A Colorado for All Requires Broadband Investment
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
December 2022
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Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $6 Million to Washington in ‘Internet for All’ Planning Grants
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that Washington received its first “Internet for All” grants for deploying high-speed Internet networks and developing digital skills training programs under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative.
Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $5.7 Million to Connecticut in ‘Internet for All’ Planning Grants
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that Connecticut received its first “Internet for All” grants for deploying high-speed Internet networks and developing digital skills training programs under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative.
NTIA Features 40 Local Governments' Digital Equity and Inclusion Resources
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is highlighting a variety of digital equity and inclusion activities occurring in 40 different city and county governments on the Digital Inclusion map on the BroadbandUSA website. The site includes local government digital equity and inclusion websites, leaders, coordinators, resources, and plans.
Recap: Ensuring Solutions to Meet America’s Broadband Needs
The Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband held a hearing examining ongoing and past efforts within the public and private sectors to bring affordable, resilient and secure broadband to all communities. Four witnesses testified during the hearing:
Will the FCC reevaluate E-rate’s role in school cybersecurity protections? (K-12 Dive)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 12/13/2022 - 15:30Ziply Fiber agrees to acquire iFIBER Communications (Ziply Fiber)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 12/13/2022 - 15:30Lightpath Announces Major New York Metro Network Expansion, Adding 300+ Route Miles of Fiber (Lightpath)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 12/13/2022 - 15:29States Must Be Smart When Defining ‘Extremely High-Cost Locations’
States have a lot to think about as they determine how to prioritize investing federal broadband dollars. Every state that receives federal funding via the Infrastructure Investment and Job Act’s (IIJA) Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program should have the flexibility to design and implement a plan that meets its policy prerogatives.