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."
Loveland will officially bond about $97 million for broadband
By a vote of 6-1, with two councilors absent, the Loveland City Council approved the second reading of an ordinance allowing the city to issue the bonds. Loveland staff will now begin the three-year process to construct a city-wide fiber broadband network that is capable of offeri...
Gov. Reynolds requests $20 million for rural Iowa broadband infrastructure
During the Condition of the State address, Governor Kim Reynolds said she wants to continue to devote Iowa dollars to expanding internet access to all areas of the state. "We have come a long way already. U.S. News & World Report says, 'the Hawkeye State leads the nation in effort...
House passes broadband bill
Last Tuesday, the Mississippi House passed a bill that could allow the state’s electric power associations to provide broadband service to their customers. The House Public Utilities Committee voted to send the House Bill 366, known as the Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act,...
Gov. Little pushes broadband improvements to rural communities in State of State address
In his State of the State address, Idaho’s Governor Brad Little "pushed his goals to increase economic growth throughout the state by implementing high-speed broadband connection in rural and tribal communities." In his speech, Gov. Little said, "we must actively work to imp...
USDA rural broadband investment tops $200 million in 2018
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced plans "for a pilot program to bring broadband internet to all of rural America." The plan "will provide $600 million in grants and loans to internet service providers to bring connection to parts of the country that are too remote, u...
Sami Badri, Credit Suisse explains direct and indirect beneficiaries of 5G
At the CapRE Fourth Annual Greater Seattle & Pacific Northwest Data Center Summit, keynote speaker Sami Bardi, senior analyst at Credit Suisse, spoke about his 5G research. Bardi highlighted companies that are directly, positively impacted by the 5G adoption rate, including AT&T, ...