What is the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund?
The framework and controversy around the FCC decision.
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Friday, February 14, 2020
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Eight Pennsylvania Counties Join Forces to Improve Regional Connectivity
Local officials in eight mostly-rural counties in southwest Pennsylvania are combining efforts to determine first, what connectivity is available and, second, what can be done to improve it.
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USDA Invests $9 Million in Broadband for Rural Tennessee Communities
e-Connectivity for 3,744 rural households
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USDA Invests $3.4 Million in Broadband for Rural Illinois Communities
e-Connectivity for 603 rural households
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Members Urge FCC to Reconsider Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Order
"May inadvertently undermine the ability of states to help close the digital divide due to the rushed process undertaken by the FCC’s adoption of the Order.”
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FCC Commissioner Starks Statement On Fourth Broadcast Station Ownership Report
We have much work to do – and it starts with us fulfilling our direct order from the Third Circuit to implement a data program that would help understand the impact of our regulatory efforts on the ability of women and people of color to own stations.
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Key Elements and Functions of a New Digital Regulatory Agency
This Policy Paper is part of the Digital Platforms & Democracy Project’s efforts to explain and disseminate ideas about regulation of major technology and digital platform companies.
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Facebook Terragraph Gigabit Wireless Gains Deployments
Facebook Terragraph gigabit wireless technology is gaining some traction with the news that Puerto Rican competitive carrier AeroNet will pilot the technology in Old San Juan (PR).
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How a new model can expand broadband access across communities
There’s reason for optimism that this new approach could start scaling to address both the digital divide and smart city goals in the years to come.
