KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Spectrum is expanding its services in rural Ray County, Missouri, improving access to high-speed internet near Knoxville and Lawson. Over 770 homes and small businesses in the area will now have access to high-speed broadband reaching 300 megabits per second “Rural broadband is the rural electrification of our time,” Congressman Sam …
New York will receive $228.2 million in federal funding to connect tens of thousands of homes in rural and underserved communities to high-speed Internet. Applications are being accepted now for the ConnectALL’s Municipal Infrastructure Program, an effort to bridge the so-called digital divide that has kept some New York communities from connecting to the most …
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. James D. Libby of Standish represents District 22 in the Maine Senate where he serves on the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee. He has been a faculty member at Thomas …
Internet users at a coffee shop. Photo via Pixabay The San Diego County Board of Supervisors moved toward expanding high-speed internet access for residents Wednesday, directing the chief administrative officer to work with service providers and regional stakeholders on ways to speed up the review process for new broadband-related projects. The CAO will report back …
After a year of research and outreach, the state’s Commission for Educational Technology released a draft “digital equity plan” intended to address those disparities late last month. Its main goals include developing digital skills training programs and providing technical support; making more state and local government services available online; and ensuring that all residents can …
HOUSEHOLDS are just realising that an app on their smartphones might be the reason their connection is so slow. As well as your iPhone or Android device, this app could be on your laptop too – especially if you work from home. People working from home sometimes need to use a VPN The app in …
Comcast and AT&T filed an objection to block $14 million in state money set to improve Oakland’s high-speed internet. The companies claim that broadband infrastructure already exists. However, city data and user experience suggest otherwise. Alameda County received $24.5 billion in “last mile” broadband connectivity funding, $14 million for Oakland. Comcast and AT&T said these …
Most households in Ohio’s Appalachian counties don’t have reliable access to the internet. About 75% of people and about a third of households in Ohio’s 32 Appalachian counties don’t have access to the Federal Communications Commission’s bare minimum internet speed, according to Connecting Appalachia, an advocate for last-mile broadband deployment in Appalachian Ohio. “A lot …
As part of an effort to accelerate the expansion of high-speed internet access, Colorado officials announced this week that broadband service providers can install fiber along the state’s roadways at a lower rate. The Colorado Transportation Commission approved a fee schedule that makes the Colorado Department of Transportation’s property available for broadband development. Under the …
NEWARK, NJ (SBN) — Invest Newark and Newark Alliance are helping more than 31,000 Newark households now have high-speed Internet through the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), saving Newark families nearly $1 million a month. The ACP provides a $30-a-month discount to eligible households, enabling them to obtain free or discounted Internet service from most home and …