Rural
California Residents Concerned About AT&T Request to Phase Out Landline Service
Nearly 4,000 California residents have expressed that their landline connection frequently acts as their sole means of communication.
Rural
Nearly 4,000 California residents have expressed that their landline connection frequently acts as their sole means of communication.
Digital Inclusion
The company needs to be designed as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier to promote the Lifeline option, it said.
FCC
The FCC’s expertise does not translate to a social distribution mechanism.
FCC
A new Senate working group is set to consider reforms to the USF.
broadband roundup
One Eye was given ‘ample opportunity’ to address robocall traffic, FCC said.
Expert Opinion
Future broadband funding should target those who need it, even if they live in cities or the suburbs.
Digital Inclusion
There are government programs created to shrink the digital divide, but not many Americans know what’s out there.
broadband roundup
Former Google executive Camille Gloster has been appointed by the White House to its Office of the National Cyber Director.
Infrastructure
The program, previously the Emergency Broadband Benefit, was extended by the infrastructure bill.
Universal Service
Consultants say the Federal Communications Commission has the authority to do so.
Broadband's Impact
Bringing broadband to those who need it the most requires more than just government funding for network expansion.
Expert Opinion
The FCC should hit the pause button on a current plan to zero out support for voice-only services.
broadband roundup
FCC head talks spectrum and network strategy, broadband policy book released, and it’s Lifeline Awareness Week.
Open Access
Jamestown is hoping an open access network would make internet more affordable.
Lifeline
The Emergency Broadband Benefit is designed to help economically disadvantaged households get reliable broadband at a subsidized rate.
Expert Opinion
Over the past year, COVID-19 has upended lives and livelihoods and revealed the troubling breadth and scope of the digital divide. Despite the positive turn the pandemic is taking, millions remain unemployed and struggle to pay rent and put food on the table. They cannot afford basic broadband to ap