Tag: Broadband
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Biden Administration Promises Nearly $700 Million To Boost Broadband Connectivity in Rural Areas
The US Department of Agriculture on Monday awarded $667 million in grants and loans through the ReConnect Program to 38 broadband projects across 22 states and the Marshall Islands with the goal of providing rural residents with high-speed internet access. “Keeping the people of rural America connected with reliable, high-speed internet brings new and innovative…
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The Top 10 Best & Worst States For Internet Service
Delaware residents enjoy the best broadband in the nation, according to an annual study that looks at internet quality. Every year, BroadbandNow Research releases a detailed report ranking states by internet quality. The group analyzes speed tests, internet accessibility, and the number of internet providers available in each state. From the rise of cord cutting…
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Comcast & Centurylink Try But Fail to Stop a New Local Fiber Broadband Internet Provider
Local communities are taking control of their own broadband destiny, with an increasing number opting to fund and build their own networks. That initiative has been met with resistance from the larger internet service providers and cable companies. Take Bountiful, Utah. The city, with about 45,438 residents, didn’t merit a lot of attention from the…
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FCC’s Proposed Redefinition of Broadband May Mean You Don’t Actually Have Broadband
The FCC is considering changing the definition of what actually is broadband internet. A proposal submitted by Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel sets a new standard of 100 megabits per second as the new minimum standard for download speeds and 20Mbps for upload speeds. The current standard to qualify as broadband internet is 25Mbps download and 3Mbps…
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The White House Will Announce $42.5B to Bring High Speed Internet Access to More Americans
Today, President Biden will announce the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program along with state BEAD allocations. The program was first discussed in 2021 as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and is intended to provide funding for bringing broadband access to underserved and unserved areas throughout the United States. In total, the Infrastructure…
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Government Program Offers Millions to Internet Providers, But It Mostly Goes to Comcast, AT&T, & Spectrum
U.S. broadband is getting an increase in public funding, the largest ever in broadband history, through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. As stated by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration: “The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Programs provides $42.45 billion to expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment, and adoption…
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Cord Cutting 2.0 is Here As Cable TV Companies See Internet Growth Slow
Major cable TV companies are experiencing a slow growth of broadband internet subscribers. The Leichtman Research Group analyzed the top U.S. broadband service providers totaling 96 percent of the entire market and the numbers don’t look promising for cable. For the first quarter of 2023, only 65,000 subscribers signed up for all leading cable companies…
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A Bill To Help Expand Rural Broadband Internet is In The Works
The Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act to expand broadband internet to rural areas is scheduled for a Senate hearing tomorrow.
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New FCC Ruling will Require Internet Services to Provide ‘Nutrition Labels’ Displaying Speeds and More
Today the Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to move ahead with a plan to require broadband companies to display important plan information on easy to read labels so customers will know upfront what they’re getting. This means big broadband names like Comcast and Verizon and will have to provide ‘nutrition labels’ disclosing things like speed,…
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Most Apartment Residents Would Pay Higher Rent if Internet was Included
Internet connection has become almost as important as oxygen in today’s world, and people living in apartment buildings would be willing to pay a higher monthly rent if broadband was included. A new survey by Parks Associates finds that 40% of U.S residents who live in multi-dwelling apartments (MDU) are open to bundling internet services…