News You Need to Know: ARCHIVES 2010 News Article ArchiveMay/June 2010 News Articles Archive March/April 2010 News Articles Archive January/February 2010 News Articles Archive 2009 News Article ArchiveNovember/December 2009 News Articles Archive September/October 2009 News Articles Archive July/August 2009 News Articles Archive May/June 2009 News Articles Archive March/April 2009 News Articles Archive August 2010Grants to improve broadband in New Mexico [2010/8/23] New Mexico is receiving more than $55 million in federal grants to improve broadband capabilities around the state ..... Broadband Access Up in Black Homes [2010/8/23] While broadband adoption for Americans finally slowed over all last year after double-digit growth each of the previous five years, with two-thirds now connected, usage among African-Americans jumped 22 percent this year over 2009 ..... Stimulus funds broadband expansion [2010/8/23] The latest round of federal government broadband stimulus money will help fund a network expansion in the rugged Colorado mountains between Aspen and Montrose ..... Illinois To Get 100M In Federal Broadband Stimulus Money [2010/8/23] Illinois will get more than 100-million dollars in federal stimulus money to improve broadband access across the state. Governor Pat Quinn said Thursday he expects the funds will create about 600 new jobs spread across four projects ..... Fed Announces $1.8 Billion in Broadband Stimulus [2010/8/19] Vice President Biden announced 94 Recovery Act investments in broadband projects within 37 states, an investment totaling $1.8 billion ..... New Mexico to Receive $74.4 Million in Broadband Grants [2010/8/16] New Mexico entities received a $10.6 million broadband stimulus grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and support for a $63.8 million project from the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture ..... More than $300 million cut from federal broadband grants [2010/8/12] President Obama signed new legislation on Wednesday that will cut $302 million in federal broadband Internet grants and use those funds to stave jobs losses among teachers ..... Agriculture Department Announces More Broadband Grants [2010/8/4] Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday his department was providing $1.2 billion to help fund 126 projects across the country aimed at promoting broadband access and adoption, while also spurring economic development and job creation ..... Show Me the Money (Financing) in Broadband [2010/8/3] Few people question the need for broadband and the value it can bring to a community. However, for proponents of community broadband networks, the challenges of financing buildouts ..... July 2010House Saves Broadband Funding [2010/7/30] With a vote of 308- 114 the House has approved a supplemental appropriations, HR 4899, which eliminates previous amendments that would have rescinded broadband funding ..... Department of Interior to Study BTOP [2010/7/30] The National Business Center an office within the Department of the Interior is seeking a study of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. The Request for Quotation states: ..... GTA opposes IT&E's funds bid [2010/7/30] A new Federal Communications Commission report on broadband deployment highlights the need for federal regulators to ensure broadband stimulus funds go to ..... FCC report shows No Unserved Areas in Guam [2010/7/27] The need for federal regulators to funnel broadband stimulus funding to areas of greatest need instead of building duplicate high-speed networks in already competitive market areas, has been highlighted by a new Federal Communications Commission report, says GTA TeleGuam ..... Broadband Builds On Opportunities [2010/7/26] When investors tend to think about infrastructure opportunities, they generally focus on the electrical grid, roads and bridges, and pipelines and water needs ..... FCC Asserts that Broadband Definition is Evolving [2010/7/23] The Federal Communications Commission has decided that the definition of broadband should be evolving. The term broadband has no official technical definition and varies by nation ..... Nahhas unveils new plan to install high-speed broadband across country [2010/7/23] BEIRUT: Telecom Minister Charbel Nahhas unveiled a plan to install fiber optics and advanced broadband across the country within the coming 18 months ..... Broadband Not Broad Enough in the US: Report [2010/7/22] Between 14 million and 24 million Americans are without broadband Internet access which is detrimental to the US economy as a whole ..... Genachowski Calls for Removal of Barriers to Minority Business Owners [2010/7/21] Market barriers to minority and small business owners must be removed so that they can compete in the global marketplace says Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski ..... Broadband "Jobs Created or Saved" [2010/7/21] No economist has ever used a metric such as "jobs created or saved" to measure employment statistics, though that is the "metric" being peddled to the American people ..... FCC: Broadband providers need to step up rollout [2010/7/20] The FCC's broadband plan may hold the promise of giving all Americans an equal chance to get a broadband connection, but getting there is anything but easy ..... “Broadband killer” is dead [2010/7/20] Legislation that would have temporarily restricted local governments’ ability to get into the Internet and cable TV business died in the wee hours of July 10 ..... Wireless broadband network set to launch next year [2010/7/20] U.S. consumers and businesses may get more options in wireless service starting next year, with the launch of a new wireless broadband network ..... Good News All Around for Telehealth Projects [2010/7/19] The Federal Communication Commission’s plan to bring broadband to rural health care facilities is good news for people who live in remote areas ..... Kansas puts big bet on broadband [2010/7/16] Kansas' governor Mark Parkinson believes broadband is essential for