Maine
Maine Receives First Digital Equity Grant
NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson announced the first recipient of the digital equity grant program
Broadband Mapping and Data
NTIA’s Request for Comments on Broadband Data Spurs Concerns About FCC’s Form 477
WASHINGTON, August 7, 2018 – Many in the broadband industry commenting on broadband availability data exposed the weaknesses of current Federal Communications Commission data – and not only in the data itself but in the process by which it is collected. The Commerce Department’s National Telecommuni
Broadband Mapping and Data
Pew Charitable Trusts Announces New Broadband Research Effort
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2018 – The Pew Charitable Trusts recently announced a new broadband research effort amid concerns that government’s past data collection methods are not enough to inform policy makers on the nation’s broadband access gap. In a May 30 webinar event on this new broadband research
Breakfast Club
Discussion About Needs and Issues in FirstNet at Broadband Breakfast Club Virtual Event
October 15, 2013 – The Broadband Breakfast Club posted the video of its virtual discussion, “How Will FirstNet Improve Public Safety Communications?” featuring William Vallee, State Broadband Policy Coordinator, Office of Consumer Counsel, State of Connecticut; Brett Kilbourn, Vice President of Gove
New America
Minority Groups Want Special Rules For Tribal Areas
WASHINGTON, December 16, 2009 – A number of groups representing minority interests are advocating that special rules be created by the government for Native Americans applying for broadband stimulus grants. The awards are being decided by the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and
Benton
New Updates to the BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2009 – The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments has been updated to include summaries of comments from AT&T, Atkins Telephone, ATSI, Barling Bay, Benton Foundation, Big Think Strategies, Boston, Bresnan Communications, Broadband Development Corporation, Broadband Diversity S
NTIA
Further Updates to the BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2009 – The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments has been updated to include summaries of comments from the American Legislative Exchange Council, American Library Association, American Public Power Association, American Tower, ApexCoVantage, Apple, Inc., Arizona, Association
NTIA
Updates Made to the BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2009 – The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments [http://broadbandcensus.com/2009/04/the-broadbandcensuscom-list-of-ntia-comments/] has been updated to include summaries of additional comments filed with the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Ad
NTIA
Article: Measuring the Effectiveness of the Broadband Stimulus Plan
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2009 – Because the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 charges government agencies not only with choosing grant recipients and setting performance bench marks, but also with measuring their results, only a carefully pre-planned evaluation strategy should be deployed to
FCC
The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2009 – Building on its prior lists of comments filed with the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration on April 13, 14 and 15, on Sunday BroadbandCensus.com published a collective list of 222 substantive comments regarding the $7.2 billio
FCC
The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments Filed April 14 and April 15
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2009 – The following are substantive broadband comments posted on the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration posted on Tuesday and Wednesday, after Monday’s deadline in the agency’s call for comments on the $7.2 billion federal broadban
FCC
The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments Filed April 13, Continued
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2009 – BroadbandCensus.com today supplemented its list of 117 substantive broadband-related comments filed on April 13 with 53 more substantive comments. These comments were also filed on April 13, but posted on the NTIA web site after 8:11 p.m. on Monday.
FCC
The BroadbandCensus.com List of NTIA Comments Filed April 13
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2009 – The Obama Administration’s broadband grants program attracted extraordinary attention on Monday, as at least 427 companies, individuals and organizations filed comments with the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
NTIA
Diversity of Broadband Projects Should Trump Fixed Division of Grant Funds, Say Commenters
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2009 – The federal government’s disbursal of funds for broadband grants should be fluid and flexible enough to fund the best projects, irrespective of category, according to submissions to the NTIA on Thursday, April 9.
RUS
Broadband Stimulus Grants Commenters Urge Focus on Rural Areas
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2008 – Commenters to the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s broadband grants web page on Wednesday, April 8, continued to urge that the NTIA ensure that rural areas are given priority when funds are disbursed.
FCC
NTIA Commenters Stress Previous Experience and Multiple Goals
WASHINGTON, April 8, 2009 – Comments posted to NTIA’s Broadband Technology Opportunity Program website on Tuesday, April 7, continued to show the diversity of commenters and urged that experience and the ability to meet multiple goals should count when weighing applications.
