The Federal Communication said the awards will help connect patients to critical health services during a new wave of Covid-19.
Libraries are a crucial “third space” between work and home and connective tissue in a democratic and egalitarian society.
The FCC’s May 10 order said schools and libraries could not use connectivity funds to build self-provisioned networks.
The fight for broadband infrastructure in one Utah community. Is private enterprise the end goal?
Boost is bundling telehealth services, South Dakota planning $100 million for broadband, Frequencz gets $4 million in capital.
A bill dedicating $150 million of anticipated federal funding to create a new state broadband office to coordinate and accelerate […]
March 16, 2021 – Democratic lawmakers have introduced a $312 billion bill that would boost broadband, clean energy and public […]
March 9, 2021 – The Open Technology Institute and New America’s Education Policy program released a new report this month on visible minority […]
March 9, 2021 – The Senate’s approved version of the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill includes nearly $2 billion for cybersecurity […]
March 4, 2021 – In a bipartisan letter Thursday, Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Angus King, I-Maine, Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and […]
March 2, 2021 – Federal block grants are an effective way of deploying broadband quickly, and the federal government needs […]
February 10, 2021 – The government is spending enough money to get every single American connected to high-speed broadband, but […]
Rep. Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey, was unanimously reelected Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee for the Congress beginning […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs is extending its 5G hospital innovation project, beyond the Palo Alto-based hospital where it began […]
The Federal Trade Commission’s two Democrats laid out a plan to increase the institution’s data security and privacy enforcement in […]
The Justice Department’s antitrust division plans to sue Google today for engaging in anticompetitive conduct to preserve monopolies in search […]
The city of Fullerton, California, has turned on the first section of what will be a citywide open access network, […]
August 3, 2020 — The economic fallout resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically worsened the financial condition of the […]
Americans could soon receive another $1200 stimulus check, CNET reported. On Monday, Senate Republicans plan to introduce the CARES 2 […]
July 20, 2020 — There are no shortage of news headlines warning of the dire results of the lack of […]
July 15, 2020 — Continuing to expand access to telehealth to facilitate health care during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond […]
June 30, 2020 — “Broadband has got to be the order of the day, going forward,” said Rep. James Clyburn, […]
These difficult times have presented enormous challenges to all of us, and, as we are urged to stay apart, digital […]
June 16, 2020 — Mary Daly, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said in a National Press […]
June 4, 2020 — Cities must continuously adapt their strategies to provide technology services to the disadvantaged segments of their […]
May 21, 2020 — Although there are risks, national digital currency can have significant benefits, said participants in a Center […]
May 12, 2020 — Education officials catalogued the many government broadband programs devoted to bridging the digital divide affecting tribal […]
April 20, 2020— U.S. government websites have handled the coronavirus strain with varying degrees of success – depending on which […]
April 14, 2020— “Compared to other crises, it is more straightforward to solve,” said Elaine Kamarck, Brookings senior fellow of […]
Former Federal Communications Commission Robert McDowell described his ordeal as a COVID-19 survivor in an interview with Multichannel News published […]
March 30, 2020 –Federal Communications Commission officials praised the adoption of telehealth aid contained within the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and […]
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau on Friday granted temporary spectrum access to 33 wireless internet service providers serving […]
The Senate on Wednesday night officially passed the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act—including funding for telehealth. […]
