The Frederick County Economic Development Authority (FDA) on Thursday unanimously approved legislative priorities to send to the Virginia General Assembly, one of which is "to support policies and budgets that provide broadband access to all parts of Virginia." The FDA believes that "broadband is ‘essential to the state's competitiveness’ and that too many areas of the state — including parts of Frederick County — lack this crucial resource."
City, county join forces to boost Internet access
Palm Coast, FL Mayor Milissa Holland and Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins held a meeting to show that the city and county were working together to find solutions to bring high-speed internet to everyone and start a conversation about getting fiber optic cable for the cities...
Crown Castle CEO discusses future of small cells, towers
Jay Brown, president and CEO of Crown Castle, took part in a wide-ranging conversation about wireless infrastructure at the South Wireless Summit in Nashville, Tennessee, in a question-andanswer session with Monica Mosesso, a Crown Castle district manager Tennessee. Some topics co...
Legislative push to boost broadband funding underway
Minnesota’s Commissioner of the Department of Employment and Economic Development urged lawmakers to reinstate the Border-to-Border grant program for rural broadband. At a press conference, Commissioner Steve Grove said legislation currently in the works would put $70 millio...
Microsoft says the FCC 'overstates' broadband availability in the US
Microsoft accused the FCC of over-stating actual broadband availability and urged the agency to do better. In the filing, Microsoft said, "For example, in some areas the Commission’s broadband availability data suggests that ISPs have reported significant broadband availabil...
Interview with Scott Harry
Crown Castle’s Scott Harry participated in an interview with Denver’s Mile High Magazine. Harry discussed wireless networks, the need for improved infrastructure, small cells and the process for building out a 5G network. Speaking to 5G, Harry stated, "It’s the l...
Our view: Government funding speeds rural broadband
An editorial in GoErie.com highlighted the benefits of broadband expansion incentive programs in Pennsylvania. Currently, the lack of high-speed internet "imposes a crippling disadvantage on wide swaths of Pennsylvania." The editorial stated, "Broadband-expansion incentive program...