the state, so he has developed a 24-member task force that will help him reach his goal of bringing the service throughout the state ..... Rural Broadband: Miles to Go Before We Sleep [2010/7/16] As the United States recovers from the great recession, it is even more critical to focus on broadband deployment to ensure that Americans have the necessary tools to compete worldwide ..... Governor creates Kansas broadband task force [2010/7/16] Gov. Mark Parkinson has created a 24-member task force to help make high-speed Internet access available throughout Kansas ..... Trade Groups Urge Senate to Fully Fund Broadband [2010/7/15] The National Association of Telecommunications and Advisors (NATOA) and the National Association of Counties have sent a letter to Senators Reid, Durbin, Inouye, Rockefeller and Kerry urging them to prevent the House from rescinding broadband funding ..... County executive group seeks public support for stimulus proposal [2010/7/14] With a September 30 deadline for awarding broadband stimulus funds looming, the County Executives of America hopes to put pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to make spectrum available for a previously proposed network ..... Cruizo Works With Three California Counties to Build Fiber Network [2010/7/14] Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties want $43 million from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration fund for high-speed internet ..... Central Coast broadband plan clears first hurdle for federal funds [2010/7/14] A $55 million, private-public initiative to link Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties via broadband, high-speed Internet has cleared a critical hurdle ..... U.K. Residents Support Priority Superfast Broadband Rollout to Rural Areas [2010/7/13] The United Kingdom’s government is under pressure to increase funding for deployment of superfast broadband in rural areas following several public surveys confirming widespread support ..... Digital strategy ideas call for 'grand challenge' [2010/7/13] Suggestions to Ottawa range from giving all residents access to 500 Mbps broadband by 2010 to keeping government away from the private sector ..... Philadelphia Gets $6.4 Million Federal Funding for Public Computer Centers [2010/7/11] Earlier this month Philadelphia was granted $6.4 million in federal dollars to fund 77 public computer centers throughout the city with over 800 new computers ..... High Speed for the Sparsely Wired [2010/7/09] Government stimulus spending is a contentious issue right now in Washington. But the $7.2 billion in the last stimulus package for extending high-speed Internet access is just beginning to be spent, and the beneficiaries could not be happier ..... Highs and lows on the broadband stimulus front [2010/7/08] A few weeks ago I wrote a story that was essentially a progress report on the broadband stimulus program, and in the process, I became encouraged that the program was accomplishing what it was intended to do: create jobs and bring broadband to areas ..... Fiber Operators Score in Broadband Stimulus Round 2 [2010/7/08] Of the $404 million in Round 2 broadband stimulus funds handed out by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) last week, fiber operators scored a significant share ..... Rural broadband efforts yield some hits, many misses [2010/7/07] The latest bids to bring high-speed Internet service to rural Wisconsin, using federal stimulus money, have struck gold in a couple of areas while other communities are striking out ..... Why I think that the Broadband stimulus is better than TARP? [2010/7/07] I might be biased as somebody involved in the NTIA Broadband stimulus program, but then how many common folks like you and me have seen any of the TARP* funds? ..... White House pledges another $800 million for broadband stimulus [2010/7/06] Usually, when we see "stimulus" and "broadband" in the same sentence it's because someone turned off our Google SafeSearch filter, but today we have one such item that is totally safe for work ..... Baucus proposes cutting broadband stimulus funds [2010/7/06] Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) has proposed cutting $600 million in stimulus funds for the expansion of broadband Internet access ..... Government awards $795 million in broadband stimulus' second round [2010/7/06] With a focus on filling the so-called "middle mile" broadband gaps in rural communities, the Obama administration announced they have awarded $795 million in grants and loans ..... Ohio gets $30M broadband stimulus grant [2010/7/06] A public-private state partnership has been awarded $30 million in federal stimulus funding for a project to extend broadband access in Ohio ..... Broadband Stimulus to Lose $602 Million [2010/7/02] The House Appropriations Committee to rescind $602 million from Commerce and Agriculture Department broadband stimulus programs ..... Obama announces new U.S. broadband connection funding [2010/7/02] President Barack Obama on Friday announced new government investments in 66 projects to expand broadband connections in rural and poor areas across the country ..... Oregon projects win $16.1 million in federal broadband stimulus [2010/7/01] Oregon projects have won $16.1 million in federal broadband grants due to be announced Friday. The money will help bring fast Internet access to parts of the state, including parts of the Portland metro area ..... FCC Consumer Advisory Group Discusses Spectrum, Bill Shock and More [2010/7/01] The Consumer Advisory Committee meeting at the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday covered a range of issues, including white space spectrum usage, National Broadband Plan implementation concerns, and broadband accessibility to tribal lands ..... States' role in broadband: Goofus or Gallant [2010/7/01] There’s been a lot of attention paid to the role the federal government plays in fueling broadband deployment and adoption as a result of the broadband stimulus program ..... |
