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Internet funding rule could favor rural areas over cities
Cities and urban counties across the US are raising concerns that a recent rule from President Biden’s administration could preclude them from tapping into $350 billion of coronavirus relief aid to expand high-speed internet connections. The American Rescue Plan includes broadband infrastructure among the primary uses for pandemic aid flowing to each city, county and state. But an interim rule published by the US Treasury Department has narrowed the broadband eligibility.
Justice Department says Russians hacked federal prosecutors (Associated Press)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 08/01/2021 - 16:02Louisiana planning $180 Million broadband internet expansion effort
Louisiana intends to spend $180 million over three years on grants to telecommunication firms that construct broadband internet infrastructure in underserved communities, hoping to lessen a technology gap exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Louisiana lawmakers earmarked millions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief aid to try to address the state's digital divide by subsidizing broadband projects. Gov.
Congressional leaders urge FCC to perform equity audit
Congressional leaders and advocacy group Media 2070 urged the Federal Communications Commission to examine how policy decisions and programs have disparately harmed Black Americans and other communities of color in a letter to Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on June 28.
CenturyLink seeks to ease Minnesota landline repair rules (Associated Press)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 06/10/2021 - 14:27Video | VP Kamala Harris announces NTIA grants of $1 billion for broadband on tribal lands (Associated Press)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 06/03/2021 - 18:27SpaceX Starlink satellite launch baffles residents, bugs astronomers (Associated Press)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 05/11/2021 - 14:55Tennessee to move ahead with new broadband coverage map
Tennessee officials are moving forward with a plan to map out just where hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans without access to high-speed Internet live, following the lead of other states that no longer rely on federal maps that overstate coverage in some communities. The plan involves collecting and validating service data from broadband providers in Tennessee for about a year, with an anticipated completion of summer 2022, said Crystal Ivey, broadband director for the state Department of Economic and Community Development.