As AT&T tries to buy out its competition via the T-Mobile merger, it has sent out its allies and minions to push the company line in communities around the country. Here are two events in Minnesota and Wisconsin you should be aware of.
project will connect 400 community anchor institutions, including 135 K-12 public schools, 30 public safety entities, 20 libraries, 30 community ...youtube.com...
While NFBA and FRBA are more concerned with bringing better Internet connection speeds to rural Florida, the Institute's task was a needs assessment of different community anchor institutions, libraries, schools, police ...
Citigroup Questions If US Spectrum Shortage ExistsPCWorldBut the report reaches its conclusion about spectrum needs based in part on the FCC's plan to make available 300 MHz of "high-value" spectrum for mobile broadband, including 120 MHz from TV...
A North Carolina ISP has filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules, with the ISP arguing the regulations aren't strong enough for wireless and mobile broadband providers ...
After all, the evidence is everywhere -- especially in Washington, where Republican lawmakers pushed the previously-unheard-of, tea-flavored notion that disaster aid for hurricane victims can only be paid for by cutting social programs.
Ashland CurrentBroadband Input Meeting Planned Next WeekAshland CurrentAs a first step, the team plans to showcase the value of the wireless services being deployed in remote areas by demonstrating the benefits broadband can have on community health.
House Dems urge FCC to cap USF high-cost fundThe Hill (blog)Reforming the high-cost portion of the FCC's Universal Service Fund is a hot topic this fall, as observers expect Genachowski to move forward before the end of the year with a plan to shift...
Oh-YayAT&T 'COW' Helps Emergency Responders Fights Fires in the WildernessOh-YayWith a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed...
... and video they need to manage these incidents.? The Public Safety community definitely needs a nationwide broadband network, stated Chief Harlin McEwen, chairman and CEO of the Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST).
As we previously noted, the city of Longmont, Colorado, is preparing for a referendum to allow the City to offer telecommunications services to local businesses and residents using a fiber ring it built long ago.
As a reminder, the Fall Broadband Conference is happening November 16-17 in Duluth. We’re working with Connect Minnesota. The conference will focus on the ARRA Broadband funding efforts that have been underway in Minnesota.
Pegasus Holdings, a Washington-based technology company, will build a medium-size town on 20 square miles of New Mexico desert, populated entirely by robots.
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What Role Should OPALCO Play to support the ongoing community effort to make higher-speed, more reliable broadband available in San Juan County? OPALCO is partnering with emergency services and public safety ...
Verizon Files Lawsuit Against FCC's Net Neutrality RulesNational Journal“We are deeply concerned by the FCC's assertion of broad authority to impose potentially sweeping and unneeded regulations on broadband networks and services and on the Internet...
Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 18 recipients will receive more than $103 million in funding for 23 projects to provide broadband services to unserved and underserved rural communities.
Senators Back Efforts to Reform Universal ServiceBilling WorldEarlier this year, the FCC moved to reform the roughly $8 billion Universal Service Fund [based on 2010 unaudited numbers] in hopes of reforming an inefficient program and bringing broadband...
Citibank suit against Burlington raises questionsBurlingtonFreePress.com19, according to numbers provided by Assistant CAO Scott Schrader, the total, including payments to Hiawatha Broadband Communications for staff help including the consulting...
In the US, while federal funds are being allocated to extend broadband to “community anchor institutions,” including hospitals, there is little or nothing being done to extend it to the residences around those institutions.
CNETIf Google builds it, will the applications come?RegisterForget the public vs private infrastructure debate, when Google need a high-speed broadband network, Google just builds it.
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