The FCC inches closer to exhausting the $7.17 billion fund.
The bipartisan bill would apparently require that the FCC fix errors before the NTIA issues broadband funds.
Last month, the Affordable Connectivity Program was announced to have 16 million Americans signed up.
SHLB said FCC officials recommended a workaround that risked penalties.
Will providers be required to use equipment that is not readily available within the United States?
The controversy is about the rates that internet companies seeking to put fiber on utility poles need to pay.
Since November, library cardholders can check out Wi-Fi hotspots for home use.
Comments on the $1.5B fund are due January 27, 2023.
Big communications companies want Congress to tax telecom, while many others want higher fees on broadband service.
'Community-anchor institutions have been and are the connective tissue that make delivering high-speed internet access possible,' he said.
The CPF allows the state to contribute more money toward builds, the state official said.
Windhausen argued that without these waivers, anchor institutions will be particularly hard hit by "Buy America" requirements.
The conservative firebrand attributes says the banning of her personal Twitter is the result of social media’s left-wing bias.
Learn how the Federal Communications Commission's rulemaking on pole attachments could impact the broadband rollout
Expanding the number of internet providers eligible to contribute to the fund may decrease costs for telecommunications providers and consumers.
Industry officials say the commission’s approach to E-rate competition would burden applicants.
Students in a Houston-area school district hosted a panel on connecting schools and libraries as part of a national event on bridging the digital divide.
The committee released a memo stating that “small lapses” led to many prominent cyberattacks this year.
A Mattey Consulting report finds broadband revenues can help sustain the fund used to connect rural and low-income Americans.
The high cost of pole attachments can deter broadband providers from providing service to the anchor institutions and residential consumers.
The FCC’s May 10 order said schools and libraries could not use connectivity funds to build self-provisioned networks.
April 6, 2021 – In a webinar last week hosted by the Schools, Health, and Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB), panelists discussed opportunities schools and libraries have...
April 1, 2021 – In response to President Joe Biden’s new infrastructure “American Jobs Plan,” including $100 billion for broadband projects, many in the broadband industry...
March 17, 2021 — Officials administering the Coronovirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) prioritized immediate digital learning over long-term broadband deployment to help close...
March 1, 2021 – The Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition has applauded the House of Representatives passing a bill that would expand the E-Rate program...
January 29, 2021 – With contributions into a program intended to extend basic telecommunications services to all Americans now adding an additional 32 cents on top...
January 22, 2021—The Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition released its 2021 Policy Roadmap on Thursday—an agenda to promote open, affordable, high-quality broadband to anchor institutions—as...
January 20, 2021 – In one of his last official acts before departing the Federal Communications Commission and stepping down as its chairman on Wednesday, Ajit...
Sunday evening, Congress announced reaching a deal on an emergency coronavirus relief package, which includes $7 billion in funding to support broadband internet access. The bill...
May 29, 2020 — A slew of bills addressing broadband concerns during the coronavirus pandemic have been proposed, but partisan disagreement over the details of spending...
May 26, 2020 — On Friday, Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, John Boozman, R-Arkansas, Gary Peters, D-Michigan, Angus King, I-Maine, Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Kevin...
Ookla Speedtest, a broadband data aggregator, released a dashboard showing the changes in broadband speeds in every country across the world since March 2, 2020. The...
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday waived several rules and extended the filing deadlines for Rural Health Care applications, extending them to June 30, 2020. This...
The House of Representatives passed a revised version of the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) act on Tuesday to the applause of many broadband...
The Federal Communications Commission’s rural telehealth order of August 2019 was criticized by the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition in a Wednesday webinar. The FCC’s...
Axios says that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is inching toward a decision that could profoundly shift the relationship between Britain and the United States over...
WASHINGTON, October 30, 2019 – Broadband Breakfast on Wednesday posted the video of the “Mapping America’s Broadband” session at the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition’s...
ARLINGTON, Virginia, October 17, 2019 – Federal Communication Commissioner Geoffrey Starks summarized his keynote message to the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition’s #AnchorNets2019 with a simple scoreboard:...
ARLINGTON, Virginia, October 17, 2019 – Federal Communication Commissioner Brendan Carr highlighted his work at the agency on promoting telehealth, enhancing more flexible use of radio...
It seems that everyone except California and Alabama wants in on the action, whatever that action is, against Google. Attorneys general for 48 U.S. states, the...
