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The Emergency Broadband Benefit program, which provides subsidies of $50-$75 per month for internet service, has enrolled more than one million U.S. households in the
The Federal Communications Commission this week officially launched two pandemic relief programs designed to improve access to and affordability of broadband services. Families across the
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Categories Cloud Computing, digital divide, public cloud, rural 5G, rural connectivity, SaaS, Social Initiatives, Software
Is cloud the great equalizer? Q&A with Deloitte about bridging the digital divide
Deloitte provides three reasons that the U.S. digital divide remains Following the digital divide wake-up call prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the reveal of President
‘Responsible business isn’t philanthropy’: Verizon commits $1 billion to rural broadband expansion
Verizon offers LTE Home Internet in 189 primarily rural markets in 48 states As part of its Citizen Verizon business plan, Verizon announced last week a $1 billion investment
Based on a national survey conducted between Jan. 25 and Feb. 8 of this year, the Pew Research Center found that approximately 7% of U.S.
In the past 5 to 10 years, there have been several novel if not downright quirky communication solutions trying to address the needs of rural
The business case for LEO satellite constellations: Walking a tightrope to success (Analyst Angle)
It is rare for a technology or service to evoke extreme opinions as LEO satellite constellations do. On the one hand, some would say that
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Dean Brenner and Alice Tornquist, Qualcomm (Bonus Episode) In this episode, Dean Brenner and Alice Tornquist of
Canadian satellite operator Telesat is joining the battle for low-earth-orbit-based broadband services, announcing today that it has selected a vendor to manufacture the nearly 300
Without accurate maps, it’s impossible to know what communities lack wireless services or how much it will cost to reach them One thing that the COVID-19
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Categories Broadband, COVID-19, digital divide, fixed wireless, Network Infrastructure, Nokia, Well Technically...
Well, technically… fixed access broadband has been our lifeline: Nokia’s Sandy Motley (Ep. 23)
Nokia’s President of Fixed Networks Sandy Motley discusses the role that fixed access broadband has played during the COVID-19 pandemic and how Nokia and other
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Categories Broadband, Carriers, digital divide, Fiber, lawsuit, Network Infrastructure, New York City, Policy, Verizon
Verizon to expand broadband access in NYC as years-long lawsuit settles
Verizon has pledged to provide high-speed internet service to 500,000 additional NYC households A lawsuit involving Verizon and the city of New York, which originated in