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February 2025

MIHI awards $10.6 million to 13 organizations across Michigan to improve digital access statewide

The Michigan High-Speed Internet Office awarded nearly $10.6 million to 13 organizations who will serve as regional hubs providing digital skills training, device distribution programs, online accessibility, access to affordable broadband service and other activities. The Michigan Inclusive Training, Technology and Equity Network program aims to bridge the digital divide by establishing regional resource hubs to provide essential support for digital inclusion.

OpenVault Q4 2024 Report

OpenVault released the Broadband Insights Report for the fourth quarter of 2024. Highlights include:

FAA Aims to Boost Hiring of Air-Traffic Controllers and Update Its Technology

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the federal government would take steps to hire more air-traffic controllers and spend billions of dollars to upgrade the nation’s aviation system. Duffy said he would ask Congress to fund upgrades to the technology underpinning the nation’s air-traffic control system, pointing to its reliance on decades-old copper wire, floppy disks and phone jacks. Duffy said he hadn’t made a decision about whether to use the Starlink satellite communications system to improve air-traffic-control technology.

Broadband Priorities of New House Communications Subcommittee Democrats

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at the key Members of Congress who will driving policy for electronic communications—including voice, video, audio and data; emergency and public safety communications; cybersecurity, privacy, and data security; the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

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Broadband Priorities of New House Communications Subcommittee Democrats

Benton Institute for Broadband & Society

Friday, February 28, 2025

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House Communications & Technology Subcommittee

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Wed, 03/05/2025 - 14:00

Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, announced a hearing titled Fixing Biden’s Broadband Blunder addressing broadband deployment.


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