The sheer magnitude of the overstatements in the FCC’s map makes the challenge process untenable.
The lengthy grant application process can be a barrier for Tribes with limited resources.
While waiting for grant funding, state broadband leaders should work to engage and educate local communities.
Industry leaders agreed that fiber deployment should be prioritized, with other technologies supplementing as needed.
Panelists compared the FCC's process to flying a plane while it's being built.
Christopher Ali wrote a book about the failures of rural broadband policies and leadership last year.
'The way you close the digital divide is you build fiber to every single rural home,' Jonathan Chambers said.
TechFreedom argued that the FCC overstated the flaws of Starlink’s network.
'The only way to get that density is to get fiber out there. That allows you to get more subs with your wireless.'
Hurdles WISPs face include defining reliable service, regulatory burdens, and financial requirements, experts say.
The mapping tool in the ReConnect application process allows applicants to designate proposed routes.
The European Parliament passed two pieces of legislation that are intended to tackle anticompetitive behavior and content deemed illegal.
A policy paper recommends how a federally funded digital equity entity should be funded and structured.
It's the ninth wave of funding confirmations, bringing the total amount to more than $5.2 billion to three million locations.
Clyburn's Rural Broadband Task Force aims to close the digital divide within five years.
Author of Farm Fresh Broadband talks considerations for infrastructure funding, FCC approves 72 telehealth apps, Boost Mobile's 5G device.
The agency is scrutinizing the winning bids for the $9.2-billion fund, and asking companies to consider withdrawing.
Geoffrey Starks says speeds are outdated, Starlink users complain of heat-impacted services, Louisiana waiting on $180 million for broadband.
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Utah Republican Rep. John Curtis speaks about broadband rollout, education and bills more than a year into the pandemic.
April 1, 2021 – Experts are concerns about the long-term implications of the $3.2-billion Emergency Broadband Benefit program (EBB) running out of money without a plan...
March 9, 2021 – Different departments in the federal government have different broadband maps, which has caused a lack of unity on a response to the...
Panelists include Scott Rudd, Indiana Broadband Office, Teresa Ferguson, Colorado Broadband Office, Matt Schmitt, Illinois Office of Broadband, Kenrick Gordon, Maryland Office of Rural Broadband, Burt...
February 3, 2021 – Charter Communication said it is planning to spend $5 billion on rural broadband, with support from the government through the Rural Digital...
January 5, 2021 — The digital divide afflicting the United States has become even more apparent throughout the pandemic, repositioning the issue of universal broadband access...
December 23, 2020 — The last five years have boasted massive strides towards closing the urban-rural broadband and utilities divide, according to individuals speaking at Fiber...
From policymakers to industry and consumers, everyone wants fast broadband internet in their homes, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not many, however, wish...
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WASHINGTON, September 18, 2014 – During a House Small Business Committee meeting on Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler comfortably discoursed on his years as...
Join the cause to bring home the internet to mom and the kids on the farm. BIHT'M (Bring Internet Home to Mom) leads the fight to...
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The Transmission Project congratulates the Federal Communications Commission on its formal release of a National Broadband Plan. We honor the Commission for its planning approach, making...
WASHINGTON, December 23, 2009 - Proponents of Broadband over Power Lines got a boost last week as Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced the Rural Broadband Initiative...
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2009 - Higher-speed broadband connectivity and prompt broadband investments will aid social and economic goals, Ireland’s Department of Communications Minister Eamon Ryan said...
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2009 - A diverse "undercard" of broadband technologies is being largely overlooked in the battle for stimulus dollars, a panel of industry representatives...
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2009 – Most rural Americans do not subscribe to high speed internet services, according to an Agriculture Department report released last week.
WASHINGTON, October 24 - Broadband-enabled improvements to health care could save $197 billion over 25 years, but only if carriers had the incentives and freedom to...
September 11 - Being a first-mover is a blessing and a curse. When it comes to state-led broadband initiatives, Maryland has been an early innovator at...
Commentary WASHINGTON, July 15 - Most Americans who have high-speed Internet can’t imagine life without broadband. How could you connect to the Internet of today without...
