Leaked Copy of Trump Administration’s Infrastructure Plan Shows Few...
WASHINGTON, January 22, 2018 – A leaked document purporting to be an outline of the Trump Administration’s forthcoming infrastructure plan makes few provisions for broadband or other digital...
View ArticlePew Charitable Trusts Announces New Broadband Research Effort
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2018 – The Pew Charitable Trusts recently announced a new broadband research effort amid concerns that government’s past data collection methods are not enough to inform policy...
View ArticlePublic-Private Partnerships, Local Involvement Central to Colorado Broadband...
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2018 - Colorado broadband officials stressed the importance of public-private partnerships in extending broadband access to unserved Americans in rural areas, and expressed doubts...
View ArticleBroadbandUSA Webinar on Statewide Strategies Highlighted Role of Community...
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2018 - In rural America, data-driven tools and libraries are heading efforts to expand broadband access, according to broadband policy experts. On July 18, BroadbandUSA hosted a...
View ArticleRural Electric Cooperatives Pose an Obvious Solution for Deploying Fiber to...
PITTSBURGH, July 31, 2018 - Rural electric cooperatives and not “small cell” deployment powered by 5G networks, may be the solution to closing the digital divide, according to Jonathan Chambers, former...
View ArticleNTIA’s Request for Comments on Broadband Data Spurs Concerns About FCC’s Form...
WASHINGTON, August 7, 2018 – Many in the broadband industry commenting on broadband availability data exposed the weaknesses of current Federal Communications Commission data – and not only in the data...
View ArticleTen Years After the Beginning of Broadband Data Collection Efforts, M-Lab...
WASHINGTON, August 8, 2018 – Experts in broadband data analysis on Tuesday criticized internet service providers for overstating coverage in federal broadband data collection efforts, and for resisting...
View ArticleM-Lab Celebrates 10 Years of Broadband Speed Tests, Discusses Work with...
WASHINGTON, August 16, 2018 - New measures to improve broadband education and access in schools and libraries were among the innovations in broadband data touted on the second day of a conference last...
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Riverside County Introduces Broadband Initiative for Area the Size of New Jersey
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, April 19, 2017 - At 7,200 square miles, this Southern California county is nearly the size of New Jersey. On April 3, the county put out a "Request for Participants" in an...
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California Broadband Politics Concerning Building Conduits in State...
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: By taking this action, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has likely avoided the fate of a bill that would require the agency to add conduit to...
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Now Coming in Broadband Infrastructure: The Battle Over Pole Attachments and...
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: One of the most interesting questions in broadband infrastructure today centers around dry legalities like "dig once" and "one touch." This conflict in Louisville shows...
View ArticleFCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee Holds Second Meeting With...
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2017 – Speaking at a meeting of the agency’s newly-form Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, Federal Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly put forward his view that...
View ArticleTrump Administration Trial Balloon About Nationalizing 5G Broadband Networks...
Editor's Note: Updated January 30, 2018, at 8:44 a.m. with statement from the National Security Council. WASHINGTON, January 29, 2018 – The Trump administration has made no decisions regarding a...
View ArticleTrump Administrations Unveils Details of Infrastructure Incentives, Including...
WASHINGTON, February 12, 2018 – President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled details of his plan to spur $1.5 trillion in new investment to revitalize the nation’s crumbling infrastructure with a...
View ArticleBlair Levin’s Scathing Takedown of FCC’s Ajit Pai, Broadband Deployment...
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: We were present at the Broadband Communities Summit at which Blair Levin gave these remarks; thanks to the Coalition for Local Internet Choice for providing the complete...
View ArticleFCC Chairman Attempts to Assuage Local Government Anger Against the Broadband...
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2018 – In advance of the Federal Communications Commission’s open meeting on Thursday, agency Chairman Ajit Pai announced a local government representative as the new vice chair of...
View ArticleFor Robust Broadband in the 5G Era, More Local Control May Be Required
PITTSBURGH, July 30, 2018 - Many broadband experts speaking at the Next Century Cities regional summit here said last week that city jurisdiction should take precedence over federal rules in ensuring...
View ArticleWhile Google and Verizon Favor ‘One Touch Make Ready,’ Comcast and AT&T Want...
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2018 - Google Fiber and Verizon split with AT&T and Comcast over the so-called “One-Touch Make-Ready” policy, with the former claiming that the need for faster deployment...
View ArticleFCC Passes ‘One Touch Make Ready,’ Designed to Speed Broadband Deployment, on...
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2018 – The Federal Communications Commission voted to pass the new, so-called “One Touch Make Ready” policy, a measure designed to accelerate pole attachment processes for new...
View ArticleDrew Clark: How Abraham Lincoln’s Belief in Equal Opportunity Animated a...
Editor's Note: Around the time of Presidents' Day eight years ago, I wrote this piece about the connection between Abraham Lincoln's passion for infrastructure improvements and his belief in equal...
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