January 2023

Sponsor: 

Michigan High-Speed Internet Office

Date: 
Tue, 01/24/2023 - 14:00 to 16:00

Everyone in Michigan can benefit from affordable, reliable high-speed internet service, but more than 30% of Michiganders either don’t have access to, can’t afford, or are missing the skills and technology needed for an internet connection.

We’re getting ready to change that.

Michigan is poised to receive more than $1.75 billion from the federal government to expand high-speed internet service and achieve digital equity. Every region and every community in our state has unique needs when it comes to getting everyone connected. We need input from them all.



Sponsor: 

Michigan High-Speed Internet Office

Date: 
Thu, 01/19/2023 - 17:00 to 19:00

Everyone in Michigan can benefit from affordable, reliable high-speed internet service, but more than 30% of Michiganders either don’t have access to, can’t afford, or are missing the skills and technology needed for an internet connection.

We’re getting ready to change that.

Michigan is poised to receive more than $1.75 billion from the federal government to expand high-speed internet service and achieve digital equity. Every region and every community in our state has unique needs when it comes to getting everyone connected. We need input from them all.



Sponsor: 

Michigan High-Speed Internet Office

Date: 
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 14:00 to 16:00

Everyone in Michigan can benefit from affordable, reliable high-speed internet service, but more than 30% of Michiganders either don’t have access to, can’t afford, or are missing the skills and technology needed for an internet connection.

We’re getting ready to change that.

Michigan is poised to receive more than $1.75 billion from the federal government to expand high-speed internet service and achieve digital equity. Every region and every community in our state has unique needs when it comes to getting everyone connected. We need input from them all.



Sponsor: 

Michigan High-Speed Internet Office

Date: 
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 14:00 to 16:00

Everyone in Michigan can benefit from affordable, reliable high-speed internet service, but more than 30% of Michiganders either don’t have access to, can’t afford, or are missing the skills and technology needed for an internet connection.

We’re getting ready to change that.

Michigan is poised to receive more than $1.75 billion from the federal government to expand high-speed internet service and achieve digital equity. Every region and every community in our state has unique needs when it comes to getting everyone connected. We need input from them all.



FCC Grants Auction 108 Licenses for the 2.5 GHz Band

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announces the grant of four long-form applications and the issuance of 12 licenses for Auction 108. On August 29, 2022, the FCC completed the auction of new flexible-use geographic overlay licenses in the (2.5 GHz) band and announced the results of that auction on September 1, 2022.

FCC Grants 900 MHZ Broadband Segment Applications

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced the grant of five 900 MHz broadband segment license applications to PDV Spectrum Holding Company in four locations in Kansas and one in Missouri.

FCC Proposes Updated Data Breach Reporting To Address Security Breaches In Telecommunications Industry

The Federal Communications Commission launched a proceeding to strengthen rules for notifying customers and federal law enforcement of breaches of customer proprietary network information (CPNI). The FCC will look to better align its rules with recent developments in federal and state data breach laws covering other sectors. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking launches a formal proceeding to gather information on this important issue and also take comment on rule changes proposed by the FCC. The FCC seeks to better address telecommunications carriers’ breach notification requirements.

Frontier Has Received $440 Million in Broadband Grants; Spillover Impact Expected, says CFO

Frontier has received $440 million in government grants for broadband deployments, said the company’s Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Scott Beasley. Most of that money came from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). Frontier was one of the top 10 winning bidders in the RDOF auction, which awarded funding to the company that committed to deploying service to an area for the lowest level of support.