Rural communities lag the rest of the nation in broadband access and access speeds. Rural communities are likely to have fewer Internet providers and have slower download and upload speed, according to an Daily Yonder ...
We all know that public libraries have been in the business of public computing for years. As the quintessential community anchor institution, libraries frequently provide the only source of free Internet access for their ...
1) Anchor institutions (think: ed's and med's, corporate HQs and cultural institutions) are too often an untapped resource that, when leveraged, can lead the way in a community's revitalization. Paul Grogan, Secretary Shaun ...
A few weeks ago, the FSMB issued a statement that it had problems with the proposed legislation, noting that the New Mexico Medical Board was on record opposing the telemedicine bill drafted by their state's Senator, Tom Udall.
The USTelecom analysis developed a measure of “usage per Internet consumer” and found that North America and the United States are the heaviest users of the data.
“With LightSquared's nationwide 4G-LTE network, we can implement our unique community-based business model and deliver wireless broadband services to small but important towns throughout America,” said Loren ...
Earlier this week JoAnne Johnson, from U-reka Broadband, gave a great presentation on broadband policy at the state and national level as part of the Policy & Progress: Border to Border Broadband pre-conference webinar series.
The Alliance for Community Media (ACM) has a long history of national education and outreach work on behalf of public, educational and governmental non-comme...
The Alliance for Community Media (ACM) has a long history of national education and outreach work on behalf of public, educational and governmental non-comme...
Thanks to ubiquitous broadband and high-quality smartphones and laptops, even office workers who don't "telecommute" have become "telecommuters." IT departments must embrace working outside the office walls—and they can start by killing most VPNs.
Riverside, California, an innovative city of 300,000 in the eastern part of Los Angeles has been a broadband pioneer even though it sits in the shadow of tech centers like nearby Santa Barbara. Riverside’s accomplishment as a city catching up with the information age was evident when it was selected as one of the top 7 Intelligent Communities Award in 2011 by New York-based Intelligent Community Forum.
About. Comment Policy .... Comcast identified cost as one of the major barriers that families face in Internet adoption, so they are offering qualified families a high speed broadband Internet connection and a home computer at a deeply discounted...
The FCC's National Broadband Plan is taking center stage among all rural telephone companies; many think wireless will be the way of the future and landlines will be extinct. The world is indeed going wireless.
Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) aggressive global network buildout into international countries, especially the Asia-Pacific region, has gotten the attention of IDC, which named the telco a top player in its annual APAC report.
GWI, the Maine-based service provider best known as the lead sponsor of the Three Ring Binder middle mile network, has selected Cyan's packet‐optical transport platforms (P‐OTPs) and management system for three key network initiatives.
PR Web (press release)Connected Nation Releases 2011 Residential Broadband Adoption Survey ResultsPR Web (press release)These surveys and other Connected Nation research will support local and regional broadband initiatives and programs, which will...
we have been taking some notes on the FCC's efforts to reform the Universal Service Fund and listened in on Wednesday's Senate Commerce Hearing on “Universal Service Reform – Bringing Broadband to All Americans.
Connected Nation just released more results of their summer broadband survey.
Connected Nation has conducted a survey of 27,086 residents across the United States to see if they access broadband, and if so, how they are using it. In addition, we have conducted the largest state-level survey of people who do not subscribe to broadband to see what is preventing them from joining the digital community.
The Alliance for Community Media (ACM) has a long history of national education and outreach work on behalf of public, educational and governmental non-comme...
Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) introduced a bill Thursday that would force wireless carriers to disclose accurate data on the speed, reliability and pricing of their 4G wireless data service.
The company released positive early third-quarter results, which will likely ease Wall Street's growing concerns. Read this blog post by Roger Cheng on Wireless.
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