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October 2018

A Tribal-Owned Broadband Company in Fond du Lac (MN)

Providing high-speed internet in rural MN today is as vital as providing rural electricity was some 80 years ago, said Jason Hollinday, planning director for the Fond du Lac (MN) Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. That’s why the band has taken the unusual step of creating its own broadband company to provide fiber-optic internet service throughout its reservation, about 20 miles west of Duluth. “We’re giving people the tools to live in the 21st century,” Hollinday said. “It’s like when they were electrifying the rural areas.

Sponsor 

Senate Commerce Committee

Date 
Thu, 10/04/2018 - 15:00

This hearing allows the Committee, as part of its ongoing efforts, to assess the progress of broadband deployment in rural America and continue to explore ways in which closing the digital divide will benefit American jobs and the economy.

Witnesses:


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Breeze Broadband to discontinue fixed wireless internet service

Breeze Broadband, a wireless internet service provider owned by Union Pacific Railroad, is shutting down its service. The company didn’t provide any further details about the action except to say that it “allows us to focus on our core business.” Breeze Broadband operated like many other fixed wireless providers: It broadcasted a signal from its cell towers to receivers on nearby homes and offices in order to deliver internet service.

Sponsor 

The Atlantic and Intel

Date 
Wed, 10/03/2018 - 21:30 to 22:50

Across industries and sectors, connectivity is becoming faster and more intelligent. 5G technology promises to unleash even greater computing and processing power. As a result, cities will become smarter and machines will speak with machines, which will enable new advances in healthcare, manufacturing and transportation. 

Yet the race to 5G is global. And other countries are working feverishly to ensure their companies can compete on the world stage. 


Tech Was Supposed to Be Society’s Great Equalizer. What Happened?

In the latest episode of the podcast Crazy/Genius, we ask why the dream of the digital revolution has proven so disappointing for some of its early advocates. One of those dreamers was Meredith Broussard, a computer scientist and a data journalist, who entered Harvard University in 1991, just months after Tim Berners-Lee launched the first website. “The early Internet was deeply groovy,” Broussard said, a place where idealistic young men and women thought they could redesign the rules of society.

Sponsor 

Forum Europe

Date 
Tue, 10/02/2018 - 14:00 to Wed, 10/03/2018 - 22:25

A detailed program for this conference can be found https://eu-ems.com/agenda.asp?event_id=4367&page_id=9565 


Sponsor 

Telecommunications Industry Association and Verizon

Date 
Tue, 10/02/2018 - 17:00 to 18:30

Emerging wireless and IoT technologies are providing new and innovative solutions for consumers, businesses and for public safety. New technologies and next generation networks have the potential to dramatically improve access to emergency services for the public and to enhance the emergency response capabilities of first responders.


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