The FCC order came a day after bipartisan legislation was introduced to extend ACP.
The 5-year deal hopes to limit accidents on tower builds.
The NTIA's Internet Use Survey doesn't delve deeply enough into why people choose not to adopt broadband.
Digital skills are a necessary foundation for workforce development, said panelists at the Nov. 14 event.
A core component of Americans — about 20 percent — are not connected to the benefits of better broadband.
The commission is set to vote Wednesday on its proposed rules, which industry groups have opposed.
The event is organized by NetworkOn, National Digital Inclusion Alliance and Broadband Breakfast, and sponsored by Comcast.
Nearly $50 million will go to middle mile projects in four states.
Data reveal the program’s benefit is reaching the lowest income households
The USF needs to first be reformed for its own sustainability.
Engaging local communities can build trust, which is an important factor in increasing adoption.
The program is helping low-income households afford internet access, but some experts warn that the fund will soon be depleted.
Without efforts to drive adoption, federal investment in connectivity will fall short, agreed Brookings panelists.
One trade group warns about providers leaving the program if data collection too onerous.
The US launches an effort to protect the open internet with 60 other countries.
Lit Communities will operate the network, with subsidiary BTX Fiber as the last-mile provider. HMI Utilities is prime contractor.
The initiative would dedicate proceeds from future spectrum auctions.
The grant will identify and fund rural and tribal community orgs.
The rules will give Capital Projects Fund applicants authority to decide what's 'affordable, reliable, and unserved.'
Most Americans benefitting from federal spending on rural broadband are white non-Hispanic Americans, says NDIA.
Libraries can do for telehealth what they did for broadband: Provide low-income folks with access to digital and healthcare literacy.
Digital liaisons who speak multiple languages can help guide multilingual communities for the digital future.
Launched last week, virt.com hopes to take advantage of the rise in virtual events by crowdsourcing them in one place.
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