CLARKSTON – The Port of Clarkston has successfully completed a major high-speed internet infrastructure project, the second fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) initiative in Asotin County. The new network, situated in the Grantham Elementary School Service Area—bounded by Chestnut Street to the north, Fair Street to the south, and between 6th and 13th Streets—now offers up to 1,000 …
Mike Sanders | Guest columnist From downtown Oklahoma City and Tulsa to the far edges of the Panhandle and Ouachita Mountains, high-speed internet is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity. For decades, the conversation about expanding internet access has taken place without a plan of action. Until now. The Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board recently …
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah will receive $317 million in federal funding to address disparities in internet access and affordability for residents after the Department of Commerce accepted the state’s Digital Equity Plan, the agency announced Thursday. “High-speed internet isn’t a luxury anymore; it’s become an absolute necessity,” President Joe Biden said in remarks on …
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah will receive $317 million in federal funding to address disparities in internet access and affordability for residents after the Department of Commerce accepted the state’s Digital Equity Plan, the agency announced Thursday. “High-speed internet isn’t a luxury anymore; it’s become an absolute necessity,” President Joe Biden said in remarks on …
A Jacksonville-based internet company that announced in September plans to bring its fiber-optic network to Gainesville is finally ready to flip the switch on its $50 million investment IQ Fiber co-founders Ted Schremp and Kim Smithers told The Sun in an interview on Thursday that they are in the final stages of configuration and testing, …
BRANCH COUNTY — County commissioners invited Frontier Northern communication executives back on April 18 to discuss holes in the countywide service internet plan. In a March presentation, Frontier service maps showed significant areas of Sherwood, Butler, Gilead, and Noble townships not receiving Frontier fiber service under the $22.4 million state Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure …
Summit County residents, businesses, schools, local governments and others are invited to take an internet speed test sponsored by County Executive Ilene Shapiro’s office, according to a press release. The test will help her office identify coverage gaps and high-speed availability throughout the county. It will also allow the county to apply for federal funding …
Pueblo West’s economic development portfolio just got stronger as businesses and homes are now able to access high-speed internet service in areas where internet connectivity did not previously exist. More than 6,000 Pueblo West homes and businesses now have access to fiber-based optic internet thanks to an agreement between Highline Broadband and the Pueblo West …
SALT LAKE CITY — What is intelligence? As it turns out, the rapidly developing technology of artificial intelligence and large language models may not only become an asset in pursuing new scientific discoveries, but also might turn out to be a vital resource from which we can explore the true nature of intelligence. That’s according …
SALT LAKE CITY — Congress in 2021 passed a $1 trillion infrastructure package that included $14.2 billion in funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program which helped connect millions of Americans to high-speed internet. Now the program is at risk of losing funding after April unless it receives additional backing from Congress, according to a statement …