West Virginia’s struggling state broadband project is moving forward at least in part, Frontier Communications which is handling most of the expansion plan told state officials yesterday that their work is on track to meet deployment deadlines. The company is responsible for expanding broadband through the state’s public school network.
Ohio is on its way to becoming a hub for ultra fast broadband. Earlier this year, the state announced plans to build a 100gbps network for state anchor institutions and a medical technology corridor leveraging the state’s university networks. That network is set to expand as two cities announced they will hook into the second [...]
Private sector investment in national broadband infrastructure totaled nearly $66 billion in 2011 according to new data from the United States Telecom Association (USTelecom), a trade association comprised of private sector providers. Wireline projects required the majority of capital investment.
Some Florida cities are dropping out of the North Florida Broadband Authority citing concerns over the projects debt load and questions about its deployment timeline. The Authority was investigated by federal broadband officials last year over the same types of issues. The city council of Perry, Florida voted to end its involvement in the project. [...]
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission blocked wireless technology services from the Virginia company, LightSquared because of the interference it caused with Global Positioning System (GPS) signals. The move resulted in very public claims from the company and its hedge fund backer Philip Falcone, CEO of Harbinger Capitsl that the company would affirm its stance [...]
Municipal wifi networks in states across the nation are under attack as they try to move forward. A new bill in Minnesota would limit the ability of cities in the state to move forward on their own broadband networks. A Georgia bill with similar restrictions, however, has been shelved despite support from Republicans in the [...]
LightSquared, the company recently blocked by the Federal Communications Commission from going forward on its wireless broadband project is now looking for a new CEO. The company announced in a statement yesterday that Sanjiv Ahuja has resigned from his position. The organization is currently seeking new leadership and has affirmed its goal of building out [...]
Ohio is pushing forward on a ten-fold boost to its broadband network speeds. In an event today that included Governor Kasich and researchers from Ohio State, University of Cincinnati, Summa Western Reserve Hospital and Case Western Reserve University officials outlined the state’s plan to become a world leader in medical research.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced this week that it will block wireless technology services from the Virginia company LightSquared because of the interference it caused with Global Positioning System (GPS) signals. The move comes after a Commerce Department report found that there is “no practical way to mitigate the potential interference at this time.”
Google is joining a coalition of companies, communities and activists encouraging Georgia state Senators to vote against a bill that would effectively limit municipal broadband in the state. The was introduced by a Republican lawmaker who claims that government networks unfairly compete with private providers.
