What next for Biden’s billion-dollar broadband expansion?

What next for Biden's billion-dollar broadband expansion?

Sign up for the Inside Washington daily email for exclusive US coverage and analysis delivered to your inbox Receive our free Inside Washington email NEWS EDITORS/DIRECTORS: The Biden administration on Monday released details on the $42.5 billion cornerstone of its Internet for All initiative. The money, which state governments will eventually award to broadband providers, … Read more

Colorado has awarded $826.5 million from the Biden administration to get decent broadband for all

Colorado has awarded $826.5 million from the Biden administration to get decent broadband for all

A year-long effort by the Colorado Broadband Office to analyze which households in the state have adequate Internet and which don’t pay off big on Monday when the National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded Colorado $826.5 million to build better broadband infrastructure. The amount, said Brandy Reitter, executive director of the state Broadband Office, was … Read more

ISPs say US should force Big Tech companies to pay to build Ars Technica broadband

The image of people fighting over money shows the hands of two people pulling at the ends of a stack of $20 bills.

Getty Images | numbeos Internet service providers in the US and Europe are clamoring for new payments from Big Tech companies. European broadband providers are much closer to realizing the long-standing goal of payments by tech companies, as the European Union government is holding an official consultation on the proposal. As the EU process unfolds, … Read more

ISPs say US should force Big Tech companies to pay for broadband construction

The image of people fighting over money shows the hands of two people pulling at the ends of a stack of $20 bills.

Getty Images | numbeos Internet service providers in the US and Europe are clamoring for new payments from Big Tech companies. European broadband providers are much closer to realizing the long-standing goal of payments by tech companies, as the European Union government is holding an official consultation on the proposal. As the EU process unfolds, … Read more

Hawaiian Telcom Launches $87 Million Fiber Broadband Infrastructure Project | Maui Now

Hawaiian Telcom Launches $87 Million Fiber Broadband Infrastructure Project |  Maui Now

Hawaiian Telcom launches $87 million fiber broadband infrastructure project, $37 million federal grant and $50 million corporate investment. PC: Hawaiian Telcom Hawaiian Telcom announced an $87 million fiber broadband project to expand the average mile infrastructure across the state. Middle mile infrastructure carries large amounts of data over long distances, increases the capacity of local … Read more

Texas will spend billions to connect the state with broadband. But is it clear which neighborhoods need help?

Texas will spend billions to connect the state with broadband.  But is it clear which neighborhoods need help?

LUBBOCK The bright blue dots in Floydada on the Texas Broadband Development Map indicate that it is primarily connected to the World Wide Web. A tour of the small town in the High Plains reveals that there is much to be desired. In the city itself, we have decent coverage, explained Ryan Crowe, executive director … Read more