A Voyage to Digital Equity in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Friday, March 29, 2024
March 2024
David Isenberg op-ed | Another Step Toward A Town-Wide Fiber Network (Falmouth Enterprise)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/29/2024 - 06:12Weekly Digest
Weekly Digest
Broadband Provisions in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
On Saturday, March 23, 2024, President Joe Biden signed into law the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 2882), legislation that provides funding through September 30, 2024, for projects and activities of departments and agencies of the Federal Government. H.R. 2882 completes the appropriations process for fiscal year 2024 (FY2024). Earlier in March, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R.
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Broadband Provisions in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Protecting the data of our commercial and public sector customers in the AI era (Microsoft)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 03/28/2024 - 16:40Fast-Growing YouTube TV Seen Breaking Even In 2024 (Broadcasting & Cable)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 03/28/2024 - 16:35Keysight bids $1.5B for Spirent, surpassing Viavi (Fierce)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 03/28/2024 - 16:33AT&T to deliver fiber-powered broadband to more than 530 customers in rural Lawrence County (IN)
Lawrence County (IN) announced a nearly $2.6 million public-private project with AT&T to expand AT&T Fiber to an estimated 530 customer locations in rural areas of the county. AT&T will invest more than $1.6 million, and Lawrence County will invest $950,000 in a project to provide fiber services to residential and business addresses in rural areas of west central Lawrence County. Extensive planning and engineering work for this project will begin in the second quarter of 2024. The network buildout is expected to be complete within two years.
NTIA approves Montana’s digital equity plan
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration approved Montana’s plan to expand digital access, skills and affordability as part of the federal $2.75 billion Digital Equity Act. Montana’s Digital Opportunity Plan listed barriers to digital access, which include broadband availability, service affordability, device access, and digital skills—with access and affordability being the top two. The plan is intended to serve as a guide for the state’s efforts to narrow the digital divide.