rural broadband

FCC had denied Starlink nearly $900 million in government funds Starlink is appealing the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to deny the company nearly $900 million in funding that it won …

The FCC education funding will support more than 300 schools, 25 libraries and two consortia Roughly 170,000 students across the U.S. will benefit from the more than $81 million in …

Carr, the senior Republican on the FCC, claims that the agency exceeded its authority in denying RDOF funds to Starlink FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is criticizing the Federal Communications Commission’s …

Brightspeed plans a five-year, $2 billion fiber buildout in 20 states to help meet rural and suburban needs The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved Lumen Technologies’ sale of its …

Starlink had won projects worth nearly $900 million; LTD was the biggest winning bidder in the RDOF auction Starlink and LTE Broadband have lost federal subsidies worth more than $2 …

FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel coined the term ‘homework gap’ in 2012 to describe the difficulty millions of students have when completing online school assignments The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week …

Mavenir says its Evolved Packet Core (EPC) will help rural carrier service RINA better scale to 5G services.

Nokia said it has set aside 25 network in a box FTTH kits with everything rural broadband operators need to hook up to 1,000 homes.

Remote communities stand to benefit from new era in network technology The digital divide is a serious issue in the U.S., with millions of people still unable to experience the …

The Federal Communications Commission is considering modifying the rules for one of its high-cost rural broadband deployment programs to support 100/20 Mbps service. The agency has opened public comment on …

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized nearly $200 million from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund for broadband deployments in 26 states and the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory. The …

The project, first deployed in the fourth quarter of 2021, is part of the FCC’s Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF-II) Illinois-based electric service provider Illinois Electric Cooperative (IEC) has …

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo discusses the $65 billion in broadband funding While the $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal that has passed Congress has yet to be signed, U.S. Secretary of Commerce …

Indian telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel and Ericsson have conducted what they claim is India’s first 5G network demonstration in a rural geography, the latter said in a release. The demonstration …

In a crowdsourcing model, the carrier actively solicits interest in broadband service among communities Established as a wireless company in 1988 under the name Cellular South, C Spire primarily provides …

Mediacom began testing CBRS applications in 2019, and spent almost $30 million for 576 licenses in the PALs spectrum auction As the U.S. government funnels billions of dollars into rural …

C Spire’s technology strategy lead: ‘No one does rural broadband particularly well’ In a two-year research project of the Rural Broadband Consortium, C Spire led a group of companies that …

The need for ubiquitous, reliable connectivity was brought into sharp focus throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, funding for rural broadband has become a priority for many governments around …

C Spire’s Chief Information Security Officer: ‘Security needs to be aware of where the business is going’ For a long time, increasing network availability and speed has dominated the rural …

The Connected Coast project aims to bring high-speed Internet to remote communities along coastal BC, Haida Gwaii and Vancouver Island Fujitsu Network Communications’ hardware and software services have been chosen by …

The Bell Canada and Casa Systems partnership is expected to result in North America’s largest 5G sub-6 GHz fixed wireless deployment Casa Systems and Bell Canada have teamed up to …

Allconnect’s survey suggests that black, Hispanic Americans are significantly more likely than white Americans to not have internet connection A survey conducted by Allconnect, an online broadband marketplace, revealed that …

Alaskan network operator GCI has signed a new, $150 million deal with Intelsat to expand GCI’s available capacity for satellite-based services. GCI has offered satellite service for nearly three decades, …

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The coronavirus pandemic has led to an intensified focus on broadband availability, as people around the world turned to online services to stay connected, work and learn. Terry Young, who …