Maryland Bans TikTok on State Network, New Head of Open Technology Institute,...
December 7, 2022 – Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said Tuesday that the state is banning the use of apps such as Chinese-owned TikTok in the executive branch of the government. The emergency...
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As States Take Action Against TikTok, Major Privacy Legislation Seems Unlikely
WASHINGTON, December 7, 2022 — The comprehensive privacy legislation currently stalled in Congress could provide a strong solution to growing privacy and cybersecurity threats, including significant...
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State Broadband Offices Face Major Challenges With Limited Resources
From the 12 Days of Broadband: On the Twelfth Day of Broadband, my true love sent to me: 12 or More State Broadband Officers 11th Year of Xi Jinping’s rule in China $10 Billion Remaining in the...
View ArticleRobocallers Disconnected, Connecting Minority Communities Grants, No Licenses...
January 31, 2023 – Responding to a Federal Communications Commission order on January 24 to disconnect robocallers, internet voice service provider Twilio on Monday told Broadband Breakfast that it had...
View Article$92 Million For Broadband Through Connect Maryland’s State Funding
On Wednesday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced a $92 million in state funding awards through Connect Maryland, the state initiative that aims to close the digital divide, according to the state...
View ArticleFCC Commits $2.5 Million from Emergency Connectivity Fund
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2023 – The Federal Communications Commission announced on Wednesday it’s committing another $2.5 million from the Emergency Connectivity Program, which helps students stay...
View ArticleFTC and 17 States Sue Amazon, Gomez Sworn in at FCC, South Central Broadband
September 26, 2023 – The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorney generals filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday alleging that online retail utilizes anticompetitive and unfair...
View ArticleHow States Are Using Money from the Capital Projects Fund
January 17, 2024 – Director of the Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund, Joseph Wender, said Wednesday that over $9 billion of the program’s $10 billion allotment has been awarded to states and territories...
View ArticleEmily Drabinski: Will Congress Keep Its Broadband Promise?
Prince George’s County Memorial Library System received a $500,000 Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant from the Federal Communications Commission in March to find and connect those living in...
View ArticleCommerce Department Announces 10 Broadband Investments Worth $63 Million
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2010 – The Commerce Department on Thursday announced 10 investments in broadband growth across the nation that total approximately $63 million.The following grants were announced...
View ArticleMaryland Takes Proactive Stance on Health IT
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2010 – Following a recent roundtable with health industry leaders, experts, and state officials, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley declared an intention to increase Maryland’s role...
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NTIA Webinar Focuses on Smart Region Initiatives Gaining Traction in...
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2019 – Smart cities and smart regions need better broadband, but also “soft infrastructure,” or the policies and practices that make these initiatives successful, according to a...
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USF Cap, New Pew Map, State Support for Electric Co-Ops, IP3 Awards
The Universal Service Fund should be subject to a budget cap, argued Technology Policy Institute Senior Fellows Sarah Oh and Scott Wallsten in a filing to the Federal Communications Commission.“A...
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Cable Industry Touts Energy Efficiency, Next Century Highlights Open Access...
Nearly 100 percent of internet modems, routers, and other equipment sold to residential broadband subscribers in 2018 met the energy-efficiency standards of the Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing...
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Shortcomings in Telehealth Revealed By Increase in Demand From Pandemic
October 13, 2020 — Shortcomings in telehealth services were revealed when the COVID-19 crisis caused telehealth visits to skyrocket nearly overnight.“Consumers were only sort of ready, and we as...
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Governors Discuss Infrastructure Bill Spending at Summit
ANNAPOLIS, December 2, 2021 – Governors from some states gathered in Annapolis, Maryland, to discuss how they would use the billions in funding coming from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs...
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Treasury Department Announces $357 Million in Additional Capital Projects...
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2022 – The United States Department of Treasury announced Thursday the approval of four additional Capital Projects Fund Awards to Kansas, Maine, Maryland, and Minnesota.Kansas was...
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Maryland Bans TikTok on State Network, New Head of Open Technology Institute,...
December 7, 2022 – Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said Tuesday that the state is banning the use of apps such as Chinese-owned TikTok in the executive branch of the government.The emergency...
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$92 Million For Broadband Through Connect Maryland’s State Funding
On Wednesday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced a $92 million in state funding awards through Connect Maryland, the state initiative that aims to close the digital divide, according to the state...
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FCC Commits $2.5 Million from Emergency Connectivity Fund
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2023 – The Federal Communications Commission announced on Wednesday it’s committing another $2.5 million from the Emergency Connectivity Program, which helps students stay...
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