by Pivot
Tag: Connect America Fund
-
Mixed Messages on Rural Broadband?
Unfortunately, these programs are sending out mixed messages – specifically, the National Broadband Plan (NBP) and the Broadband Stimulus Program (BSP), both of
-
FCC Spectrum Plan: Getting it Right
The initiative will make it much harder for the FCC and other government agencies to get the policy right in the multiple proceedings and initiatives aimed
-
Forget Urban-Rural Broadband Digital Divide, What About the Rural-Rural Broadband Divide?
But as Gardner points out, a rural-rural broadband digital divide already exists, where vast differences in broadband availability exist in rural territories.
-
Broadband Access: Who is Ultimately Responsible?
This complex issue is highlighted in a recent article by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MJS), in a piece labeled, “Residents Beg for Broadband.”
-
FCC Study: FTTH Out, DSL and Fixed Wireless In to Bring Broadband to Unserved
It’s not entirely clear how this will be paid for. We’re talking about a $19 billion shortfall – and that’s just to bring 4 Mb/s via DSL and fixed wireless.
-
Rural Telecom Carriers Urge Congress to Raise NBP Rural Broadband Standards
One could read that to say that urban/suburban territories should get 100 Mbp/s broadband, while rural territories should get 4 Mbp/s.