FCC
Study: CAF II ISPs Stopped Serving Many Locations After Funding Ended
While not a violation of FCC rules, a former deputy bureau chief said she was surprised to see such a drop off.
FCC
While not a violation of FCC rules, a former deputy bureau chief said she was surprised to see such a drop off.
Broadband Mapping and Data
The company says its map is based on millions of M-Lab speed tests conducted over a six-month period.
Fiber
Pioneered with city-owned Huntsville Utilities in Alabama and Google Fiber, the utility lease model makes unlit fibers available to others.
A new bill would provide grants to providers who can quickly build middle-mile infrastructure along existing electrical grid system.
Fiber
Huntsville Utilities has constructed a fiber network to nearly every residence and business but not directly connected the properties.
Infrastructure
Why deregulation isn’t pro-competition, the case for repealing Section 230, and the breakup of AT&T.
CETF
March 24, 2021 – The University of Southern California and the California Emerging Technology Fund announced a partnership on Monday to determine internet access in California based on demographics and location. The two organizations hope to identify the impact a lack of broadband causes for those w
FBA
December 29, 2020 — Smaller internet service providers were critical to fiber growth in 2020, accounting for 88 percent of total capital expenditure, according to the results of the latest annual study of network operators and consumer research, conducted by Mike Render, CEO of RVA LLC, for the Fibe
Fiber
November 24, 2020 — In a virtual conversation sponsored by Connected Nation Michigan, Wes Kerr, director of community solutions at Connected Nation, was joined by Chip Spann, director of engineering and technical services at Connected Nation, to discuss the predominant technologies providing broadba
Joe Biden
November 12, 2020 — The failure to connect the rural-urban digital divide in the United States is not one of technology, but of markets, politics, and policy, argued Christopher Ali, associate professor in the Media Studies Department at the University of Virginia, during a virtual presentation whic
FCC
Cooperative Network Services, a consultant that works with broadband providers in the upper Midwest, recently created a map plotting the current service areas of bidders in the upcoming Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction. The map includes information from 366 of the 505 of providers who applied.
Fiber
September 16, 2020 – Partnerships between local municipal governments and private broadband providers can actually work, according to a panel on “Communities in Need” at Tuesday’s kick-off the rural broadband association NTCA. Some local communities, like Fairlawn, Ohio, have begun taking forward-th
FCC
SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company headed by Elon Musk, has been actively deploying internet-beaming satellites into low Earth orbit since 2018. The company believes its low Earth orbit technology may be the answer to resolving the issue of universal access,
Digital Inclusion
June 30, 2020 — When internet historians look back on the present day, Tuesday may end up being known as “Disconnection Day.” That’s because thousands, and perhaps millions, of people across the country will lose broadband access with the sunsetting of the Federal Communications Commission’s “Keep A
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau on Friday granted temporary spectrum access to 33 wireless internet service providers serving 330 counties in 29 states to help them serve rural communities’ broadband needs during the coronavirus pandemic. The special tempor
FCC
WASHINGTON, February 3, 2020 – ITTA, which called itself “the voice of America’s broadband providers,” closed on Friday due to financial obstacles after over 25 years of advocating for wireline communications. ITTA – which was originally known as the Independent Telephone and Telecommunications Alli