California to Invest in 3,000 Miles of Broadband Infrastructure
Gov Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announced that California is awarding new contracts that will supply the materials necessary for building 3,000 miles of broadband infrastructure.
May 2022
Buffalo Shooting Tests Internet Antiterrorism Accord (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Mon, 05/23/2022 - 04:59Amazon ramps up Project Kuiper satellite broadband testing ahead of initial launch (Fierce)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Mon, 05/23/2022 - 04:56United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County, Wisconsin, are moving forward with broadband feasibility study (Biz Times)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Mon, 05/23/2022 - 04:54Lumen hones cloud strategy, but fiber buildout still front and center (Fierce)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Fri, 05/20/2022 - 12:48Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Google are positioned to emerge from a downturn stronger than ever (New York Times)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Fri, 05/20/2022 - 12:45
The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Notice of Funding Opportunity – Financial Issues
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has established basic rules for the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) grants in the recent Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). One of the most important aspects of the rules that potential applicants need to understand relates to funding and financing. Note that the NOFO instructs the States what it expects to be included in each state’s broadband grant program for the BEAD funding. The first set of rules concerns the amount of grant funding.
Internet Service Providers Commit to Affordable Broadband
On May 9, 2022, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced that they have secured commitments from 20 internet service providers to lower high-speed internet costs for US consumers. The providers are all participating in the Affordable Connectivity Program, a $14.2 billion federal program created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to subsidize broadband service for