Category: digitaldivide

Microsoft plans to bring broadband to 9 million more Americans

Post author By Randall
Post date September 18, 2019
Categories In broadband, digital divide, digitaldivide, gear, Internet, Microsoft, rural broadband, ruralbroadband, Tech

[ad_1] The measure is part of the Microsoft Airband Initiative, which aims to narrow the digital divide by expanding rural broadband access to more than 3 million people by mid-2022. The Federal Communications Commission estimates upwards of 21 million Americans don’t have broadband access, Microsoft, meanwhile, believes around 29 million people in the aforementioned states […]

FCC chairman Ajit Pai endorses T-Mobile / Sprint merger

Post author By Randall
Post date August 14, 2019
Categories In 5g, ajit pai, ajitpai, business, digital divide, digitaldivide, fcc, federal communications commission, federalcommunicationscommission, gear, merger, Sprint, t-mobile, Tech, tmobile, Verizon

[ad_1] Today, I circulated an order that would approve, subject to conditions, the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. The deal would advance fast #5G across the country, help close #digitaldivide, and put critical mid-band spectrum to use. My full statement: https://t.co/fBKvLnPgmm pic.twitter.com/21r3Us9cUG — Ajit Pai (@AjitPaiFCC) August 14, 2019 He added that, under the […]

Elizabeth Warren reveals $85 billion rural broadband plan

Post author By Randall
Post date August 7, 2019
Categories In 2020 election, 2020election, digital divide, digitaldivide, elizabeth warren, elizabethwarren, fcc, federal communications commission, federalcommunicationscommission, gear, Internet, Politics, rural broadband, rural internet, ruralbroadband, ruralinternet, Tech

[ad_1] She plans to earmark $85 billion in federal funding to expand broadband networks in rural areas. Currently, the Federal Communications Commission offers $4.6 billion/year to fund rural broadband infrastructure, while the Rural Utilities Service doles out $800 million/year in grants and loans. Under Warren’s plan, the $5 billion funding for expanded broadband on Native […]