What is the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund?
The framework and controversy around the FCC decision.
The framework and controversy around the FCC decision.
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.
e-Connectivity for 3,744 rural households
e-Connectivity for 603 rural households
"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.”
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.
First update since 2015
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.
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).
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.
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