The FCC has committed $1.756 million in Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) funding to support about 5,000 students, with a focus on California, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri and New York. The funding will support about 15 schools and two libraries. This funding…
The FCC is addressing continuing issues with take up in the Affordable Connectivity low-income broadband program with the allocation of $7.445 million for two one-year pilot outreach grant programs. The ACP is a $14.2 billion program that provides a $30…
Apparently when you reach an agreement to acquire a company partly owned by Ryan Reynolds, it’s a perfect opportunity to feature the actor in a video about the deal. At any rate, it’s an opportunity that the acquiring company —…
Three associations representing broadband providers and suppliers are asking legislators to specify a minimum 100 Mbps symmetrical broadband speed for the ReConnect rural broadband funding program in the 2023 Farm Bill. The associations are the Fiber Broadband Association, NTCA–The Rural…
Approximately $12 billion in broadband funding has been awarded or budgeted to date through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), according to a report released today from the U.S. Department of the Treasury to commemorate ARPA’s second anniversary. The ARPA…
Nextlink Internet says that it is almost two years ahead of schedule in construction related to its FCC’s Connect America Fund II (CAF II) auction winnings–but says that funding reductions “could imperil those advances” and has asked the FCC not to…
Streaming is back—at least from the production standpoint. The trend is that streaming services are generating a lot more content. Omdia’s Digital Content & Channels Intelligence Service found that after the COVID-19 pandemic played havoc with production during 2021, eight…
Between 10% and 16% of organizations have exhibited signs of malicious command control (C2) during 2022, according to a report from cloud security and content delivery provider Akamai Technologies. The finding suggests that those companies may have had network breaches….
The FCC awarded $66 million in funding to 197 community and government organizations to promote enrollment in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) – which reportedly is being used by only 25% of eligible households. The ACP provides a $30 discount…
Only about 25% of eligible households have enrolled in the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Changes in the application process could drive higher ACP adoption rates, however, according to The Pew Charitable Trust. The ACP provides a monthly subsidiary of…
On March 7, 1876 – barely a decade after the end of the Civil War – Alexander Graham Bell was granted patent #174765, which was for a potentially useful item called the telephone. AT&T says it was born on that…
Verizon says that its 5G Ultra Wideband service is available to about two out of every three Americans. That translates into 200 million people. “Passing this new milestone provides more customers in more places with Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband mobile…
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