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InternetNews October 12, 2009 |
Gates Foundation Pegs Public Broadband Costs Goal is to furnish thousands of public institutions with high-speed fiber optic connections.  |
InternetNews June 8, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Civil Rights Groups Call for Broadband Parity A new coalition is taking aim at broadband stimulus funds for minority Americans.  |
InternetNews July 6, 2010 |
Feds Greenlight $1B for Broadband Projects Departments of Commerce and Agriculture ramp up dispersal of stimulus funds for broadband projects, announcing $1 billion in public investments and private matching funds.  |
InternetNews February 19, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
$7.2B for Broadband Stimulus -- Where to Start? Experts have some tips on how to follow the broadband stimulus money.  |
InternetNews August 28, 2009 |
Broadband Stimulus Requests Top $28B, Outweigh Funds More than 2,200 parties have submitted applications seeking nearly $28 billion in government stimulus funding for broadband projects - far outstripping the money available.  |
PHONE+ February 19, 2010 Kelly M. Teal |
Broadband Stimulus: Pitfalls and Successes The $7.2 billion broadband stimulus is supposed to create jobs and turn the United States into one of the most-connected nations. But is it achieving those aims?  |
InternetNews December 3, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Foes Unite: Google, Telcos Join Broadband Push A broad coalition of often-adversarial companies and industry groups band together to call for action from the new administration and Congress.  |
InternetNews May 15, 2009 Sean Michael Kerner |
Networking Firms Maneuver for Stimulus Windfall $7 billion is headed toward broadband for underserved markets. By helping customers help themselves to those funds, will even more money be made by networking vendors?  |
InternetNews August 5, 2010 |
Feds Award $1.2B in Broadband Stimulus Funds Latest allocations of stimulus money for broadband come from the Agriculture Department, which is funding projects aimed at bringing access to rural and poor areas.  |
Information Today December 22, 2008 |
Pilot Grant Program to Improve Internet Connections in Public Libraries The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a pilot initiative designed to help public libraries in seven states secure faster internet connections so more people can access a full range of online applications and opportunities.  |
InternetNews March 9, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
All Eyes on D.C. as Broadband Stimulus Funds Near With $7.2 billion at stake, broadband advocates look to the government agencies for judicious, data-driven grant-review process.  |
InternetNews April 2, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
House Panel Calls for Fast Broadband Fund Payout Subcommittee chairman calls for agencies to consider speed, competition and price when evaluating grant applications.  |
InternetNews March 10, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Broadband Stimulus Grants Taking Shape Agencies overseeing $7.2 billion in federal grants for expanding high-speed data networks vow to disperse funds quickly.  |
InternetNews June 17, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Study Finds Broadband Adoption Up 15% Americans say broadband is more valuable than cell or cable service, according to Pew research.  |
InternetNews August 20, 2009 |
Big ISPs on Sidelines for Broadband Grants Conditions attached to funding helping keep large ISPs away from first wave of broadband stimulus money.  |
InternetNews January 26, 2011 |
Obama Unveils R&D, Mobile Broadband Agenda In his State of the Union address, president touts goals to bring high-speed wireless broadband to 98 percent of Americans and drive innovation to bolster U.S. competitiveness.  |
InternetNews August 19, 2009 |
FCC Probes Demand Side of Broadband Debate As it continues its series of meetings working toward a national broadband plan, the Federal Communications Commission this morning considered what to some is the most important, and overlooked, aspect of the broadband debate: adoption.  |
Information Today December 16, 2014 |
E-Rate Program Increases Broadband Budget The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved an E-rate program modernization order that will expand public libraries' broadband access.  |
InternetNews April 8, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
FCC Takes First Step Toward Broadband Strategy FCC formally begins work to draw a roadmap for universal, affordable access to high-speed Internet as directed under the economic stimulus package.  |
InternetNews January 6, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Economic Stimulus Bill May Drive U.S. Broadband As the new Congress convenes, an economic stimulus package will be the first order of business. What role will broadband play?  |
Information Today July 23, 2013 Barbie E. Keiser |
E-Rate Connects America's Classrooms, Libraries The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation convened on July 17, 2013 to discuss ways to strengthen E-Rate (E-Rate 2.0: Connecting Every Child to the Transformative Power of Technology).  |
Information Today April 29, 2014 Nancy K. Herther |
FCC and IMLS Focus on Libraries, Broadband, and the Future of Net Neutrality Libraries as Key to Addressing the Digital Divide... The FCC Announces a Game-Change for Net Neutrality... Governmental and Business Efforts to Speed Up Access...  |
InternetNews November 5, 2009 |
NCTA Chief Urges Feds to Rethink Stimulus Plans Kyle McSlarrow, President of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, argues broadband stimulus program neglects demand side.  |
InternetNews March 4, 2010 |
GOP Lawmakers Blast Broadband Stimulus Efforts House Republicans vent frustration at stimulus efforts that they fear will direct government subsidies to compete with private-sector firms, warn against interconnection requirements.  |
