States, cities, and private providers led the charge as federal broadband affordability efforts falter.

Every state and territory’s BEAD Initial Proposal includes a workforce readiness plan.

Availability, affordability, and device access emerged as top barriers to Internet access

The California-based tech giant's funding is tied to the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 that Biden has celebrated.

Ohio to get $23 million and Alaska $5 million

Alaska is to receive about $1 billion and Ohio about $793 million

Group to host first digital inclusion event on Oct. 9th

Beyond Teenagers: In addition to teenagers entering the workforce, we also need to serve adults who are ready to upskill.

More than a third of the 700 communities served by municipal broadband do so with an open access network.

Two federal efforts aimed at protecting children online have stalled as Congress went on a six-week recess without a vote.

California approved $237 million in grants; Ohio greenlit $94 million.

Directors talk provider default prevention and fixed wireless technology.

The company hasn't yet found an area it's excited about, an altafiber executive said.

The request for proposals seeks a consultant to help three Ohio counties work on broadband projects.

‘It’s a conversation I think we should be having,’ FCC Chairwoman says

The challenge process will be open for 21 days.

Four other states are accepting challenges and three more are planning to begin the process soon.

Several state offices expect to utilize nondeployment funds in conjunction with infrastructure deployment funds for BEAD.

Partisan disputes return to FCC policies after years of a 2-2 split on the commission.

Advocacy on high-cost thresholds could help fixed wireless providers get BEAD funds.

The group’s policy heads said they are advocating to include unlicensed wireless.

The new guidelines specify that only subscribers of 100 * 20 Mbps service will have speed tests accepted.

The sheer magnitude of the overstatements in the FCC’s map makes the challenge process untenable.

States facing difficulties collecting coverage data may have more time to present challenges.

Between supply chain disruptions and the rising price of goods, the increased costs of fiber deployment could be pushed onto consumers.

New questions arise on the Digital Equity Act following NTIA’s notice of funding released in May.

Senator Wicker is asking for a review of how funds set aside for broadband during the pandemic are being used.

Broadband Breakfast revisits what some state legislatures did to narrow broadband gaps.

AT&T settles for $1.5 million, DeSantis signs social media law, Ohio broadband fund, and broadband for all.

July 14, 2020 — Libraries have a unique opportunity to respond to the coronavirus and are well equipped to assist vulnerable populations, said participants in a Route Fifty webinar Tuesday. Felton Thomas, executive director and CEO of the Cleveland Public Library, said that his library played an imp

June 2, 2020 — Libraries consistently adapt to serve the essential education needs of surrounding communities, and their reliability and capacity to transform has only been amplified since the spread of COVID-19, said speakers in a panel hosted by Gigabit Libraries Network on Friday. Gigabit Librari

The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday authorized more than $61.8 million in funding over the next decade to expand broadband to nearly 22,000 unserved rural homes and businesses in 14 states. This funding marks the sixth wave of support from last year’s Connect America Fund Phase II auc

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: New business models are coming for fiber to the home deployments across the U.S. On Tuesday, Medina County, Ohio, announced just such a model, together with Neighborly, a company that provides communities with access to capital for broadband projects. The fiber networks

BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: It is great to see this kind of round-up of an array of broadband activities happening throughout the country. It is a reminder that broadband remains a potent economic development issue throughout the country, if not in Washington. Kudos to Smart and Resilient Cities fo

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WASHINGTON July 16, 2010 – After the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision upholding Comcast’s ability to thwart broadband traffic over the peer-to-peer file-sharing software BitTorrent, the Federal Communications Commission was faced with uncertainty in regulating broadband. In order to give the

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2010 – Chapter Six of the National Broadband Plan tackles one of the most basic issues with broadband expansion by focusing on infrastructure. This chapter deals with the physical act of laying cables and erecting antennae.

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2010 – The Commerce Department announced broadband investments in Washington and Ohio this week.

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2010 – Assistant Secretary Lawrence Strickling, Sen. Sherrod Brown, and Ohio Representatives Dennis Kucinich, Zack Space and Betty Sutton – all Democrats – are scheduled to announce federal spending aimed at bridging the technological divide and increasing economic opportunities

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WASHINGTON, November 19, 2009 – The National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates announced new leadership, which was elected at the group’s annual meeting from November 15 to 18 in Chicago. Mary Healey of Connecticut was elected president of the organization

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2009 – ZeroDivide, an investor in community enterprises leveraging technology to help underserved communities, is looking for non-profit partners to apply for broadband monies that are part of the national economic stimulus plan.

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2009 – The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners on Thursday ratcheted up their call for greater state involvement in disbursement and use of the $7.2 billion broadband stimulus funds with a letter to top Commerce and Agriculture Department officials.