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January 2023

Sponsor 

Michigan High-Speed Internet Office

Date 
Thu, 01/19/2023 - 09:00 to 10:00

This webinar will provide an overview of the interactive map created to assist potential applications to the Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure Networks (ROBIN) Program identify locations to be served with high-speed internet service through their applications.


Sponsor 

Michigan High-Speed Internet Office

Date 
Wed, 01/18/2023 - 10:00 to 11:00

This webinar will provide potential applicants to the Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure Networks (ROBIN) Program with an overview of the online application portal used for the program and instructions on completing and submitting an application.


Michigan Launches Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure Networks (ROBIN) Grant Program

The Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure Networks (ROBIN) Grant Program is a high-speed internet last mile and middle mile infrastructure competitive grant program with $238 million in project funds from the US Treasury as part of the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund. ROBIN provides funds to internet service providers and public-private partnerships for the expansion of broadband infrastructure to unserved areas. Applications for the ROBIN program will be accepted through an online application system.

Evaluating the impact of broadband access and internet use in a small underserved rural community

Despite increased investment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of households in the rural United States still lack adequate access to high-speed internet. In this study, we evaluate a wireless broadband network deployed in Turney, a small, underserved rural community in northwest Missouri. In addition to collecting survey data before and after this internet intervention, we collected pre-treatment and post-treatment survey data from comparison communities to serve as a control group.

New York's $15 broadband mandate returns to court

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a case regarding New York's Affordable Broadband Act, a 2021 law that would have mandated that internet service providers (ISPs) offer a $15 service option for low-income consumers. That law, signed by former Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), was quickly put on ice when industry groups representing ISPs sued the state. But New York appealed that decision, with support from consumer groups and other states, bringing the parties back to court.

FCC broadband map challenges near 350,000 as deadline looms

States have already submitted more than 300,000 location challenges since the Federal Communications Commission opened the door for them to request corrections to its new and improved broadband map. But as a deadline for availability challenges looms, some states said they’ve encountered issues with the submission process. The FCC said that while individual challenges are visible on its broadband map interface, it is not reporting aggregate figures about the challenges it has received. More than 344,000 challenges have been filed between nine states.

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