Digital Divide
Experts Urge Data Oversight ‘Down to Jitter and Latency’ in Broadband Reporting
Schools, states, and data firms push broadband map accuracy.
Infrastructure
Experts Urge BEAD Program to Fund IXPs Alongside Last-Mile Broadband
Internet Exchange Points are a critical deployment, alongside last-mile broadband, to prevent rural infrastructure gaps.
Infrastructure
Jase Wilson of Ready.net to Keynote Resilient Digital Infrastructure Summit 9/18
Jase Wilson will deliver a keynote address about the seven key principles of resilient critical infrastructure
BEAD
States Navigate BEAD Program Implementation Amid Political Transition
Officials emphasized that the BEAD program is likely to continue despite the upcoming administration change.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on November 13, 2024 - State Broadband Offices and BEAD Awards
Several states have launched their application portals for the BEAD Program.
SpaceX
SpaceX in Talks with NTIA to Deploy Starlink for BEAD
‘For me to participate in BEAD, I don’t want BEAD to say, “if something happens, I get your network,”’ SpaceX President says.
Funding
Experts Tout Data-Driven Approach for State Broadband Offices
‘A data-driven approach will encourage states to be more transparent, open and honest.’
Funding
Defining Community Anchor Institutions to Be Focal Point for BEAD Deployment: Observers
States can customize the definition to fit specific needs.
FCC
Virginia Set to Submit Initial Proposal for Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment
Virginia is waiting for data on the number of unserved and underserved locations in the state.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on April 12, 2023 – Preview of Broadband Communities Summit
This Broadband Breakfast Live Online session will preview the upcoming Broadband Communities Summit on May 1–4.
Fabric
Tribal Ready Wants Better Broadband Data to Benefit Indian Country
Tribal leaders and citizens must gather data ‘on a scale large enough to ensure that Tribal nations receive’ funding.
AARP
AT&T Sues T-Mobile Over Ad, Nokia Partners with Ready, LightPath Expanding
T-Mobile is being sued over an ad that said AT&T only gives discounts to seniors in Florida.
IIJA
NTIA Broadband Official Scott Woods Joins Ready as Vice President of Community Engagement
Woods had been the inaugural Director of the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on October 20, 2021 — Get Your Share of $75 Billion in Broadband Grants with Broadband.Money
Providers of all sort can line up for their share of $75 billion worth of broadband grant funding.
Open Access
Open Access Infrastructure Important, But Difficult to Develop, Say Digital Infrastructure Investment Panelists
August 11, 2020 — Open access infrastructure is crucial, but it is difficult to raise the capital it requires, said participants in Broadband Breakfast’s Digital Infrastructure Investment conference on Monday. The panel on infrastructure investment funds featured a discussion about the challenges an
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 – The Experience of Infrastructure Investment Funds
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 12 Noon ET – “The Experience of Infrastructure Investment Funds (Topic 2 at Digital Infrastructure Investment on August 10).” For the most up-to-date information about the event, visit our Digital Infrastructure Investment page. This pathb
