Access to reliable high-speed internet is a convenience and a necessity for people because it enables more affordable and efficient use of essential services such as education, health care, public safety, and government services. In agriculture, high-speed internet can help farmers practice precision agriculture — the ability to know the proper amount of inputs, such …
Within the next two years, the Cedar Park community will have the opportunity to receive Google Fiber’s high-speed and high-bandwidth internet services. Google Fiber is planning to offer plans with connection speeds up to 8 gigabits per second to residents and business owners throughout the city, according to a May 9 news release. The service …
A map shows plans for a $1 billion project to create a new fiber-optic internet subsea cable connecting Hawaiʻi with Japan, the continental United States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. Illustration provided by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor Internet reliability and worldwide connectivity are expected to be enhanced with a …
I’ve worked with Governor Kay Ivey for quite a while, and when she says she wants something done, she means it. When Governor Ivey asked me to serve as director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) back in 2017, she made one thing perfectly clear – expanding access to high-speed internet …
Sky Fiber Internet has been around for more than 20 years. They’re a high-speed internet service stretching throughout Nevada, and now a Sky Fiber Internet Infrastructure is being placed in Virginia City. Brian Mitchell, the Director of the Governor’s Office of Science Innovation and Technology says this project is a part of the High-Speed Nevada …
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – From illuminating homes to connecting communities online, 4-County Electric Power Association is now powering up West Point with FastNet internet services. This marks a shift for 4-County, as it ventures beyond electricity, elevating internet access across the region. 4-County is known for lighting up homes across the south for decades and …
With millions in the United States still lacking internet, isolating them from digital literacy skills and a pathway to economic opportunity, AT&T* announced today it is committing an additional $3 billion by 2030 to help close the digital divide, bringing the company’s total commitment to $5 billion since 2021. This cumulative commitment includes an ambitious …
Recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) raised the national benchmark to 100 Mbps for download speeds and 20 Mbps for upload, which would mean that some of Puerto Rico’s internet customers will no longer have high-speed service. This new rule is an increase from the previous standard of 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload. …
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – 48 Alabama counties will see an expansion in high-speed internet thanks to newly awarded grants. Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday the awarding of $148.3 million to expand high-speed internet to unserved areas across the state. 66 Capital Projects Fund grants were awarded to 16 internet service providers to bring high-speed internet …
Second-grader Winona Begaye uploads homework in her family’s car near a mobile Wi-Fi spot set up to help schoolkids on the Navajo Nation. Photo by Megan Marples/Cronkite News On the Hopi Reservation’s more than 1.5 million acres of desert landscape in northeast Arizona, most residents live in villages atop arid mesas. Below ground, there’s a …