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An association of individuals and organizations responsible for communications policies and services in local governments throughout the country.

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Let’s assume there’s one state, the State of America, and its federal government allocated it $42.45 to close its 12.1 million location Digital Divide. https://t.co/8ahVmmC23c

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Rather than doubling down on free ad-supported TV (FAST) or ad-supported video on-demand (AVOD), the company is pulling back a bit from the business...
Cable television and broadband together make up 37% of the company's top line…https://t.co/wMgn226Emb https://t.co/mufQ6nksXU

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Small, low-cost sensors — about the size of a lunchbox and hung on light poles and elsewhere — are being tested in wildfire-prone communities as a potential new early warning tool.
Sensors from two vendors are being tested both in…https://t.co/RDKHcFYCEw https://t.co/ksb7oFv215

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Over 230 civil society organizations, municipal governments, and other interested groups write Congress to request robust additional funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). https://t.co/GpwQYN3XHs

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White House announcing now the State Broadband Deployment Allocations as State broadband offices in all 50 states, the territories and the District of Columbia enter the next phase of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program. https://t.co/KxhN0GUrux

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Sen. Cantwell writes FCC asking to treat vMVPD streaming platforms (like YouTube TV) as traditional pay TV operators following her comments in June 22 hearing that the FCC had opened a record in 2014 to examine the issue of how str…https://t.co/aZ6jD9sXa6 https://t.co/Rt60Og0GlE

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President Biden and Vice President Harris kick off the next phase of Administration’s Investing in America tour with a significant high-speed internet infrastructure (broadband) announcement. https://t.co/8qbWT9PCQ0

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"The proposed bill would bestow on broadband providers an unprecedented federal grant of access to state and local public property, but impose no obligations on those providers to serve 'unserved' and 'underserved' Americans," the…https://t.co/uOBpEW40LH https://t.co/fDDa17Vvse

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However, the Eleventh Circuit wrote in United States v. Ambert that “the Supreme Court has not struck down a single statute” as an improper delegation since 1935. https://t.co/LVxEu91zMB

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In 2016, voters approved a $3.8 million bond to fund the construction of a fiber-to-the-premises infrastructure capable of speeds of 1 gigabit per second. By 2018, Islesboro Municipal Broadband construction was complete and service…https://t.co/evDxifWmZ5 https://t.co/MlIj1DmLfo

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The company has deployed over 15,000 5G sites and satisfied its June 2023 requirements to the FCC. But it still looks like it’s a long ways from being a true fourth wireless carrier. https://t.co/Xng8be6itD

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The comments and listening sessions will help inform the design and implementation of the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program and the $1.25 billion Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. All written comment…https://t.co/jXiD1buHNt https://t.co/VBGePiLnHH

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WWOO-LD Boston has filed for an experimental license with the FCC to become the first 5G broadcaster in the U.S. 5G is currently used by wireless carriers but until now has not been deployed in the broadcast band. https://t.co/WFzGYHQS3m

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Eight states—California, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia—have sought to address this problem using line extension programs.
A few have appropriated state funds, and others have tapped t…https://t.co/r3j0kuaDjH https://t.co/seFsby0klK

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Some difference is to be expected given the inclusion of businesses in the Fabric, but a difference of almost 18 million suggest something else could be going on.
The Fabric actually has extra locations in rural areas as compared t…https://t.co/GcYF6EQGZ3 https://t.co/Zf0wKo04Fm

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The change could be good news for states like Alaska, which could get about $180 million more than it would have under earlier versions of the map. But Michigan could lose about $400 million to improve broadband service in their state. https://t.co/LtcM6WT63Z

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The mayors argued that the bill would weaken cities’ leverage to push companies to provide service in poor communities. It “would bestow on broadband providers an unprecedented federal grant of access to state and local public prop…https://t.co/eS4s4ikUJw https://t.co/4qPwLCySRa

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Boston is looking for a DE&I/Broadband administrator.
Apply now! https://t.co/K7RPRPSmjR

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The National Broadband Map had over 2M locations that would have been Unserved but for the presence of a fixed wireless or DSL coverage filing at 25/3 exactly.
Because the location was considered “Underserved” instead of “Unserved…https://t.co/zuAaHsQyiD https://t.co/erT8wezf6P

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Recently, inroads have been made on fixing long-broken California cable franchise law. https://t.co/izfB06vjaY