digital divide

The Emergency Broadband Benefit program, which provides subsidies of $50-$75 per month for internet service, has enrolled more than one million U.S. households in the first week of the program …

What impact will the Emergency Broadband Benefit have on broadband affordability? A pair of recent surveys shed some light on how much the program, which provides direct payments to broadband …

The Federal Communications Commission this week officially launched two pandemic relief programs designed to improve access to and affordability of broadband services. Families across the U.S. can now apply for …

Deloitte provides three reasons that the U.S. digital divide remains Following the digital divide wake-up call prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the reveal of President Joe Biden’s sweeping infrastructure …

Verizon offers LTE Home Internet in 189 primarily rural markets in 48 states As part of its Citizen Verizon business plan, Verizon announced last week a $1 billion investment in the expansion of …

Based on a national survey conducted between Jan. 25 and Feb. 8 of this year, the Pew Research Center found that approximately 7% of U.S. adults don’t use the internet. …

In the past 5 to 10 years, there have been several novel if not downright quirky communication solutions trying to address the needs of rural connectivity, especially in emerging markets. …

It is rare for a technology or service to evoke extreme opinions as LEO satellite constellations do. On the one hand, some would say that no constellation has managed to …

RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Dean Brenner and Alice Tornquist, Qualcomm (Bonus Episode) In this episode, Dean Brenner and Alice Tornquist of Qualcomm Technologies Inc., come …

Canadian satellite operator Telesat is joining the battle for low-earth-orbit-based broadband services, announcing today that it has selected a vendor to manufacture the nearly 300 LEO satellites that will form …

World Economic Forum launches EDISON Alliance focused on digital inclusion, digital divide Expanding access to reliable broadband–bridging the digital divide as its commonly referred to–isn’t a new concept; in fact, …

Without accurate maps, it’s impossible to know what communities lack wireless  services or how much it will cost to reach them One thing that the COVID-19 global health crisis has …

Nokia’s President of Fixed Networks Sandy Motley discusses the role that fixed access broadband has played during the COVID-19 pandemic and how Nokia and other industry leaders have responded to …

Verizon has pledged to provide high-speed internet service to 500,000 additional NYC households A lawsuit involving Verizon and the city of New York, which originated in 2017, was quietly settled …

The Federal Communications Commission has formally established rules for its 5G Fund for Rural America, which will disburse up to $9 billion over the next decade. However, the minimum speeds …

COVID-19 has caused a seismic shift in demand for internet capacity with millions of students suddenly shifting to various levels of remote learning – from primary schools to universities – …

Closing the urban/rural digital divide and expanding broadband access has been a federal policy goal for decades, and there are multiple new and existing programs underway that attempt to address …

Closing the urban/rural digital divide has been a telecom policy focus for years, and it has been part of the conversation around everything from Congressional funding to the merger of …

Nex-Tech Wireless will also be implementing Ericsson Spectrum Sharing technology Kansas-based wireless carrier Nex-Tech Wireless will be deploying 5G using equipment from Ericsson. Specifically, the vendor will deliver its 5G …

Qualcomm’s Dean Brenner and Alice Tornquist discuss funding connectivity and devices for students The developing COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a devastating blow to the global economy and upended day-to-day life …

The Federal Communications Commission has officially laid out the conditions which the New T-Mobile US must meet as part of its approval of the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US, …

Alaska rural users had the highest latency among the 50 states, followed by Montana rural users Hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars are being allocated toward improving rural connectivity, with …

Carriers commit to building out a 5G network that will cover nearly all rural Americans T-Mobile US and Sprint have committed to building out a nationwide 5G network that will …

Amazon emphasizes importance of spectrum access Online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon has joined the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance as a charter member, adding its backing to the group which …

The TC3 Summit, hosted by by the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley, is one of the more interesting industry events we cover each year, and the 10th anniversary show, held …