Federal Broadband Funding Report: These Agencies Are Funding Internet for All
Broadband funding from Department of Commerce, the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Treasury, and the Department of Agriculture
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Friday, June 2, 2023
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Westminster Fiber Network in Maryland Sets Growth Path
In partnership with Ting, the Westminster Fiber Network is thriving thanks to careful planning, hard work, and luck.
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Georgia’s Covington Town Center Makes Fiber Connectivity a Community Thread
AT&T Fiber will deliver high-speed broadband to all residents and businesses in Covington Town Center.
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[Mostly minor] Correction to Unserved locations and allocation estimates
There are 8.3 million unserved locations in the US, not 8.6 million.
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Here’s where Google Fiber expanded its network in May 2023
Google Fiber has expanded to Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Utah, and Tennessee in May 2023.
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Bringing broadband to West Virginia is an uphill climb, experts say
The mountainous topography of West Virginia poses a large cost constraint on broadband development in the state.
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2023 Internet Use Survey Information Collection
The NTIA is looking to add questions to the US Census Bureau's CPS to better assess national broadband statistics.
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Three Takeaways from Version 2 of the FCC’s National Broadband Map
The FCC's Version 2 of the National Broadband Map made large updates that will aid in BEAD allocations.
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Closing the Digital Divide With the Affordable Connectivity Program
Failure to reauthorize threatens efforts to expand high-speed internet to unserved Americans.
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House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Probes Federal Trade Commission Chair Khan’s Abuses of Power
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is opening an investigation into FTC Chair Lina Khan.
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Digitalization and digital skills gaps in Africa: An empirical profile
The digitization of Africa's up-and-coming generations will play a primary role in future labor markets across the globe.
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Texas Passes Bill Restricting Teens' Social Media Use
Texas passes a law to restrict access to social media to those over the age of 18.
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Sen. Luján Introduces Legislation to Increase Multilingual Content Moderation Enforcement and Transparency
Several Democratic Senators introduce LISTOS Act to improve multilingual language models across the country.
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42.5 Billion Reasons to Pass Permitting Reform Now
With the debt ceiling resolved, federal legislators should move to reform broadband permitting practices.
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CloudWyze Finds Public-Private Partnership Success
Fiber company, CloudWyze, is leveraging public-private partnerships to provide connectivity throughout North Carolina.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Wins Pentagon Deal for Starlink in Ukraine
The agreement with SpaceX would be a boost for Ukraine’s war effort, since Starlink is used to facilitate critical military communications.
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Governor Ron DeSantis Awards $60 Million to 22 Projects Through the Broadband Opportunity Program
Will help connect 58,000 unserved residential, educational, agricultural, business and community locations
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FCC Announces the Start Date for Performance Measures Testing for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Bringing Puerto Rico Together Fund, and the Connect USVI Fund
Testing to see if carriers are delivering required speeds
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