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What's New in Broadband: March 17, 2024
The FCC updates speed threshold, China in the crosshairs, spectrum finally getting some loveHighlights of this past week, as seen through our coverage here at Broadband Breakfast:The Federal...
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Maryland Passes Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024
May 13, 2024— Maryland passed The Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024, legislation which defines and streamlines the legal framework pertaining to the usage of emergency backup power...
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Maryland Awards $19.6 Million Through American Rescue Plan
May 21, 2024— Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced on Friday that the state will allocate $19.6 million in awards for high-speed internet access in the state to be administered through the state’s...
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Bridging the Digital Divide with LEO Satellites
I grew up in rural Maryland. Ten years ago, there was virtually no Internet access, and efforts to expand were extremely limited. Cable installation was both expensive and difficult, with only a...
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Salt Lake City Has Fastest Internet Speeds, Says ISP Reports
June 24, 2024- Salt Lake City, Utah is the highest ranked metropolitan city for fast internet according to market research and consulting firm ISP Reports.ISP Reports released a ranking of the top 10...
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West Virginia Has Worst Internet, Claims DesignRush
June 25, 2024 – Agency directory DesignRush released a report on Tuesday claiming that West Virginia has the worst internet in the country, with Georgia and Washington following close behind.The...
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Maryland Receives BEAD Initial Proposal Approval
July 10, 2024 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration approved Maryland’s Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment program initial proposal on Wednesday."In order to leave no...
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Maryland Announces BEAD Challenge Process
July 10, 2024 – Maryland announced on Monday that it will enter the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment program's broadband challenge process for state coverage maps on July 16. “This process will...
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Ookla Names Connecticut, North Dakota As Top Performing Broadband States
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2024 - Connecticut, North Dakota, Delaware, and six other states were the top-performing states in 2023 and 2024, according to data collected by Ookla.Ookla, the broadband...
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Biden Announces $3B to Reduce Carbon Emissions at Ports
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2024 (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including Baltimore, where a...
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FBI, Justice Investigate Racist Mass Texts Sent Following Election
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2024 (AP) — Several federal and state agencies are investigating how racist mass texts were sent to Black people across the country in the wake of the presidential election this...
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State Leaders Push Back on BEAD Sustainability Concerns
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2024 – State broadband leaders pushed back Thursday against Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr’s claim that a current $42.5 billion federal broadband expansion...
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Sean Gonsalves: States Should Consider Adopting Affordable Broadband Laws
Now that the lengthy legal beef has been settled and New York’s Affordable Broadband Act is set to take effect this month, it marks a potentially pivotal moment in a national effort to address one of...
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Digital Privacy Advocate: States to Fill Gaps Left by FCC, Courts
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2025 – Rindala Alajaji, Legislative Activist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, sees states filling broadband and internet regulatory gaps governing Internet Service Providers...
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Governors Largely Silent on Broadband in State of State Addresses
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2025 – As governors around the country took the podium in recent weeks to outline their visions for the year ahead, their annual state addresses touched on familiar priorities –...
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