Expert Opinion
Luke Hogg: To Close the Digital Divide, Streamline Federal Funding
‘It is time for the United States to end its haphazard approach to closing the digital divide.’
Expert Opinion
‘It is time for the United States to end its haphazard approach to closing the digital divide.’
Funding
Now available for material and manufacturing equipment facility projects.
Expert Opinion
We know little about how California and other states plan to distribute the money under the opaque arrangement.
The new legislation would give the Commerce Department the power to identify and intercept national security threats.
Broadband Mapping and Data
FCC received over 1 million challenges to mapping data and added 1 million locations.
Broadband Mapping & Data
The BEAD timeline looms large for many who worry that two months is insufficient time to correct the map.
international
Raimondo’s comments come after the election of an American to head the UN’s telecom regulator.
Innovation
The United States acted unilaterally, and its allies are not yet ‘on board,’ said the Semiconductor Industry Association.
‘We have every reason to believe the Justices will … agree to hear this case,’ said CCIA President Matt Schruers
Spectrum
‘The immediate goal is to create a detailed list of [spectrum] bands for intensive examination.’
Thursday is the deadline for providers to file their broadband availability data for FCC maps in the Broadband Data Collection.
Tribal Broadband
The NTIA awarded four grants worth $1.2 million.
Broadband Mapping & Data
Accurate maps will allow federal dollars to target unserved and underserved areas.
Cybersecurity
Discussion has emerged about the pandemic’s impact on the physical supply, but software is important, too.
Cybersecurity
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said more funding will go toward cybersecurity concerns.
Funding
The NTIA will prioritize projects that bring broadband to greatest number of homes.