The Affordable Connectivity Program and Rural America
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
June 2023
Analysis
Analysis
Utah's Long-Lived Broadband Map is a Big Asset
At a time when state and federal governments are funding numerous broadband deployment projects, Utah’s long-lived broadband map has been a big asset. Utah was more successful than any other state in challenging the locations database for the Federal Communications Commission's broadband map, explained Rebecca Dilg, Director of the Utah Broadband Center. The state is well positioned to determine eligible locations for the upcoming Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, Dilg noted. Utah was one of multiple states that used funding from the
Urban and Rural Speed Parit
Over 81% of US households are now subscribed to a broadband speed of at least 200 Mbps. But broadband providers think that we are fixated too much on speed and that consumers don’t need faster speeds – they think that the marketing departments of the big providers have just convinced folks that faster speeds are important. But when talking about rural versus urban broadband speeds, the discussion can’t only be about what people need or don’t need.
South Texas Digital Equity RFP
Methodist Healthcare Ministries (MHM), a South Texas non-profit leader dedicated to creating access to health care for uninsured and low-income families, released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to advance digital equity in the region. The RFP is intended to increase the capacity of community-based organizations (CBOs) and community anchor institutions in South Texas to provide critical digital resources, services, and support.
Daily Digest 6/27/2023
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 06/27/2023 - 11:53Daily Digest 6/27/2023 (BEAD Allocations)
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Submitted by benton on Tue, 06/27/2023 - 06:17Comments on modification to FCC investigative, audit system of records due July 26
Comments on the proposed modification of an existing system of records, FCC/OIG–3, Investigative and Audit Files are due July 26, 2023. The Federal Communications Commission uses the investigative and audit files contained in the records in this system to carry out its duties and responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978. The modification changes the scope of this system of records to add new routine uses, to update the exemptions the FCC claims for this system and to make other changes.