The Trump Administration has cleared plans to study the 4.4 Gigahertz (GHz) band for full-power commercial licensed use, a key milestone in the Administration’s efforts to advance America’s 6G leadership. With this final study package being notified to Congress, the Administration has cleared the last milestone to begin four simultaneous repurposing band studies—an unprecedented accomplishment.
Updating California’s roadmap for protecting the state government from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announced the release of an updated strategy—known as Cal-Secure 2.0—to protect the state against new online threats, including artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled cyberattacks. Building on California’s first statewide cybersecurity st
Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) signed the Children’s Social Media Safety Act (HB5511), a sweeping set of protections designed to keep Illinois kids safe online. The bill establishes comprehensive safeguards for children against the most addictive social media platform features and strengthens protections for minors.
Today’s blog is a tale of two counties that were successful in attracting broadband grant investments and now want to pivot to making sure that residents are able to take advantage of the newly constructed fiber networks. Both counties are encountering an unexpected roadblock. Both counties that did things the right way. Both counties put a lot of effort into attracting better broadband. They funded major feasibility studies.
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