June 2010
Pew Center on the States Highlights Importance of State Agencies in Broadband
[2010/6/30]
The Pew Center on the States has just released a report on the importance of state government involvement in broadband .....
Obama to Implement Spectrum Recommendation from National Broadband Plan
[2010/6/29]
On Monday the President announced that he has instructed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) to make 500 MHz of spectrum available over the next 10 years .....
FCC Commissioner Clyburn Encourages Broadband Adoption to American Library Association
[2010/6/29]
In a speech to the American Library Association, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn reviewed the top recommendations to expand broadband service and adoption found in the National Broadband Plan .....
Ohio leads the broadband usage way
[2010/6/29]
If you're looking for a state where broadband usage is on the rise, look no further than Ohio .....
McCaskill and Genachowski Hold Broadband Forum in Missouri
[2010/6/28]
At the meeting McCaskill, D-Mo., espoused the need for high speed broadband to rural America as an economic necessity .....
Broadband initiative seeking public input
[2010/6/27]
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act directed the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to develop and maintain a comprehensive nationwide inventory map of broadband service capability and availability .....
Aspen Institute Communications and Society Fellow Blair Levin gives insight to National Broadband Plan
[2010/6/23]
Blair Levin, former executive director of the Omnibus Broadband Initiative at the Federal Communications Commission, spoke about some of the issues that were included and not included in the writing of the National Broadband Plan .....
Federal stimulus money for Wisconsin broadband approved
[2010/6/23]
Wisconsin schools and libraries will get increased broadband access paid for with federal stimulus money .....
Roadmap to Adoption Conference: Models for Community Adoption
[2010/6/23]
At the Roadmap to Adoption Conference a panel discussion was held focusing on models for community broadband adoption, and attempting to answer question such as where to implement such models .....
Whose Broadband Did RUS 'Stimulate'?
[2010/6/23]
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) last week released a detailed report of its Round 1 broadband stimulus awards -- all 68 of them .....
Did debate change undecided minds?
[2010/6/21]
Undecided Democrats watched their party's candidates for governor debate Monday at the WOOD TV8 studios .....
FCC: We Will Regulate Broadband
[2010/6/21]
Since the dust has settled from a stinging defeat in federal court, the FCC has decided to move on its own to settle the broadband regulation dispute .....
Who’s Broadband Free Market Is It, Anyway? Local Communities, of course.
[2010/6/21]
The best thing government can do for broadband is give free markets a bigger role. However, despite their strong arming Congress, large telcos and ISPs .....
Will Reclassification Derail FCC's Broadband Plan?
[2010/6/18]
Some at the top level of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may believe a new legal framework for its authority over broadband services will help keep its ambitious National Broadband Plan afloat .....
FCC Accepting Applications for Native Nations Broadband Task Force
[2010/6/7]
The Federal Communications Commission has announced that it is accepting applications for membership in its newly-established Native Nations Broadband Task Force .....
KeyOn Completes Dynamic Broadband Wireless Acquisition, Hungry for More
[2010/6/4]
KeyOn Communications Holdings, a broadband wireless provider targeting rural areas, has completed its acquisition of the assets of Dynamic Broadband Wireless .....
Rural telcos gain bipartisan support in opposition to National Broadband Plan
[2010/6/4]
Large telcos are not the only ones complaining that the FCC is creating regulatory uncertainty .....
FCC plans study to measure broadband speeds
[2010/6/3]
The Federal Communications Commission wants to find out whether broadband providers are delivering Internet connections that are as fast as advertised .....
Cisco says IP traffic to quadruple by 2014
[2010/6/3]
A study released by Cisco Systems this week says that IP traffic will quadruple by 2014--100 exabytes higher than projected 2013 traffic and .....
Stimulus slow to break ground but generating jobs
[2010/6/2]
Nearly six months after the first broadband stimulus awards for infrastructure projects were announced, many award winners have not yet been able to break ground on their projects .....
The FCC Wants You! (to Test Your Broadband Speed)
[2010/6/1]
The Federal Communications Commission today released results of a broadband survey which found that 80 percent of the 3,035 respondents don’t know the actual broadband speed to their homes .....
State Broadband Data Award Winners Eligible for Additional Mapping Funds
[2010/6/1]
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has announced that state governments and other awardees in its State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program may seek funding for up to three additional years of broadband mapping work .....
May 2010
FCC's Plans May Stifle Broadband Investment: Comcast Exec Speaks Out
[2010/5/26]
According to reports, plans to tighten control over the broadband market by U.S. regulators could curb private investment in the sector .....
Second Round of Broadband Stimulus Applications Posted
[2010/5/24]
All of the applications for the second round of broadband stimulus funding have been posted -- sort of .....
Michigan Broadband Internet Maps online through Connect Michigan
[2010/5/24]
Connect Michigan has announced that 95.41% of Michigan households have access to the minimum threshold for broadband at 768Kbps downstream .....
Idaho Applies For Broadband Stimulus Funds
[2010/5/24]
Following up on its statement from the first round of broadband stimulus funding, Idaho’s Department of Administration has filed an application for more than $6 million in federal funding .....
