Strict domestic manufacturing requirements may hinder the success of the $42.5 billion BEAD Program.
The matter is also in front of the 6th and 11th Circuit courts.
Will providers be required to use equipment that is not readily available within the United States?
'Community-anchor institutions have been and are the connective tissue that make delivering high-speed internet access possible,' he said.
Responders fear that updating the E-Rate process will increase complexity for applicants.
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced the proposal at a meeting of the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training.
Windhausen argued that without these waivers, anchor institutions will be particularly hard hit by "Buy America" requirements.
The conservative firebrand attributes says the banning of her personal Twitter is the result of social media’s left-wing bias.
Learn how the Federal Communications Commission's rulemaking on pole attachments could impact the broadband rollout
Industry officials say the commission’s approach to E-rate competition would burden applicants.
Students in a Houston-area school district hosted a panel on connecting schools and libraries as part of a national event on bridging the digital divide.
A Mattey Consulting report finds broadband revenues can help sustain the fund used to connect rural and low-income Americans.
Libraries are a crucial “third space” between work and home and connective tissue in a democratic and egalitarian society.
The high cost of pole attachments can deter broadband providers from providing service to the anchor institutions and residential consumers.
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WASHINGTON, March 10, 2021—The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 passed the House on Wednesday, paving the way for its signing by President Joe Biden. The...
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“There is no better way to stimulate our economy and create millions of good paying jobs than to modernize our badly aging infrastructure, especially now that...
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Axios says that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is inching toward a decision that could profoundly shift the relationship between Britain and the United States over...
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Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., announced on Tuesday four new endorsements for the Children and Media Research Advancement Act. This legislation would authorize the National Institute of...
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