All posts tagged "Rural Broadband Association"

Local Governments Provide Valuable Information for Rural Infrastructure Builds

Rural communities vary in broadband needs, making community engagement essential for breaching the digital divide.

Biden’s Infrastructure Participants, Low-Price Broadband Access, U.S. Versus EU On Broadband

Associations want inclusion in infrastructure plan, BroadbandNow report on state of broadband, and report says U.S. leads EU on broadband.

Faster Rural Broadband Bill, Tools For Robocalls, Opposition To Instagram For Kids

Senators introduce rural broadband legislation, FCC tackles robocalling, advocates ask Facebook to stop developing Instagram for kids.

Connectivity Will Need To Keep Up With The Advent Of New Tech, Says Expert

February 24, 2021 – It used to be that technology had to keep up with the deployment of the growing […]

Experts Say U.S. Needs Tighter Security on 5G Components

February 8, 2021 – U.S. officials seeking to reduce the likelihood of security problems with the next-generation 5G network should […]

Building on Rural Broadband Subsidies, Facebook and Politics, SpaceX Meets Criticism

February 3, 2021 – Charter Communication said it is planning to spend $5 billion on rural broadband, with support from […]

Coronavirus Stimulus Omnibus Also Includes Consumer Protection Provisions, Elevating the Definition of ‘Broadband’

The House of Representatives passed an end of the year omnibus bill on Monday, which included six provisions from the […]

Reactions to Broadband Provisions Being Included in the COVID-19 Relief Bill

December 22, 2020 – Late Monday night, Congress approved a $900 billion coronavirus relief package sending desperately needed aid to […]

Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Weighting System Favors Low Latency Technology

June 9, 2020 — The Federal Communications Commission adopted procedures for Phase I of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction, […]

With FCC Broadband Maps Denounced as ‘Terrible,’ Members of Congress Drill Into Details For Improvement

Tackling Broadband Mapping Critics, FCC Orders ISPs to Provide Geospatial Data and Will Implement ‘Crowdsourcing’

WASHINGTON, August 1, 2019 — The Federal Communications Commission  on Thursday initiated a new process for collecting fixed broadband data […]