State races to get everyone connected to internet by 2028
CENTRAL, La. — About 95% of Louisiana currently has access to the internet, according to the governor’s office.…
Trump called Digital Equity Act ‘racist.’ Now internet money for rural Americans is gone.
by KFF Health News, North Carolina Health News October 12, 2025 By Sarah Jane Tribble KFF Health News…
ADECA submits Alabama’s final BEAD broadband proposal to feds for approval
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs on Tuesday afternoon formally submitted the state’s final Broadband Equity,…
Fiber operators and investors have different worries amid consolidation
Disconnects between fiber operators and fiber investors abound when it comes to industry challenges, according to the consultants…
City of Superior brings a broadband success story to northern Wisconsin
After five years of planning, the city of Superior (WI) launched a new city-owned fiber optic network called…
Urban WISPs | Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
When Tarana released the new G2 generation of radios, one of the claims the company made was that…
Kinetic Wins State Approvals of $156 Million in BEAD Grants to Expand Multi-Gig Fiber Broadband
Almost 52,000 rural homes and businesses in four states will get access to fiber connections LITTLE ROCK, Ark.,…
How vague BEAD guidance could lead to broadband disparities
Jennifer Hickerson, a senior manager who specializes in telecommunications at the professional services firm Baker Tilly, joins the…
West Virginia joins states handing satellites a tiny share of rural broadband subsidies
TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX would get just 1% of the $625 million in rural broadband subsidies proposed by…
The $42 Billion Broadband Problem: Why America’s Internet Fix May Be Missing the Point
In 2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act with a bold promise: bring high-speed internet to…
Broadband groups urge NTIA to let states define ‘community anchor institutions’ for BEAD funds
In a letter sent Monday to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, two advocacy groups urged the agency…
Fiber firm pivots as broadband goes tech neutral
About a year ago, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal was hanging out in Claremont, North Carolina, in a plant…