Europe and Asia are 'Cleaning Our Clock' on Broadband, Says Report Author
By William G. Korver, Reporter, BroadbandCensus.com WASHINGTON, July 10 – The lack of a cohesive national broadband policy in the United States is hampering the nation’s ability to deploy high-speed...
View ArticleIllinois Plants 'Johnny Appleseed' Projects Promoting Broadband in State
Broadband Census Illinois This is the eleventh of a series of articles surveying the state of broadband, and broadband data, within each of the United States. Among the next profiles: Nevada, Missouri...
View ArticleBroadband Census State-by-State Articles on Broadband Deployment and Data
Broadband Census in the States By Reporters and Correspondents for BroadbandCensus.com Editor’s Note: Below is the complete list of articles in the “Broadband Census in the States” series on...
View ArticleIllinois Proposal for Transparent Town Halls
Broadband As a Tool for Transparent Town Halls for Responsible Infrastructure Investments of $700 Billion Broadband Documents Editor’s Note: This document was provided by Layton Olson of the Community...
View ArticleStates Seek Best Strategies on Obtaining Broadband Stimulus Funds Close-to-Home
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2009 – As the Obama administration on Monday begins poring over the nitty-gritty details about how they will be spending $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus funds, individual...
View ArticleConnecting Broadband Networks and Applications in NTIA Proposals
Editor’s Note: The following guest commentary appears by special invitation of BroadbandCensus.com. BroadbandCensus.com does not necessary endorse the views in the commentary, but invites officials,...
View ArticleIllinois Unveils Plan to Supplement State's Applicants for Federal Broadband...
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2009 — Illinois has unveiled a plan to provide supplemental grants for state projects applying for the first round of federal broadband initiative money. Anyone wishing to grab...
View ArticleWeek in Review: Application Roundup
From BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report WASHINGTON, August 31, 2009 – Although the NTIA and RUS are expected to release the names of the applicants for broadband stimulus funding later this week, the...
View ArticleGovernors of Illinois and Kansas Winnow State Broadband Stimulus Applications
October 20, 2009 – The states of Illinois and Kansas on Tuesday released their recommendations for the first round of broadband stimulus funding, with Illinois winnowing 140 applicants for broadband...
View ArticleThe Scoop on NARUC: From Washington to Main Street, Broadband Questions Remain
CHICAGO, November 18, 2009 – One striking sentiment dominated this week’s convention of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners: The federal government remains on nearly as steep a...
View ArticleBroadband Speeds Matter Just as Much as Internet Access, Say New Yorkers
NEW YORK, December 13, 2009 – Broadband speeds matter just as much as does internet access, in order to ensure educational, economic and social opportunities for individuals of all incomes and ethnic...
View ArticleSen. Durbin Joins Lawmakers Cheering On State Broadband Grants
WASHINGTON, December 29, 2009 – Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin, D-Ill., last week joined the bandwagon of lawmakers voicing support for the government grants currently being awarded to...
View ArticleFCC: Broadband Critical For Often Undervalued Small Business Market
WASHINGTON, January 4, 2010 – At a field hearing at the University of Chicago on December 21, 2009, the Federal Communications Commission voiced its commitment to provide broadband opportunities to...
View ArticleNTIA Awards $12 Million to Two Illinois Counties
WASHINGTON, February 22, 2010 – Illinois’ DeKalb County and portions of the state’s LaSalle County have won nearly $12 million from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to...
View ArticlePartnership for a Connected Illinois Announces Drew Clark as Executive...
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, and WASHINGTON, February 25, 2010 – The Partnership for a Connected Illinois, a non-profit organization that includes partnerships with Southern Illinois University, Man-Tra-Con,...
View ArticleChicago Sets its Sights on Ultra-Modern Web Site With Enhanced E-Government
CHICAGO, March 12, 2010 – When the City of Chicago has tried its hand at computerized technology of recent, it hasn’t exactly been a hit with citizens. Those fancy electronic signs on public transit...
View ArticleEight States Win Broadband Funds From Agriculture Department
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Tuesday announced broadband infrastructure projects to give rural residents in eight states access to better economic and educational...
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Let Consumers See Clearwire’s Network: They’ve Got a Map For That
By now, the omnipresent television commercials have drummed Verizon’s 3G message into all our heads: big red map good, splotchy blue map bad. But nascent national WiMAX provider Clearwire has taken the...
View ArticleObama Administration Continues Follow-through on Broadband Infrastructure...
WASHINGTON, September 18, 2013 – Demonstrating a thoroughness in following through on its broadband policy initiatives, the Obama administration on Monday highlighted the launch of several new...
View ArticleImportant Resources for Broadband and Planning
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., September 16, 2014 – Below are several links of interest to professionals involved in broadband planning: PLANNING RESOURCES “Partnership for a Connected Illinois and Internet...
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Kentucky Deploys State-Wide Fiber Network Through Public Private Partnership...
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, September 21, 2015 – The lieutenant governor of Kentucky, a bevy of state officials and their private sector counterparts here celebrated the finalization of the deal to build a...
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Illinois CIO Hardik Bhatt Addresses Need for ‘Smart City’ Technology to Run...
CHICAGO, Illinois, October 6, 2015 – State government need to use “Smart Cities” information technology to leapfrog to leadership among competing states, said Hardik Bhatt, chief information officer...
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Community Broadband Center Leaders to Gather in Silicon Valley for AnchorNETS...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, November 10, 2015 – Local broadband institutions seeking to leverage high-speed connectivity for the benefit of their broader communities will benefit from attending the...
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At Inaugural AnchorNETs Conference in Silicon Valley, The Broadband Talk is...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, November 24, 2015 – Community broadband institutions are a key building block to accelerate deployment of high-capacity internet service, said speakers and panelists at the inaugural...
View ArticleThere Was Little to Show for Digital Broadband During the ‘Infrastructure...
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2017 — Despite myriad public events and a soundbyte-friendly title of “Infrastructure Week,” last week the White House was light on infrastructure and nearly empty of plans to...
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