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Video | VP Kamala Harris announces NTIA grants of $1 billion for broadband on tribal lands (Associated Press)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 06/03/2021 - 18:27SpaceX Starlink satellite launch baffles residents, bugs astronomers (Associated Press)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 05/11/2021 - 14:55Tennessee to move ahead with new broadband coverage map
Tennessee officials are moving forward with a plan to map out just where hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans without access to high-speed Internet live, following the lead of other states that no longer rely on federal maps that overstate coverage in some communities. The plan involves collecting and validating service data from broadband providers in Tennessee for about a year, with an anticipated completion of summer 2022, said Crystal Ivey, broadband director for the state Department of Economic and Community Development.
Utah governor signs divisive measure to require porn filters on all cellphones and tablets sold in the state (Associated Press)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/26/2021 - 10:47‘Big Burden' for Schools Trying to Give Kids Internet Access
Schools were working well before the pandemic to address the challenges presented by the digital divide, which disproportionately affects Black, Latino, and Native American students and those in low-income households. The shift to distance learning dramatically raised the stakes. Schools had to take a lead because the federal government has failed to make internet available and affordable, said Blair Levin, an Obama-era Federal Communications Commission official.“The schools were so stressed,” Levin said. “It was not easy. It was a big burden.”