.

NTIA official reveals ongoing efforts behind the scenes to expedite BEAD permitting processes.

The state cited $500 million in broadband investments, low tax rates, and proactive connectivity enhancements as reasons for Arkansas.

ISPs should use state broadband coverage maps and financial forecasting to create BEAD plans.

Jobs board funded by Pew and supported by employers also aims to elevate training of broadband workers.

The office has found a 'Goldilocks' solution for project areas and reimbursements, its deputy director said Tuesday.

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

The event will address various components of Arkansas's BEAD funding and vision for non-deployment opportunities.

State-by-state broadband pages for every U.S. state and territory.

Arkansas and Tennessee now expect to service thousands fewer locations than originally anticipated through the BEAD program.

The third-largest cable ISP in the country told the FCC Friday it intends to surrender awards in Kentucky, Arkansas and West Virginia.

Altice USA joins the growing list of near 100 companies that have failed to fulfill commitments made under RDOF.

Broadband experts discussed how fiber costs could harm states' ability to build out their broadband networks

Several state offices expect to utilize nondeployment funds in conjunction with infrastructure deployment funds for BEAD.

The Biden administration announced Wednesday a list of new measures to promote supply chain resiliency.

The state is planning to expand its fiber technician training program after funding infrastructure projects.

The social media landscape is changing as lawmakers become more active in shaping digital communication

GOP lawmakers want new FCC commissioner to reject E-Rate expansion.

The FTC complaint alleges anti-discounting measures that deter sellers from offering lower prices.

Broadband heads from 5 states listed community outreach, mapping, and program deadlines as top priorities for BEAD.

Space is extremely limited for the in-person event; Zoom in instead with the Broadband Breakfast community.

Experts are concerned a patchwork of state laws would fail to address the problem of kids online safety.

If managed effectively, the BEAD program could play a key role in allowing our economy to weather the storms ahead.

State officials are responsible for the disbursal of federal broadband infrastructure funds, but many offices are understaffed.

Local communities understand their own needs, said Arkansas’s Glen Howie.

Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana, Nebraska and North Dakota are the latest recipients.

The NTIA’s notice of funding opportunity stops short of explicitly endorsing municipal broadband as the preferred model.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration announces news on its ‘Internet for All’ web portal for three IIJA programs.

The build is also underbudget, they said.

To work toward equal access, more affordable options must be created, including community-based solutions.

The number of states restricting municipal broadband networks has dropped during the pandemic.

Republicans counter Democrats on document request, Ookla says global speeds rising, Windstream and Arkansas to expand fiber.

$3.2-billion program has 4 million households, Ritter to connect 100% in river valley, STL efficient cables.

Air Force signs with OneWeb, few Americans want muni build ban, N.C. bill wants electrical co-ops paying for ISP-ready poles.

A lawsuit filed Wednesday by a coalition of ten Republican state attorneys general, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, accuses Google of making an “unlawful agreement” with Facebook, that gave special privileges to the social media giant, in exchange for promising not to support a competing a

May 5, 2020 ­– As internet connectivity grows increasingly essential, fiber optics may prove to be a better option than wireless internet connection, the Institute for Local Self Reliance’s Christopher Mitchell said Tuesday at a webinar hosted by the nonprofit Merit Network. Mitchell, who directs th

The Computer and Communications Industry Association and four other internet trade groups sent a letter Thursday to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., to protest aspects of the proposed Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interact

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2014 – Even the quickest and best-designed networks can succumb to Mother Nature when a hurricane or tornado strikes a community. And when thousands of people dial 911 at the same time, modern-day networks simply aren’t equipped to handle traffic of such tremendous scale. That w

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