Berkman Center broadband study for FCC available for public comment
Berkman Center – “The Berkman Center for Internet & Society is pleased to announce that the draft of its independent review for the FCC Next Generation Connectivity: A review of broadband Internet...
View ArticleFCC Chair Calls For Broadband for All
AP – “FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski sounded a clarion call for universal broadband access, comparing it to the great undertakings of earlier generations to build transportation networks across the...
View ArticleFCC Chairman Pushes Changes to Expand Broadband Access
WSJ – “Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said he wants to overhaul a $7 billion federal phone-subsidy program and reallocate more airwaves to wireless carriers as part of a...
View ArticleALA submits comments to FCC on national broadband plan, barriers to adoption
District Dispatch – “The American Library Association (ALA) today submitted comments to Federal Communications Committee (FCC) regarding broadband adoption as part of the National Broadband Plan (NBP)....
View ArticleBill Gates fund: libraries need more cash for broadband
ars technica – “The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation wants the government to lift the cap on spending for broadband at schools and libraries. Meanwhile, the FCC says it’s interested in a cable...
View Article‘Super-fast broadband’ in UK homes by 2017 – Tories
BBC – “The Conservatives have unveiled plans to deliver a “nationwide super-fast broadband”, part of which could be funded from the BBC licence fee.”
View ArticleCost, Crotchetiness Keep Broadband Out of 1/3 of U.S. Homes
Wired – “More than a third of American adults don’t have a fast internet connection at home, leaving some 80 million adults and 13 million children at a distinct disadvantage in a wired world,...
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Reuters – ” The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will seek to bring Internet speeds of 1 gigabit per second by 2020 to community institutions such as schools and government buildings, FCC...
View ArticleGoogle dangles ultrafast broadband and cities leap
AP – “Wearing just a T-shirt and shorts, Mayor Don Ness strolled to the end of a dock jutting into frigid Lake Superior. He grinned, waved his arms to a cheering crowd, and jumped in. “I’ve laid down...
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know About the National Broadband Plan
GigaOm – “The FCC will deliver its National Broadband Plan to Congress a day earlier than originally scheduled — on March 16. Also on that day, the five FCC commissioners will vote on a “mission...
View ArticleTough Road for Google’s Network
WSJ – “Plan to Build High-Speed Internet Faces Infrastructure Hurdles, Lack of Content”
View ArticleU.S. to roll out major broadband policy
Reuters – “U.S. regulators will announce a major Internet policy this week to revolutionize how Americans communicate and play, proposing a dramatic increase in broadband speeds that could let people...
View ArticleUS broadband plan aims to boost speed, wireless.
Reuters – “U.S. regulators released a blueprint for upgrading Internet access for all Americans, with Internet speeds up to 25 times the current average, expanded coverage and more airwaves for mobile...
View ArticleObama to announce broadband grants to spur jobs
Reuters – “U.S. President Barack Obama is slated to announce on Friday nearly $800 million in loans and grants for the build-out of broadband networks to reach homes, schools and hospitals….The...
View ArticleGov’t says up to 10 pct in US lack good Internet
AP – “As many as one in 10 Americans can’t get Internet connections that are fast enough for common online activities such as watching video or teleconferencing, and two thirds of schools have...
View ArticleFCC to Explore Helping Low-Income Americans Afford Internet Access
Mashable – “FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Monday that he will be ordering sweeping changes to the Lifeline low-income telecommunications connectivity program. The Lifeline program was...
View ArticleNew Program Aims to Put ‘Every Community Online’ in Texas
The Tribune – “Connected Texas, in partnership with the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and Intel, announced Tuesday the launch of the Every Community Online (ECO) program. The...
View ArticleRockefeller Says E-Rate Should Expand to Connect More Students to High-Speed...
Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV issued the following statement on updating and expanding high-speed broadband connections to schools and libraries through the E-Rate program. Today, President...
View ArticleGoogle’s Super-Speed Internet Is Off-Limits for Businesses
“Google’s ultra-high-speed internet service is for homes, not businesses. And Google wants to keep it that way. At least for now.Joe Barnhill knows this only too well. He lives in Kansas City — the...
View ArticleWhy Broadband Access Matters
“America’s public libraries serve more than 77 million computer users each year, yet many of these institutions do not offer high-speed internet access. How can libraries get up to speed? In a recently...
View ArticleFCC to boost fund for broadband in schools
“The Federal Communications Commission plans to double a fund dedicated to bringing broadband Internet connections to schools and libraries, bolstering a White House push to wire all U.S. schools with...
View ArticleLibraries want better Internet as they eye new tech
“Libraries say they need better Internet services as they provide new technologies to patrons, pointing to a recent announcement from the Obama administration to increase broadband funding for...
View ArticleLibraries Seek High-Speed Broadband
“The federal E-Rate program has been a boon for schools and public libraries across the country, helping them acquire Internet access and telecommunications products at affordable or vastly discounted...
View ArticleNearly 8 in 10 Americans Have Access to High-Speed Internet
“An estimated 78.1 percent of people in U.S. households had a high-speed Internet connection last year, according to a new report released today from the U.S. Census Bureau. However, digital divides...
View ArticleALA denounces recent FCC Lifeline revocations, report retractions
“On February 3, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoked all of the designations of Lifeline Broadband Providers and ordered the retraction of multiple reports, including the “E-rate...
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