Broadband & Network
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A bipartisan group of senators is pushing the Commerce Department to release long-delayed guidance for states seeking to use remaining funds from a $42 billion broadband grant program. -
A new report shows the digital divide continues to narrow, despite the slow rollout of the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. State and private entities are driving connectivity. -
Plus, the Office of Management and Budget is reforming the spectrum relocation process, North Carolina is launching a grant for satellite technology, smart rural community awards were announced, and more.
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Nearly 2,000 children in Hunt County live in homes that do not have an Internet connection, according to a recent study based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau. -
Plus, Vermont’s broadband technician apprenticeship program continues, New Mexico is expanding public Wi-Fi access in parks and public spaces, a new report highlights advantages of fiber broadband, and more. -
A new round of Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program funding was announced last week, and agency leaders are expressing cautious optimism at the chance to connect additional locations. -
More broadband deployment funding could be headed to states to serve locations that were missed in earlier rounds of a $42 billion federal grant program aimed at getting more of the country connected.
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Plus, New York City’s Racial Equity Plan identifies the expansion of Internet access as its No. 1 goal, the Government Accountability Office offers recommendations to the FCC, and more. -
Plus, libraries are building up patrons’ digital literacy, the city of Seattle is helping small businesses leverage technology, New Mexico is investing in Internet in a tribal community, and more. -
Plus, the future of Digital Equity Act funding remains in question, California is investing millions in connectivity, Delaware is expanding digital literacy training through a new partnership, and more. -
The Oklahoma Broadband Office plans to deploy up to 175 connected portals in libraries statewide to help residents access telehealth and digital workforce services in privacy. Two examples are already live. -
A new contract with an Internet service provider will finish the county’s Broadband 2026 New London Project and, with it, a RiverStreet, West Piedmont initiative stalled from 2022. -
Plus, New Jersey is investing millions of dollars in digital literacy, a New York county is training youth to use AI, new funding will support digital inclusion in Detroit, and more. -
Developed by the state Office of Broadband Access and Expansion, the New Mexico Permit Finder Tool is part of a push by states to navigate challenging permitting terrain around broadband infrastructure. -
High-speed Internet is available statewide. Income differences, though, account for more than half of the variation in subscription rates by county according to the 2024 American Community Survey. -
Plus, Boulder, Colo., seeks a new partner for its citywide fiber project, Fresno, Calif., offers free digital skills classes, companies support post-disaster connectivity, and more. -
The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is partnering with the Connecticut State Library to get laptops to residents who need them most, through a new program. -
Plus, Colorado is accepting public comments on its middle-mile strategic road map through Aug. 7, Maine is investing millions of dollars to support digital inclusion, and more. -
High-speed Internet often vies for space with underground utilities. A recent blast that injured two in Twinsburg Township came as the county scales up on broadband, and highlights the challenging landscape. -
Plus, a new program aims to connect telecommunications employers with potential candidates, new legislation could address broadband mapping, California is investing in infrastructure, and more. -
The City Council approved a memorandum of understanding with Duluthian Networks LLC to provide high-speed Internet in city-owned spaces where the Connect Superior network has been built.
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