T.H.E. Journal February 10, 2010 David Nagel |
'E-Rate 2.0' Would Expand Broadband Access, Fund E-Book Pilot E-rate is a federal program that provides schools and libraries with discounts on telecommunications, Internet, and networking technologies and services.  |
InternetNews July 1, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Broadband Stimulus Opens With Rural Emphasis Rural Utilities Service offers up almost its whole budget in first application window; Net neutrality groups shout victory.  |
InternetNews January 15, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
House Proposal Floats $6b for Broadband Massive economic recovery bill would fund network expansion, health IT energy overhaul.  |
T.H.E. Journal May 2009 Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
A Stimulus to Broadband Use A little-known element of the economic recovery bill can help address our urgent need to expand broadband service.  |
InternetNews January 12, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Will Congress Give Billions to Broadband? Advocates on the Hill hope for a boost to the nation's digital infrastructure by grabbing a share of the nearly $800 billion stimulus package on the table.  |
InternetNews January 15, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
How Should Congress Handle Health IT? E-healthcare advocates outline priorities as Congress mulls digital overhaul of medical industry.  |
T.H.E. Journal February 16, 2010 David Nagel |
Ed Tech at the Crossroads The Consortium or School Networking prepares for its annual conference on education technology policy and leadership.  |
InternetNews May 25, 2007 Roy Mark |
New Coalition Touts National Broadband Policy National legislation is needed to ensure widespread, affordable broadband group tells lawmakers.  |
Information Today December 23, 2010 |
FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules The Federal Communications Commission announced that it has "acted to preserve the Internet as an open network enabling consumer choice, freedom of expression, user control, competition and the freedom to innovate."  |
T.H.E. Journal April 1, 2010 Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
Two Plans, One Vision March 10, 2010 was an important day in education technology history.  |
InternetNews April 15, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Regulatory Tug-of-War for Broadband Stimulus With more than 1,400 comments for how the broadband stimulus grants should be awarded, agencies have their hands full in setting rules for application period.  |
InternetNews November 20, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
National Broadband: More Purpose Than Religion Broadband advocates descend on Washington to stump for a targeted national broadband strategy.  |
InternetNews January 7, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Broadband Stimulus Could Drive Job Growth Washington think tank lays out economic case for investment in broadband, health IT and smart grid as engine for job creation.  |
Information Today July 20, 2009 |
New `Secure Your Funding' Initiative to Help Libraries Userful Corp. announced the "Secure Your Funding" initiative to help libraries, community colleges, and other public sector organizations apply for and receive Broadband Technology Opportunity Program stimulus money.  |
PHONE+ January 19, 2010 Kelly M. Teal |
Broadband Stimulus: NTIA, RUS Go for Round 2 The rules for the second, and final, round of broadband stimulus awards came out last week, but the agencies overseeing the program aren't giving recipients much time to apply.  |
InternetNews January 27, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Broadband Stimulus Still Falls Short of Goals Group that advised Obama team on broadband's role in job creation sees shortcomings in latest bills, hopes for rewrites.  |
InternetNews December 17, 2009 |
Feds Award First Broadband Stimulus Funding Vice president presides over inaugural broadband stimulus awards.  |
CIO May 11, 2010 Elana Varon |
Testing the Benefits of High-Speed Internet Access Case Western Reserve University pilots a program to prove that high-speed Internet access leads to a better standard of living.  |
InternetNews September 29, 2009 |
Early Steps on FCC's Road to Universal Broadband Status report from broadband task force reminds commissioners of the enormity of the task.  |
BusinessWeek January 7, 2009 Arik Hesseldahl |
Obama's Broadband Plan Tax breaks for companies that increase Internet speed or create new networks are likely to go to existing large players.  |
InternetNews August 3, 2005 Roy Mark |
VoIP Providers Targeted in Rural Broadband Fund New bill seeks to make all two-way voice services contribute to a fund financing rural broadband rollout. The intent of the bill is to ensure all Americans have access to high-speed Internet.  |
InternetNews November 26, 2007 Sean Gallagher |
FCC Moves To Fund Rural Broadband The FCC has set a policy goal of reforming its Universal Service Fund and creating a specific fund to help extend broadband Internet services to underserved areas.  |
InternetNews August 6, 2009 |
FCC Kicks Off Broadband Roadshow The Federal Communications Commission today held the first in a series of public meetings aiming to guide the agency's work in developing a plan to deliver high-speed Internet access to all Americans.  |
InternetNews April 13, 2010 |
Net Neutrality Camp Looks to Title II Switch Following the ruling of a federal appeals court voiding the FCC's ruling in the Comcast/BitTorrent case, open Internet advocates warns that the commission needs to tighten up its regulatory authority.  |
InternetNews October 27, 2009 |
Broadband Stimulus Grants Delayed Heads of agencies overseeing broadband programs flooded with applications, questions from Senate panel.  |
InternetNews April 17, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Spectrum Front and Center for Wireless Industry Freeing up the airwaves tops the wireless industry's policy agenda.  |