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Congress considers dusting off long-dormant $300 million broadband map
The National Broadband Map hasn’t been updated since 2014, and had accuracy problems from the moment it was launched.
Read More →Cybersecurity audit finds students can access obscene material on school computers
A Mississippi cybersecurity audit found that 20 percent of all school-issued computers could access objectionable material such as pornography.
Read More →Alabama senator says he will ‘go to war’ over municipal broadband bill
Alabama state Sen. Tom Whatley recently described his legislation to allow municipal broadband expansion as a “go-to-war bill to me.”
Read More →Nebraska bill would end cities’ big haul for small cells
The next wave of wireless technology has arrived, and with it a tug-of-war between state and local governments trying to figure out how to balance cost, profit and improved service.
Read More →Will Florida preempt local governments to complete next-gen wireless connectivity?
The need to “densify” existing networks to support 5GLTE is setting up a conflict between the state and cities.
Read More →Tennessee telecom group supports bill to allow co-op broadband
The Tennessee Telecommunications Association supports a bill pushed by Gov. Bill Haslam that would help bridge the rural broadband divide through tax credits and allowing electric cooperatives to offer internet and video services.
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