What’s it take to run fiber to the home? In a new short animated video, ILSR Senior Researcher Maren Machles breaks down how conduit is used to bring "last mile" connectivity and the basic engineering behind how increasing numbers of households are getting the most reliable, high-speed Internet access out there.
NY Gov. Proposes ‘Largest Ever Investment’ in Broadband
Community broadband advocates in New York rang in the new year celebrating Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement of a proposed $1 billion investment to beef up broadband in the Empire State. During her State of the State speech, Gov. Hochul unveiled the ConnectAll Initiative, which aims to “deliver affordable broadband to millions of New Yorkers and transform the state's digital infrastructure through new investments,” with municipal broadband as a centerpiece of the plan.
Treasury Simplifies, Improves Rules for Rescue Plan Aid for Broadband Networks
Communities across the United States got an unexpected gift from the Biden Administration last week in the form of additional flexibility to use Rescue Plan funds for needed broadband investments. We believe this gives local governments wide latitude to use State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for a variety of needed broadband infrastructure investments, especially to resolve affordability challenges.
Harlingen, Texas Looks to Build Bridge Just North of the Border
While a national debate rages over immigration and the border wall, just 30 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, Harlingen city officials are coming together to plan the building of a bridge – across the digital divide deep in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley. As attractive as Harlingen, Texas has become to residents and visitors, one thing the city lacks is adequate access to broadband. That realization led to a recent city commission vote to fund a feasibility study to determine how the city might build a broadband network and whether it should rely on fiber, fixed wireless, or a mix of technologies to modernize the city's telecommunications infrastructure.
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