Iowa's education department said it faces breaking either FCC or state rules if E-Rate portal approved.
The states will use their funding through the Capital Projects Fund to connect more than 180,000 homes and businesses.
The authorization comes three weeks after the commission denied funding to Starlink and LTD Broadband.
Over 400,000 locations across the U.S. will get broadband in this funding wave.
Funds targeted towards internet providers in areas with poor digital access across 19 states.
Huawei scoffs at FCC rip and replace, rural broadband bill moves in committee, franchise fees appeal, Calif. broadband bill integral.
AT&T will no longer support 3G networks by 2022, Iowa's broadband bill, Mayor de Blasio ending distance learning.
February 1, 2021—“The data is clear: older adults have been falling increasingly behind in digital connectivity, which negatively affects their […]
October 20, 2020 – There are many viable options for deploying fiber that should be explored, stressed John Burchett, head […]
COS Systems, a software provider specializing in open access networks, has been acquired by Pivot Partners, a Swedish private equity […]
September 23, 2020 — Localities, states, and companies are embracing broadband partnerships through public and private entities that work together […]
The House of Representatives passed the HEROES Act, a coronavirus response bill, with a bipartisan 208 to 199 vote Friday. […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg proposed a “third status for Facebook that would fall between telecom provider and publisher, while expressing […]
The results from the Democratic Caucus in Iowa remained delayed, and the technology snafu is being blamed on an app […]
Two separate bi-partisan groups of state attorneys general on Friday confirmed that they are launching antitrust investigations into tech giant […]
The Hill reports that dozens of consumer advocacy groups have called for congressional committees and regulatory agencies to impose a […]
