Hiawatha Broadband Chief, at Freedom to Connect: Small Broadband Companies Rock
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 15, 2013 – Relationships between broadband providers and consumers can often be contentious. Gary Evans of the Minnesota-based Hiawatha Broadband Company, who spoke...
View ArticleAmerica is Lagging in Global Broadband Because of Antiquated Infrastructure:...
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2013 – America is lagging behind a number of foreign countries in terms of broadband penetration, according to a Telecommunications Industry Association documentary entitled...
View ArticleFarm Bill Debate in Senate on Thursday; Numerous Amendments Dealing with...
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2013 – On Tuesday evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, kicked off the new debate on the Senate’s consideration of the farm bill when the chamber returns to session...
View ArticleCongressional Panel at The Cable Show Highlights Spectrum, Net Neutrality,...
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2013 – Spectrum policy, net neutrality, and Universal Service Fund reforms were among the topics discussed by congressional staffers at The Cable Show panel entitled “Capitol...
View ArticleBroadband Breakfast Club Video on Smart Grid Initiative Plays Up Fiber and...
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2013 – The status of the development of the national smart grid and its relationship to broadband buildouts was the center of discussion at the June 2013 Broadband Breakfast Club....
View ArticleExpert Opinion: Technology Policy Institute Study Misunderstands Purpose of...
Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition Finds Fault with Study Critiquing Broadband Technology Opportunities Program WASHINGTON, November 18, 2013 – The Technology Policy Institute issued a...
View ArticleBroadband Breakfast Club Webinar on Effectiveness of Broadband Stimulus Program
December 17, 2013 – The Broadband Breakfast Club released the video of its webinar earlier today, on “Evaluating the Broadband Stimulus Program: Were Funds Well Spent?”
View ArticleRural Telecommunications Congress Members and Others Take Spotlight at...
AUSTIN, Texas, April 4, 2014 – Next week, at the Broadband Communities Summit here in Austin, the Rural Telecommunications Congress will take center stage with a series of sessions on “The Bandwidth of...
View ArticlePress Release: Rural Broadband Experiments Draw Interest from Almost 200...
Experiments Explore Expansion of Robust Broadband in a Time of Technology Transitions WASHINGTON, November 12, 2014 – The Federal Communications Commission’s experiment exploring how to expand robust...
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Jonathan Chambers of the FCC Says Results of Rural Broadband Experiment Teach...
AUSTIN, April 14, 2015 – The official from the Federal Communications Commission responsible for the agency’s unique “rural broadband experiment” on Monday said the experiment was less about learning...
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Rural Telecommunications Congress Elects New Slate of Officers: Drew Clark as...
AUSTIN, April 16, 2015 – The board of directors of the Rural Telecommunications Congress voted here on Wednesday to elect a new slate of officers to lead the organization, building upon its work over...
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The Battle for Rural Broadband is a Subject that Can Unite Red States and...
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Great piece from Ozy, a publication about which we weren’t familiar until this article, about the need for, and power of, broadband in rural communities. This, if anything,...
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Rural Tennessee Sees Another Utility Venture into Fiber Marketplace
BROADBAND BREAKFAST INSIGHT: Another possible success story from Appalachia, where local utilities are stepping up to the plate and making fiber the new utility for middle America. Morristown And...
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Register to Attend the Rural Telecommunications Congress Program at Broadband...
DALLAS, April 6, 2017 – The Rural Telecommunications Congress program at the 2017 Broadband Communities Summit here on May 1-4, 2017, will feature panelists on the Universal Service Administrative...
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Universal Service Administrative Corp. Unveils ‘New Look,’ Will Address...
DALLAS, April 18, 2017 – The Universal Service Administrative Corporation may not grab broadband headlines, but the once-obscure federal agency is central to helping rural America and other...
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Craig Settles: It’s Time for Co-ops To Stand Up and Embrace Broadband
In the battle to deploy broadband, cooperatives (co-ops) can be a decisive force to cover the rural flanks in states with aggressive broadband adoption goals such as California, New York, and...
View ArticleAgriculture Department Secretary Sonny Perdue Speaks on Trump Administration...
Editor’s Note: From the press gaggle on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, between White House Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay Waters, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, and members of the press, about...
View ArticleBetter Broadband Data Necessary to Make Overdue Improvements in Universal...
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2017 – Without efficient data, the Federal Communications Commission can’t put together a model that shows what the cost would be to cover areas with no wireless coverage, the...
View ArticleRural Americans Disproportionately Lack Access to Broadband, Says Small...
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2017 – Among rural Americans, 39 percent lack access to high speed internet compared to only 4 percent of urban Americans who lack access, said Rep. Rod Blum, R-Iowa, at a hearing...
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William Rinehart: Why the Democrats $40 Billion Broadband Deployment Plan...
Democratic leadership in both the House and Senate recently released a plan for broadband deployment that would spend $40 billion in taxpayer money in an effort to get everyone online. Like many other...
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