Google, others get front-row seat for stimulus spending
[2010/5/24]
A nonprofit organization overseen by employees of Google Inc., Intel Corp. and other technology firms has won the right to distribute more than $7 million in federal stimulus funding aimed at expanding Internet access .....
Johnson City Considers Broadband Network to Aid Economic Development
[2010/5/24]
According to the local paper, Johnson City, Tennessee, continues to discuss whether its public power utility should build a FTTH network .....
Dems Add DISCLOSE Waivers For TV, Radio Ads
[2010/5/20]
Democrats have modified the DISCLOSE Act (HR 5175.) to allow for hardship waivers of disclosure requirements for political ads on radio and TV .....
Broadband Stimulus Accused of Network Duplication
[2010/5/20]
As the federal government considers which proposals in Round 2 of the broadband stimulus program will win funding, 360networks claims that its route in eight northern states is being overbuilt, or duplicated, by a rival network .....
Rural Telecom Associations Band Together for Unified Approach to Universal Service Reform
[2010/5/19]
There is a big fight brewing in Washington – one whose outcome will have far reaching implications for rural broadband carriers .....
Obama administration blocks Reid's plea for broadband stimulus extension
[2010/5/19]
The Obama administration has rejected a plea from Sen. Harry Reid to extend a deadline for broadband stimulus applications .....
Northeast Louisiana Telephone picks Calix to upgrade services, deliver IPTV to subscribers using broadband stimulus money
[2010/5/19]
Independent and locally owned Northeast Louisiana Telephone in Collinston, La. Is using part of an $8.1 million low-interest loan and a grant of $4.3 million from federal stimulus funds to upgrade its existing copper network to fiber .....
Rivals Claim Stimulus Funds Duplicate Networks
[2010/5/18]
As the federal government considers which proposals in Round 2 of the broadband stimulus program will win funding, 360networks claims that its route in eight northern states is being overbuilt, or duplicated, by a rival network .....
12 Vermont towns get broadband grants
[2010/5/17]
A dozen rural communities across the state will receive digital tools and in-depth training as the first participants in the new e-Vermont Community Broadband Project .....
FCC grants public-safety agencies waivers to build LTE networks
[2010/5/16]
The FCC granted 21 public safety entities permission to begin building out public safety Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks using 10 megahertz of spectrum .....
PA Recommends that Federal Government Award $108 million for Broadband Expansion Statewide
[2010/5/14]
Pennsylvania has recommended 11 projects, totaling about $108 million, for federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to help expand broadband access in the state .....
FCC gives go-ahead on piecemeal public safety network construction
[2010/5/14]
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for 21 states, cities and counties to build out public safety networks using 10 MHz of spectrum granted to the public safety community in 1997 .....
Rural Broadband Penetration Sees Annual Double-Digit Growth
[2010/5/13]
Broadband penetration in rural markets has seen double-digit growth in the past year as regional providers capture an increasing share of the market in these areas .....
AFP Unveils Efforts to Oppose FCC's Proposed Internet Regulations
[2010/5/13]
The Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is not happy with the new internet regulations proposed by FCC .....
High-speed hopes: Broadband partnership remains confident in grant proposal
[2010/5/12]
An informational forum, sponsored by the Public Affairs Committee of the Kalkaska County Board of Commissioners, was held Wednesday evening to address concerns and questions pertaining to a broadband internet service project .....
RUS Taking Proposals for $100 Million of Satellite Broadband Services to Rural Users
[2010/5/11]
The Rural Utilities Service has formally announced it is accepting proposals for a third round of broadband stimulus funding for satellite-specific projects .....
With $28M to spend, MCNC seeks vendors
[2010/5/11]
MCNC is looking for vendors that can help the nonprofit expand the footprint of the statewide North Carolina Research and Education Network .....
TIA Voices Concerns Over FCC's Proposal to Reclassify Broadband Internet Service
[2010/5/10]
The Telecommunications Industry Association has expressed its concerns over the FCC’s proposal to reclassify broadband Internet service .....
New broadband stimulus funding targets satellite service
[2010/5/10]
The Rural Utilities Service issued a request for proposal Friday indicating that the agency will award approximately $105 million in what is essentially a third broadband stimulus funding round .....
FCC Study: FTTH Out, DSL and Fixed Wireless In to Bring Broadband to Unserved
[2010/5/7]
The FCC released a report yesterday that identifies a total cost of $23.5 billion to bring broadband of at least 4 Mb/s to unserved territories .....
DigitalBridge wins $4.3M in first round of broadband stimulus grants
[2010/5/6]
DigitalBridge Communications announced that it won a $4.3 million broadband stimulus grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to deploy WiMAX services in three counties in Idaho .....
FCC to 'Go Nuclear?' or Only to War?
[2010/5/6]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski reportedly has decided to attempt Title II regulation of broadband access services .....
FCC May Not Have the Power to Make National Broadband Plan a Reality
[2010/5/6]
The government had ambitious hopes for a nationwide broadband plan, but there are some who doubt the entity’s ability to make it happen successfully .....
One Economy, BBOC spending $51.5M to bring broadband to housing developments
[2010/5/2]
Flush with stimulus funds from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's broadband stimulus program, non-profit One Economy and the Broadband Opportunity Coalition (BBOC) plan to spend $51.5 million on broadband initiatives .....