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Community Broadband
Federal Municipal Network Support Declining, Warns Experts
Despite initial federal support, funding programs are not supportive of municipal broadband.
Community Broadband
Despite initial federal support, funding programs are not supportive of municipal broadband.
BEAD
“It is a program that is going off the rails,” Carr says
BEAD
A GOP Senator from Missouri says NTIA is pushing BEAD rate regulation on states while denying that to Congress
Net Neutrality
The Sixth Circuit was selected by lottery because national and state trade groups had filed identical appeals in four other circuits.
Advanced Energy
The Biden Administration facilitated 21 state commitments to prioritize increasing energy grid capacity.
Public Safety
The new law specifically prohibits U.S. entities from maintaining a website or application operated by TikTok's owner ByteDance.
Chips
The new venture is expected to produce more than 21,000 new jobs.
Broadband's Impact
A Pennsylvania bill seeks to emulate the federal Affordable Connectivity Program by providing a $30 per month subsidy for internet costs.
Digital Inclusion
Benefits will fall to $14 for low-income households and $30 for those on Tribal lands in the last month of funding.
Arizona
The new deal should help bolster American semiconductor manufacturing capacity and supply chain independence.
Infrastructure
The high cost of data transport and high latency could hinder fiber builds in rural areas.
Broadband's Impact
Commissioners from both parties emphasized the issues to the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee.
FCC
Proposed rules would also put more limits on when utilities can pass full replacement costs to telecom companies.
FCC
Telecom and utility companies have been clashing on replacement costs.
Broadband's Impact
Digital navigators spoke about their work at the Connect20 Summit in Washington.
Digital Inclusion
Officials from broadband funding programs emphasized the important of non-deployment projects at the Connect20 Summit in Washington.